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Feb 2025
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Gaza body, Trump's grip, Kenya workers a...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed. U.S. President Donald Trump this week tightens his grip on U.S. government agencies that for years have taken pride in their independence, overseeing such matters as elections, stock markets and labor relations. Kenya aims to send 1 million workers abroad annually to countries with aging populations. And Microsoft says quantum computing is "years, not decades" away.


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