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More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

9 janvier 2026 à 19:38
BEIJING (AP) -- A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo rebuffed his host nation and the Japanese reported delayed shipments to suppliers in China because of the spat. Read More

US treasury secretary says Argentina has repaid its US credit line in a win for Milei

9 janvier 2026 à 19:06
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina has repaid the funds it drew from a $20 billion credit line with the Trump administration, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday, in a crucial step for Argentine President Javier Milei to restore confidence in his chronically distressed economy. Read More

Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ oil could harm the environment

9 janvier 2026 à 16:57
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela's vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the legacy of a long-declining petroleum industry. Read More

Tennessee university reinstates professor fired for post criticizing Charlie Kirk

9 janvier 2026 à 00:29

Austin Peay State University will also pay theater and dance professor Darren Michael $500,000 in settlement

Austin Peay State University has reinstated a professor who was fired for his social media post after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Tennessee school is also paying the teacher $500,000 in the settlement.

Austin Peay spokesperson Brian Dunn said Darren Michael returned to his position as a tenured faculty member at the public university in Clarksville effective 30 December. A copy of the settlement agreement obtained through a public records request includes a $500,000 payment and reimbursement of counseling, as reported earlier this week by WKRN-TV.

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© Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA

© Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA

Nasa postpones spacewalk due to medical issue with astronaut

8 janvier 2026 à 23:44

Space agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned

Nasa is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.

The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned.

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