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'My wife fears sex, I fear death' - impacts of the USAID freeze
Despite a US waiver allowing the resumption of humanitarian help, life-saving services have shut.BBC News - 4d -
Hunt for rare daffodils that are feared lost
As daffodils burst into bloom, experts want help in finding rare treasures hiding in plain sight.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
Guardiola denies City spend due to embargo fear
Pep Guardiola has denied that Manchester City's January recruitment drive was motivated by concern within the club that they could be hit with a transfer embargo.ESPN - Feb. 8 -
Sources: Arsenal fear significant Havertz injury
Arsenal fear Kai Havertz has suffered a significant hamstring injury amid growing speculation he could miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN.ESPN - 6d -
Democrats Fear They Are Missing the Moment to Remake the Party
As President Trump steamrolls over their priorities, Democrats say they could miss the opportunity to learn lessons from their defeat and undertake needed reform.The New York Times - 2d -
Google’s holiday ad boost can’t ease AI letdown fears
Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence ...ABC News - Feb. 5 -
Doctor fears "vaccine hesitancy" is contributing to worst flu season in 15 years
This year is shaping up as the worst flu season in more than 15 years. Flu cases are in every state, but the virus is most active in 43, including Indiana and Kentucky. Janet Shamlian reports from ...CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Church of England scandals stoke fears of mutiny as synod talks loom
Demoralised clergy speak of church in freefall and crisis of trust in run-up to governing body meeting. Mutiny may be in the air when the Church of England’s normally staid ruling body, the General ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
USAID employee describes "atmosphere of fear" amid foreign aid freeze
"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" host Margaret Brennan speaks with a USAID staffer about the Trump administration's pause on foreign assistance and the impact it has had on the industry. ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Man's pop-up urinal death may never be explained, family fears
The family of Kevin Holding fear they may never find out why a pop-up urinal dropped on him.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rateFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
Kurdish officials fear Islamic State revival as US aid cuts loom
Humanitarian groups worried north-east Syrian camps holding suspected IS members will lose basic facilities. Kurdish officials have warned of an Islamic State resurgence if US foreign aid cuts take ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Russia’s fears over ex-Soviet nations laid bare in leaked paper
Report offers rare insight into how Moscow sees invasion of Ukraine harming ties with close alliesFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Iceland bid to join EU should not be driven by Trump fears, says PM
Kristrún Frostadóttir favours restarting talks for economic reasons and not in reaction to US president’s Arctic sabre-rattlingFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Revelations of Israeli spyware abuse raise fears over possible use by Trump
After WhatsApp claimed 90 users were targeted last year, experts concerned over how US could use cyberweapons. Even as WhatsApp celebrated a major legal victory in December against NSO Group, the ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Trump administration orders list of new FBI recruits, deepening fears of cuts
The Trump administration has asked the FBI for a list of probationary employees and individual justifications for keeping anyone who has been at the bureau for less than two years.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Israel's fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman raises fears in the West Bank
Palestinians say the fatal shooting of a pregnant 23-year-old in a refugee camp in the northern West Bank signals a worrying trend toward more lethal, warlike tactics by Israel in the occupied ...ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Strong Storm Expected to Soak Southern California, Raising Fears of Mudslides
It could be the biggest storm the area has seen so far this winter.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Salman Rushdie testifies that he feared he was dying during stabbing attack
Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Palestinians in West Bank fear being pushed out amid heightened violence
While the truce in Gaza holds, Israel is hitting Hamas in the West Bank, and Palestinians there are deeply concerned they, too, could be forced out. Chris Livesay has more.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Britons urged to join hunt for rare daffodil breeds amid extinction fears
RHS is asking people to look for under-threat varieties such as the Sussex Bonfire and Mrs William Copeland. Britons have been asked to hunt for rare pink, white and “bonfire yellow” daffodils in ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Fears of potential constitutional crisis amid challenges to Trump executive orders
President Trump has signed a barrage of executive orders since taking office for his second term, but many have been blocked in federal courts. That's causing some critics to wonder if his orders ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Global war fears rising among security experts: Survey
Global war fears are rising among experts around the world with over 40 percent expecting a new world conflict in the next decade, according to a new survey. The poll, released Wednesday by the ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
'We are tired of war': Israelis and Gazans fear ceasefire collapse
People on both sides of the conflict have shared their anxieties as gears grow that the fighting could resume.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
Treasury fears UK watchdog will give it little credit for pro-growth reforms
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is braced for a steep downgrade by the Office for Budget Responsibility to its forecasts for outputFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as intelligence head despite fears of pro-Russia stance
Senate approves nomination of former Democrat as Mitch McConnell is sole Republican to vote against Trump pick. Tracking Trump cabinet confirmations – so far Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island
The Greek island's most important industry will bounce back, but staffing is a worry say hoteliersBBC News - Feb. 12 -
Why Europe fears a Trump-Putin peace deal in Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: Austria won’t have a far-right government — for nowFinancial Times - 6d -
‘There is fear of what lies ahead’: Germans divided as snap election looms
Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscape. “I live in Germany’s oldest city, founded by the Romans over ...The Guardian - 6d -
Producer prices report points to softer Fed inflation measure than feared
The producer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in January, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.CNBC - 6d -
Trump wants peace. Ukrainians fear what that might look like
Trump and Putin want to make a deal. But Ukrainians question how life after a ceasefire will work.BBC News - 5d -
Ukrainians Fear Peace May Strand Them Forever From Lost Homes
Bitterness has greeted suggestions that occupied territory will have to be ceded to Russia: “It’s like ripping off a man’s arm or leg and then saying, ‘Let it be as it is.’”The New York Times - 5d -
Trump tariff VAT threat raises fears of hit to UK
The surprise inclusion of VAT to calculate tariffs prompts questions over the possible impact on British businesses.BBC News - 5d -
High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears
After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.The New York Times - 4d -
‘We live in constant fear’: Alawites in Syria’s Homs terrified of reprisals
Diverse city has grown tense since fall of Assad regime, as security forces target groups loyal to the former dictator. Outside the deserted Homs political security directorate building, a group of ...The Guardian - 3d -
MLK’s family fear new batch of assassination files will have FBI ‘smears’
Family of Martin Luther King Jr says Trump mandate could revive J Edgar Hoover’s efforts to discredit revered activist. The family of Martin Luther King Jr has expressed concern over Donald ...The Guardian - 3d -
Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash
Demoralized donors are frustrated with Democrats’ failings and worried about retribution from the president. Their frugality has left liberal groups struggling to fight the new administration.The New York Times - 2d -
German manufacturing job losses deepen fears over industrial decline
Voters prepare to go to polls this weekend as political parties seek remedies for economic heartland’s woesFinancial Times - 1d