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Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit

New York Times After a barrage of threats from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now tasked with trying to reap cooperation from Latin America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/world/americas/rubio-central-america-visit.html

7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires

New York Times Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous wildfires. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/climate/los-angeles-rebuild-wildfires.html

UNRWA mission must continue until Middle East conflict resolved — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It also noted that Israel’s decision to ban the activities of the UNRWA is deeply disappointing https://tass.com/politics/1907361

She Was Chosen to Help Rebuild Notre-Dame. Then Fire Hit Her Adopted City, Too.

New York Times Claire Tabouret, an artist in Los Angeles, was chosen to create new stained glass windows for the Paris cathedral. She never expected fires to shatter her sense of safety in California. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/arts/design/notre-dame-fire-los-angeles.html

She Was Chosen to Help Rebuild Notre-Dame. Then Fire Hit Her Adopted City, Too.

Great White Sharks Washing Up Dead in Canada With Brain Swelling

New York Times Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/science/canada-great-white-sharks.html

Great White Sharks Washing Up Dead in Canada With Brain Swelling

Who Are the Hostages Released on Saturday?

New York Times Hamas released the three men as part of a staggered hostage-for-prisoner exchange under a 42-day cease-fire deal that went into effect last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/world/middleeast/israeli-hostages-hamas-saturday.html

Taiwanese artists featured at France’s largest comics festival

Angoulême, France, Jan. 31 (CNA) The works of Taiwanese artists are being featured at the 52nd Angoulême International Comics Festival, France’s largest comics event, which kicked off on Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202502010006

Emergency power outages cancelled throughout Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine After a morning attack and the introduction of emergency power outages, Ukrenergo is cancelling the restrictions. Source: Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-owned electricity transmission operator Quote: “Measures to restrict consumption are not applied in any region.” Details: Prior to this announcement, emergency power outages had been introduced in Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and…