Top 5: Tanks to Ukraine; One million protest against retirement reform in France; Wagner Group expands mine operation; Giant toad found in Australia; Is globalisation dead?

by SQUID Business Team

US, European allies pledge more military firepower for Ukraine

Al-Jazeera

(Al-Jazeera) Heavy weaponry is promised to support Kyiv’s ‘heroic resistance’ against Russia, despite Moscow’s threats.

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France strikes: One million protest against Macron’s rise in retirement age

BBC

(BBC) More than a million people have joined a day of protests and strikes, according to France’s interior ministry, against plans to push back the age of retirement from 62 to 64

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U.S. cable: Russian paramilitary group set to get cash infusion from expanded African mine

Politico

(Politico) The Wagner Group, a paramilitary organization linked to Russia, is expanding its mining projects in Africa to bring in millions to prop up its military operations in Ukraine, according to a Western official and a U.S. cable obtained by POLITICO.

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Giant cane toad found in Conway National Park in north Queensland weighs 2.7kg

ABC Australia

[ABC Australia] – “It looked almost like a football with legs”

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Is globalisation dead? At Davos, that’s the big question

Al Jazeera

[Al Jazeera] –Leaders at the World Economic Forum are making the case for globalisation amid fears it is in terminal decline.

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