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Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands… Read Details ⇢

Working together, governments, the private sector and regional bodies can solve the infrastructure problems hobbing the growth of the mining sector in Africa. Photo by Emmanuel Croset/AFP Infrastructure is a bellwether of a country’s potential for economic growth.  Governments that spend on infrastructure give themselves the best chance to succeed,… Read Details ⇢

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Tuesday, January 21, for “cool heads” in the face of US President Donald Trump’s announcement of severe new restrictions on migration, among other policy changes. Sheinbaum said Mexico was preparing to repatriate people from other countries expelled by the United States, after Trump vowed to… Read Details ⇢

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders declaring illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, designating criminal cartels as terrorist organizations, and targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Amanda Frost, Professor of Law at… Read Details ⇢

Perhaps the worst moment of Mark Andrews’ career has turned out to be a positive for him. Andrews dropped what would have been a game-tying two-point conversion Sunday, and his Baltimore Ravens fell to the Buffalo Bills, 27-25, in the AFC divisional round. The star tight end has been the… Read Details ⇢

Leaders discussed their prospective contacts with Donald Trump’s new US administration during a wide-ranging video call, Kremlin says. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on ways to strengthen bilateral ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.… Read Details ⇢

Microsoft is testing AI-powered search for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs. The new feature lets users find local files using casual language. Microsoft is also testing AI-powered ‘Click to Do’ rewriting tools. Microsoft is testing an AI-powered search feature for Windows 11 that promises to end the days of organizing… Read Details ⇢

Eastern Cape judge president, Selby Mbenenge. (Judges Matter) Counsel for Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge on Tuesday began cross-examining the colleague who has accused him of sexual harassment, and put it to her that she was dishonest in her complaint and in her testimony about her role in their… Read Details ⇢

Donald Trump holds up one of the first executive orders he signed in the White House Oval Office, in Washington on January 20, 2025. EVAN VUCCI / AP Just hours after his inauguration on Monday, January 20, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US from… Read Details ⇢