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• Germany's Johannes Lochner starts fast in Olympic 2-man bobsled race
• Flights are delayed as workers strike at Kenya's main airport
• World shares mostly advance and Japan falls ahead of Lunar New Year holidays
• Myanmar expels East Timor's top diplomat over a criminal complaint alleging military abuses
• Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court
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• Motorcycle bomb at police station kills at least 2 and wounds several in northwestern Pakistan
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• India hosts a high-stakes AI summit, drawing 20 leaders and top tech CEOs
• Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements
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