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Strong wage growth gives Bank of England interest rate dilemma

Quick cuts unlikely because persistently high pay rises will probably be deemed inflationaryUK pay growth rises 6% desp…

The Guardian
Feb 18, 2025
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Architects warn post-Brexit visa rules hindering recruitment

Firms want review of decision to remove architecture from shortage occupation list and raise salary thresholdArchitectu…

The Guardian
Feb 18, 2025
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US and Russia hold bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia

Top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations, the first…

France 24
Feb 18, 2025
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Russia frees U.S. citizen ahead of high-stakes talks on Ukraine

Kalob Byers, 28, of West Virginia was arrested this month on drug charges over cannabis gummies found in his luggage, R…

Washington Post
Feb 18, 2025
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Tencent changes the messaging on its AI strategy

By choosing DeepSeek instead of its own model, the tech giant is opting for flexibility over full in-house control

Financial Times
Feb 18, 2025
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Ukrainians express concerns over US-Russia ‘peace’ deal

As US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending the Ukraine war

Al Jazeera
Feb 18, 2025
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UK wage growth accelerates in final quarter of 2024

Average weekly earnings rise 5.9% as Bank of England weighs when to next cut interest rates

Financial Times
Feb 18, 2025
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Who will win the tournament?

The world's top-ranked ODI team, the holders and the 2000 champions firming as favourites to lift the trophy once …

Al Jazeera
Feb 18, 2025
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Delta Airlines plane crashes in Toronto, several injured

A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board…

France 24
Feb 18, 2025
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An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered below London's financial district

The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a…

NPR
Feb 18, 2025
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Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.

Trump’s transactional style is unnerving many in Taiwan, who fear it will encourage Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his am…

Washington Post
Feb 18, 2025
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As sports betting has soared, more people search online for help with gambling addiction

A study shows more people are looking for help to manage gambling addiction, in the years after a Supreme Court decisio…

NPR
Feb 18, 2025
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