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EnglishپارسیEnglishپارسیBond markets opened Wednesday with a split tone across major curves. The U.S. 10-year ticked up to 4.071% (+0.007), while Japan’s 10-year climbed to 2.144% (+0.017). In Europe, Germany’s 10-year eased to 2.740% (-0.017) and Spain’s 10-year slipped to 3.119% (-0.012), while Italy’s 10-year moved higher to 3.370% (+0.015). The UK 10-year fell to 4.383% (-0.019).
Read-through: Early price action suggests mild U.S./Japan upward pressure on yields, while core Europe and the UK are leaning lower—leaving spreads and relative rate expectations in focus.
South Africa’s labor market improved modestly in Q4: the number of unemployed fell to 7.836M (prior 8.007M) and the unemployment rate eased to 31.40% (prior 31.90%). The level remains extremely high, keeping pressure on growth, social stability, and policy credibility.
New reporting on the latest U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) release of Epstein-related records says a photo included in the newly unsealed materials shows James Watson—the Nobel Prize–winning co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix—posing with women inside Jeffrey Epstein’s New York townhouse.
Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on the molecular structure of nucleic acids, had long been a polarizing figure in science due to repeated remarks widely condemned as racist; in 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory stripped him of his remaining honorary titles after he reiterated such claims in a documentary.
The inclusion of a person’s name or image in the Epstein files does not, by itself, establish wrongdoing, but the fresh tranche is intensifying scrutiny of Epstein’s access to elite scientific networks and institutions.
Screenshots circulating online purport to show Jeffrey Epstein emailing an associate in 2014 asking about “trumpet plants” at a nursery—fueling speculation about Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia/Datura), an ornamental plant known for potent tropane alkaloids.
What matters medically: Angel’s trumpet contains chemicals such as scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine that can trigger anticholinergic poisoning, with symptoms including confusion/delirium, hallucinations, agitation, rapid heart rate, dry mouth, and dilated pupils—and in severe cases paralysis, seizures, and death.
Scopolamine intoxication is particularly associated with severe anterograde amnesia (inability to form new memories) and marked suggestibility/submissiveness, which is why it’s frequently discussed in crime and toxicology literature.
President Donald Trump rejected renewed scrutiny over his past links to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters he has been “exonerated” and has “nothing to hide.” The remarks came amid intensifying political and media attention around the handling and release of “Epstein files,” after Democrats and some Republicans amplified allegations of a cover-up.
In the same exchange, Trump claimed Epstein was “fighting” to prevent him from being elected, framing the controversy as politically motivated.
The episode underscores how the Epstein dossier continues to reverberate in Washington: it has become both a transparency fight (over what should be released, redacted, or withheld) and a political weapon for rival camps seeking leverage ahead of upcoming congressional testimony and investigations.
A newly circulating, redacted email screenshot (dated Feb. 2, 2015) shows an unidentified sender writing to [email protected] and describing a “surge of hate” following a Reuters piece, while anticipating further coverage by The Guardian. The writer expresses sympathy for Epstein and warns about potential “legal jeopardy” amid renewed attention.
The most alarming element is the sender’s language referencing girls aged 14–15 in a way that appears to normalize or excuse sexual interest in minors, while complaining about being labeled a “sexual pervert.” The screenshot’s origin and authenticity are not independently verified from the image alone, but it’s being cited online as another example of the circle around Epstein defending or rationalizing abusive behavior.
Newly released U.S. Justice Department materials have triggered a fresh campus controversy at UCLA after emails showed adjunct neurology professor Mark Tramo corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein, including a message referencing a study idea where a newborn’s pacifier sucking increases when it triggers playback of a mother’s voice.
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French police raided the Arab World Institute (Institut du Monde Arabe) in Paris on Monday as part of an investigation into its former head, ex-culture minister Jack Lang, after new “Epstein files” disclosures reignited scrutiny of his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.
France’s National Financial Prosecutor has said the searches are tied to a preliminary probe into Lang and his daughter over suspected aggravated tax-fraud laundering, triggered by material released by the U.S. Justice Department. Lang has acknowledged corresponding with Epstein between 2012–2019 but denies wrongdoing or receiving financial benefits.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral at 2:59:40 a.m. EST (07:59:40 UTC), deploying 29 Starlink broadband satellites to low-Earth orbit on the Starlink 6-103 mission.
The first-stage booster (B1090, on its 10th flight) returned to land on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, and SpaceX confirmed satellite deployment roughly one hour into the mission.
Israel’s monetary and growth gauges both eased: M1 money supply growth slowed to 2.5% YoY (Jan) from 4.5%, while Q4 GDP annualized cooled to 4.0% from 12.7%—signaling softer liquidity momentum alongside a more normalized growth pace.
UK police have asked the government to hold back the release of emails linked to Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, warning that disclosure could risk prejudicing an ongoing criminal investigation.
The request follows a political scramble over who knew what—and when—after private messages (including some involving Keir Starmer’s team) became part of the wider controversy, prompting officials to coordinate any publication with investigators rather than release material piecemeal.
Police have already taken concrete steps in the Mandelson inquiry, including searches at two addresses, as scrutiny around the “Epstein files” continues to spill into UK politics.
A screenshot shared as part of the ongoing “Epstein files” chatter shows a 2011 email attributed to Jeffrey Epstein telling an associate: “I do not want to spend money taking things off the island… bury everything.” He adds that he planned to arrive the following Sunday and wanted the “clean up” well underway.
The phrase “bury everything” is explosive—but the document, as shown, doesn’t specify what is being buried or whether “bury” is literal or shorthand for conceal/destroy. On its own, the excerpt is not proof of human remains or any specific crime; it does, however, underline why investigators focus on logistics, staff instructions, and asset movement around Epstein’s properties.
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