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Antony Blinken
personAntony Blinken scrapped the China trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the 2 global powers. China's claim that the balloon was a weather research satellite that had blown off course. The trip was called off just hours before Blinken was due to depart Washington for Beijing.
Apple
organizationGoogle and Apple on Thursday reported downbeat results for the last quarter of 2022. Sales of iPhones, Macs and wearables all dipped from a year prior. Results follow weeks of unprecedented layoff rounds in the usually unassailable tech sector.
Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi becomes Barcelona's most successful player with 33 titles. Messi overtakes Andres Iniesta, who had 32 titles when he left this summer. Barcelona are on pace to hit 100 points after a sixth consecutive win. Messi hints at prolonging his international career with Argentina.
Nicola Bulley
personNicola Bulley, 45, vanished while walking her dog in Inskip, Lancashire. Last confirmed sighting of her was at 9.10am and she had logged on to a work call. Police have dedicated 'unprecedented' resources to the search of a 10-mile stretch of water.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
personPierre-Emerick Aubameyang left out of Chelsea's Champions League squad. Striker flew to Milan on Friday and was pictured in Milan while the game went ahead. Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos all missing out.
The Crown Prosecution Service
organizationMason Greenwood was due to stand trial in November accused of attempted rape, assault and coercive control. Crown Prosecution Service discontinued the case against the 21-year-old on Thursday. Manchester United say they will now carry out an ‘internal investigation’
The Champions League
organizationKylian Mbappe ruled out for three weeks with thigh injury. PSG forward limped off during 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday. 24-year-old set to miss first leg of Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.
Kyle Rittenhouse
personUS Judge Allows Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Kyle Rittenhouse to Proceed. Young man shot and killed three people during an August 2020 incident. Case was brought by John Huber, the father of rioter Anthony Huber.
Adani Enterprises
organizationFederal Reserve announced smaller rise in interest rates yesterday. Group lost tens of billions of dollars in market value due to fraud claims by a U.S.-based short-selling firm. Adani stocks sank after Hindenburg Research accused the group of ‘brazen’ stock market manipulation.
Apple
organizationSales fell 5% to $117.2 billion and were down in every part of the world. Apple’s profit also tumbled by 13% from the previous year. Amazon reported worse-than-expected profits, but its revenue beat expectations.
The Foreign Affairs Committee
organizationUS House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution removing Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. The House voted 218-211 on party lines on a resolution to eject Omar. Omar is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress.
Gautam Adani
personIndian tycoon Gautam Adani's empire has lost more than $100 billion in value over the past week. Flagship firm Adani Enterprises dived more than 25 percent on Thursday on top of an almost 30-percent drop Wednesday. Adani has lost $48.5 billion of his $120 billion fortune.
Punxsutawney Phil
personPer tradition, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter. New York City’s Staten Island Chuck made his prediction for an early spring on Thursday.
Raphael Varane
personRaphael Varane retires from international football at the age of 29. Manchester United defender had been expected to replace Hugo Lloris as France's new captain. Varane has 93 caps, two World Cup finals and one World Cup crown.
Ilhan Omar
personMinnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was removed from her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a vote of 218 to 211. Republicans took issue with her past criticisms of Israel. The vote was payback for Democrats removing Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from committees in 2021.
Shell
organizationShell recorded highest profit in its 115-year history. Earnings came in the year that energy prices surged. Shell said it paid £1.5bn in windfall tax charges to the UK and EU.
Shubman Gill
personIndia beat New Zealand by 168 runs in third T20I to win series 2-1. Shubman Gill scored 126* to propel India to 234/4 in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya took four wickets and was named player of the series.
The Adani Group
organizationGautam Adani's mining-to-infrastructure conglomerate has lost $92 billion in market value. Adani’s group has denied the allegations, but its flagship company axed a record $2.5 billion domestic share sale.
The Bank of England
organizationBank of England raised interest rates for the 10th time in a row on Thursday. But it dropped its pledge to keep increasing them "forcefully" if needed.
The National Education Union
organizationNational Education Union (NEU) announced seven strike days in February and March. NEU expects 100,000 teachers to strike, disrupting 23,000 schools in England and Wales.