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Tensions heat up in the Arctic

‘Anora’ wins at Producers and Directors Guild Awards

‘Dog Man’ bests ‘Heart Eyes,’ ‘Love Hurts’ at box office

Scandal-hit narco-musical ‘Emilia Perez’ wins Spanish film prize

Economists raise concern over sustainability of Indonesian meal program

Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York because of avian flu outbreak

Trump signals his support for cryptocurrency

VOA Mandarin: China’s DeepSeek banned by several countries out of censorship fear

‘Confusion’ in South Africa over US HIV funding

House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Robots learn problem-solving from each other, internet

Second bird flu strain found in US dairy cattle, agriculture agency says

Argentina says it will withdraw from WHO, echoing Trump

Former Google engineer faces new US charges he stole AI secrets for Chinese companies

Nigeria announces measures to soften impact of USAID programs’ suspension

Scientists test injecting radioactivity into rhino horns to deter poachers

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

Therapists hack toys to suit young disabled students

Despite the war, Ukrainian culture is blooming

France pitches AI summit as ‘wake-up call’ for Europe

1714 Stradivarius violin could become most expensive instrument ever auctioned

Stars, athletes bring buzz to New Orleans before Super Bowl

Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

Bird flu pandemic potential in US worries scientists, farmers

Film director found guilty of sexual assault in France’s first big #MeToo trial

Chappell Roan wins best new artist at the Grammys

Late President Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy

Gerber recalls baby teething sticks over possible choking hazard

Uganda set to begin Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills nurse

US woman with Down syndrome earns Master of Fine Arts

‘Dog Man’ bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office

Japan launches navigation satellite on new flagship rocket

Beyonce competes for the big prize – again – at Sunday’s Grammys

Couple challenges Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages

UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools

US says life-saving HIV treatment can continue during aid pause

New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori

Mushers, dogs braved Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago

Uganda health officials warn of Ebola outbreak

RFK Jr. vows to stop collecting from vaccine lawsuit if confirmed to Cabinet

DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT fuels debate over AI building blocks

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate risk of addiction

Ugandan nurse dies of Ebola

Nigerian initiative paves way for deaf inclusion in tech

Republican senator airs concerns about supporting RFK Jr to be US health secretary

Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak in capital Kampala, one dead

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

Chinese app shakes up AI race

Police say at least 30 died in stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh festival

Trump Health and Human Services nominee defends past statements about vaccines, COVID, health care

Generative AI makes Chinese, Iranian hackers more efficient, report says

WHO warns polio progress in Afghanistan, Pakistan at risk due to US funding cut

Kennedy struggles to answer questions at Senate confirmation hearing for top health post

Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities

Truth struggles against propaganda and censorship on China’s DeepSeek AI

Russia weds biolab, organ harvesting conspiracies to discredit US, Ukraine

China sees boom in feasts for pets on Lunar New Year’s Eve

AI technology helps boost forest conservation in Kenya