World News: 29 January 2023

'Unfinished business': Donald Trump kicks off 2024 US presidential run
While Trump has spent the months since he announced largely ensconced in his Florida club and at his nearby golf course, his aides insist they have been busy behind the scenes.
His campaign opened a headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida, and has been hiring staff.
And in recent weeks, backers have been reaching out to political operatives and elected officials to secure support for Trump at a critical point when other Republicans are preparing their own expected challenges.

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Novak Djokovic wins in Melbourne to equal Rafael Nadal record
Novak Djokovic sealed a record-extending 10th title at the Australian Open with 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas to equal Rafael Nadal's all-time record for most Grand Slam men's singles titles with 22.
Djokovic dropped just one set all tournament despite saying he feared a left hamstring problem might force him to withdraw, and he finished with a superb win over first-time Melbourne finalist Tsitsipas to become the fifth player to win 22 Grand Slam singles titles, after Margaret Court (24), Serena Williams (23), and Steffi Graf and Nadal (both 22).

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Andrej Babiš defeated: Is this the end of Czech populism?
Not exactly single-handedly, Babiš was the populist wavefront that broke across the Czech Republic during the 2010s, spurred by public anger towards the European Union following the 2014 migrant crisis and the economic fallout of the Global Financial Crisis.
In 2013, when his newly-minted ANO party came second at a general election and Babiš was named first deputy prime minister, the economy had 0% growth. The previous year, it contracted by 0.8%, according to World Bank data.

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Kenyan teacher turns old laptops into e-bike batteries
They run on a 60V direct current. The batteries take hours to charge but can take 45 minutes if on a fast charger.
A fully charged battery can travel a distance of up to 100 kilometres. He says his invention compares very well to traditional motorbikes.

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Rolls-Royce is a burning platform, claims new boss
Rolls-Royce is one of the UK's flagship companies. Its engines and systems are on planes such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787.
It was one of many firms hit hard by the Covid pandemic when air travel was grounded for months and it axed 9,000 jobs.
But in a broadcast to staff, Mr Erginbilgic said Rolls-Royce had "not been performing for a long, long time".

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Tiny radioactive capsule goes missing in Western Australia
Robertson previously said the unit emits the equivalent of 10 X-rays in an hour and members of the public should stay at least 5 meters (16 feet) away. Contact could result in skin damage, burns and radiation sickness, including impacts to the immune and the gastrointestinal systems.
Long-term exposure could also cause cancer, however, experts say the capsule cannot be weaponized.

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