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• Chinese public mocks US reaction to spy balloon, making 'fuss about nothing'
  China has maintained that the balloon was a weather device that blew off course due to strong weather patterns and urged U.S. officials to tone down their rhetoric.
• Chinese spy balloon may gather 'unseen' info as Beijing possibly 'preparing the battlefield': experts
  Chinese spy balloon could have equipment that would allow it to detect signals and communications data, which it could then transmit to Beijing, observers say.
• U.S. failure to shoot down spy balloon tells China we are ‘incapable of defending ourselves’: expert
  The United States has not shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon seen hovering over Montana, sending a message it will not defend itself against China, one expert says.
• Russian, Ukrainian officials say dozens of soldiers were freed in prisoner swap
  On Saturday, Russian and Ukrainian officials said that dozens of soldiers were released and have returned to their home country after a prisoner swap.
• China spy balloon shows country is preparing citizens for war that could come at ‘any time’: expert
  China's spy balloon flying over Montana shows that the country is preparing its citizens for war that could come at any time, an expert told Fox News Digital.
• China maintains spy balloon is civilian, claims some in US 'have hyped it up to attack and smear China'
  China is maintaining that the balloon over the U.S. is a civilian research craft, asserting "some politicians and media in the US have hyped it up."
• Chinese restaurants, hotels see job demand surge as country re-opens
  Job demand in China's hospitality sector has surged following the East Asian nation's post-COVID reopening and Lunar New Year festivities.
• Italy bans popular AI app from collecting users' data
  Italy's Data Protection Agency has banned U.S.-based app Replika AI from collecting personal data from Italian users, largely because of risks to minors and the emotionally vulnerable.
• FDA warns of bacterial contamination in Indian manufacturer's eyedrops
  The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned of eyedrops manufactured by India's Global Pharma Healthcare Pvt Ltd., which are connected to drug-resistant bacterial infections.
• Former Kenyan policeman sentenced to death for murdering 3
  A former Kenyan policeman was sentenced to death Friday for the murder of a human rights lawyer. Four people were convicted of carrying out a series of murders in 2016.

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