Today on Headline AI:
• The US government shutdown caused more than 5,000 delayed or canceled flights due to air traffic control staffing shortages.
• Tensions ease between Washington and Beijing as China suspends export controls on rare earths added during the recent trade war.
• US academic grant bids tripled in the EU following President Trump's restrictive policies against higher education.
• Southern European economies are performing better than northern ones, a reversal driven by austerity and tourism booms.
• Facing high inflation and sanctions, Russia’s central bank downgraded growth forecasts and lowered a key interest rate.
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