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| Hello. US President Donald Trump has delayed his threatened tariffs on Mexico after its government agreed to talks on border security. After days of uncertainty, reports suggest the fate of the US Agency of International Aid has been decided - sparking protests from opponents. And In Goma, the BBC's Paul Njie reports of fear on the streets in the aftermath of a takeover by M23 rebels. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Trump delays tariffs on Mexico after border deal |
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|  | Donald Trump plans to move forward with tariffs on China and Canada. Credit: Getty | US President Donald Trump has said he will pause the introduction of new tariffs on Mexico for a month after the countries agreed to boost security on the shared border. The announcement calmed a global sell-off in financial markets. However, tariffs on Canada and China are still due to begin on Tuesday, and Trump says action against the EU will "definitely happen". He began a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at 15:00 local time (20:00 GMT) but it is unclear whether the pair will discuss a similar delay. BBC business examines six things that could get more expensive for Americans if tariffs are imposed. |
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| Democrats attack Trump efforts to scrap USAID | Reports suggest plans involve a significant reduction in funding and staff, after Elon Musk called the aid agency “evil”. | What we know > |
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| Moscow blast kills pro-Russian paramilitary boss | Armen Sargsyan, the leader of the "Arbat" battalion that operates in east Ukraine, was labelled a "crime boss" by Kyiv. | What happened > |
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| Unwanted kiss stained my World Cup win, trial told | Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso says the kiss by her former boss Luis Rubiales ruined "one of the happiest days of my life". | Read more > |
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| Kate photographed by son to mark World Cancer Day | Princess of Wales sends message of hope along with image taken by Prince Louis, 6, of a frosty woodland scene in Windsor. | Full message > |
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| 'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control |  | M23 rebels on the streets of Goma. Credit: Getty | At least 700 people were killed and thousands more injured in less than a week as M23 rebels took over the key city of Goma. Gun-toting fighters man checkpoints into the city, burned-out vehicles litter the streets. And no one knows what comes next. |
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| | | An elderly woman lay in her hospital bed, hooked up to an oxygen tank. She had plucked a bullet out of her own arm after a fierce exchange of fire broke out in her neighbourhood. "Suddenly my hand felt cold, and I realised I had been shot," she said, struggling to talk. For days, she had nursed the gunshot wound without help. She told me she was eventually escorted to a public hospital by M23 fighters.
Although the gunfire and explosions in Goma have all but died down, not all establishments are back to business as normal. A few shops have opened in certain streets, but not in others. Major banks also remain shut. "People are afraid… I am still afraid because those who caused the tension are still with us and we don't know what is going on," shop owner Sammy Matabishi said. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Russia's giant space mirror | Bold attempts to light up Siberia with a space mirror caused a sensation in 1993. | |
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And finally... on the red carpet | Music stars stepped out in their gladrags for the Grammys on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Check the best looks from the red carpet and inside the pre-show ceremony, as well as the highlights, the lowlights ... and a big pink pony. | |
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