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NPR News: 02-02-2024 3AM EST


NPR News: 02-02-2024 3AM EST

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Russia and Ukraine resume prisoner swaps after crash


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Prisoners line up for lunch outside the Russian prisoner of war detention camp on Aug. 3, 2023, in the Lviv region, Ukraine. Hundreds of captured Russian POWs including conscripts, mercenaries, Wagner militia and Storm-Z Russian prisoners are being held in up to 50 sites around Ukraine. Storm-Z is a series of penal military units established by Russia since April 2023. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/TNS)


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$39 million meant for ammo stolen by Ukrainian officials, authorities say


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President Joe Biden visits Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine on Feb. 20, 2023. (The White House/Released)


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Джо Байден ввел санкции в отношении четырех граждан Израиля


Президент Соединенных Штатов Америки Джо Байден издал указ о введении санкций в отношении нескольких граждан Израиля, проживающих на Западном Берегу. Как пишет The Guardian, речь идет о лицах, подозреваемых в нападении на палестинцев. Издание отмечает, что указ накладывает финансовые и визовые ограничения на 4 физических лиц. Правительство США также рассматривает возможность введения санкций в отношении […]

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Pentagon has 60,000 troops in secret, undercover army, report says


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U.S. Army paratroopers conduct night operations during Exercise Immediate Response at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, May 15, 2019. (U.S. Army/Released)


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Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 0.0% in January 2024


Georgia’s annual inflation rate amounted to 0.0% in January 2024, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported on February 2. On a monthly basis, meanwhile, consumer prices increased by 0.3%.

The annual inflation rate was primarily driven by price changes in miscellaneous goods and services (9.2% increase); transport (4.3% increase); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.5% increase); health (3.3% decrease); and food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.4% decrease).

Source: Geostat

The monthly inflation rate was mainly driven by price changes in food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.7% increase); furnishings, household equipment and maintenance (1.4% increase); health (1.1% increase); and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (3.6% decrease).

As for food and non-alcoholic beverages, prices increased this month for the following subgroups: vegetables (5.9%); fruit and grapes (4.7%); sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (3.9%), fish (2.9%); oils and fats (2.1%); milk, cheese and eggs (1.7%).

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Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 0.0% in January 2024


Georgia’s annual inflation rate amounted to 0.0% in January 2024, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported on February 2. On a monthly basis, meanwhile, consumer prices increased by 0.3%.

The annual inflation rate was primarily driven by price changes in miscellaneous goods and services (9.2% increase); transport (4.3% increase); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.5% increase); health (3.3% decrease); and food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.4% decrease).

Source: Geostat

The monthly inflation rate was mainly driven by price changes in food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.7% increase); furnishings, household equipment and maintenance (1.4% increase); health (1.1% increase); and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (3.6% decrease).

As for food and non-alcoholic beverages, prices increased this month for the following subgroups: vegetables (5.9%); fruit and grapes (4.7%); sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (3.9%), fish (2.9%); oils and fats (2.1%); milk, cheese and eggs (1.7%).

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About 90,000 public transport workers go on strike in Germany


Bus and tram stations across Germany were at a standstill on February 2, disrupting millions of commuters and travellers, as 90,000 public transport workers were called on to walk off the job


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@TuckerCarlson: RT by @mikenov: Ep. 71 Bret Weinstein traveled to the Darien Gap to understand who’s behind the invasion of our country. His conclusion…


Ep. 71 Bret Weinstein traveled to the Darien Gap to understand who’s behind the invasion of our country. His conclusion: “it’s not a friendly migration.” pic.twitter.com/mY8TlrLPnm

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 1, 2024