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Inflation in America slowed to 3.1% year on year in January,

dealing a blow to hopes that the Federal Reserve may begin lowering

interest rates in May. Core inflation, which removes volatile food and energy prices,

held steady at an annual rate of 3.9%, the same as in December.

A faster drop in inflation was widely predicted by economists, A poll conducted by Bloomberg, a newswire,

had forecast that the headline rate would fall to 2.9% in January.

America's House of Representatives narrowly voted to impeach Alejandro Myorcus, the Homeland

Security Secretary. Triumphant House Republicans had accused Mr. Myorkus of defying immigration law in his handling of the southern border.

Legal experts maintained the issue was a policy dispute, not an impeachable

matter. The Democrat-led Senate will almost certainly acquit him. Mr. Myorkus is America's first sitting cabinet secretary to be

impeached. Estonia warned that Russia is preparing for a war with NATO within the next decade.

The country's intelligence agency said that Russia intends to double the number of troops

stationed along its borders with Finland, Estonia and Latvia.

Meanwhile it emerged that Russia's interior ministry is seeking to bring criminal charges

against Kaya Kallis, Estonia's Prime Minister, after she pushed for

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