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Nicaragua announces release of dozens of prisoners, one day after U.S. demands

MEXICO CITY, ‌Jan 10 (Reuters) - Nicaragua's government announced on Saturday that it ‌had freed dozens of people from its national penitentiary system, a ‌day after the United States demanded the release of more than 60 political prisoners in the country.

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1st LD-Writethru: 2 skiers killed in avalanche in southeast France: media

PARIS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two French skiers were killed on Saturday after being caught in an avalanche while skiing off-piste in Val-d'Isere in France's Savoie department, local media reported.

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Urgent: 2 skiers killed in avalanche in southeast France: media

PARIS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two off-piste skiers were killed in an avalanche on Saturday in southeast France's Val-d'Isere commune, local media reported.

World

Number of prisoners released in Venezuela rises to 18, rights groups say

Jan 10 (Reuters) - The number of ‌prisoners released in Venezuela has risen to 18, human rights ‌groups said on Saturday, from nine on Friday afternoon.  

World

Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado suggestion

PALM BEACH, Florida, ‌Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace ‌Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan ‌opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Slovakia to sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement with US, PM Fico says

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Slovakia ‌will sign an agreement on nuclear power cooperation ‌with the United States next week, Slovak Prime ‌Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday, as the country moves toward a deal to build a new nuclear power unit with U.S. help.

World

Police arrest 29 people during overnight protests in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, ‌Jan 10 (Reuters) - ‌Twenty-nine people were ‌arrested overnight as police responded ‍to protests ‍against federal ‌immigration enforcement in ‍Minneapolis, ​Mayor Jacob ⁠Frey said at a ‌press conference on ⁠Saturday.

World

Ethiopia launches construction of Africa's largest airport

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday officially launched the construction of the Bishoftu International Airport, which is expected to become Africa's largest aviation hub upon completion.

World

Kenya approves rollout of injectable HIV prevention drug

NAIROBI, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Saturday that it has approved the rollout of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention drug, for use in the East African country.

World

Iraq eyes global partnerships to boost energy development: PM

BAGHDAD, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani inaugurated here on Saturday the 11th Iraq Energy Exhibition and Conference, calling for expanded international cooperation to advance the country's energy development.

World

Wildfires burn over 100,000 hectares, prompt evacuations in South Africa's Western Cape

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Several wildfires continued to rage across South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape provinces on Saturday, with more than 100,000 hectares of land burned in the Western Cape and further evacuations underway, authorities said.

World

Flash: Trump signs executive order declaring national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts": White House

Flash: Trump signs executive order declaring national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts": White House

World

Winter pierces Kyiv homes after Russia knocks out heat

KYIV, Jan ‌10 (Reuters) - Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers struggled to ‌restore power, water and heat knocked out in the latest salvo of Russian strikes.

World

Suspect detained after six killed in Mississippi, say law enforcement, local media

Jan 10 (Reuters) - ‌At least six people were fatally ‌shot on Friday night in ‌Clay County, Mississippi, and the suspect is in custody, according to local news outlets ‍and law enforcement, without ‍providing additional details.

World

Iran authorities signal intensified crackdown as unrest grows

DUBAI: Iran's authorities indicated on Saturday (Jan 10) they could intensify their crackdown on the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on terrorists and vowing to safeguard the governing system.

China

Why Chinese space station is studying how gravity affects battery performance

Project is led by the country's second civilian astronaut working with researchers on the ground to look at ways to improve performance

World

Thousands rally in support of Yemen's main separatist group

ADEN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took ‌to the streets of Aden in southern Yemen on Saturday in support of the country's main separatist ‌group, the Southern Transitional Council, which denied it was planning to disband.

World

Exclusive-CIA highlighted Cuba's grim economy but gave mixed view on government falling

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence has painted a grim picture of ‌Cuba's economic and political situation, but its assessments offer no clear support for President Donald Trump's prediction that last weekend's military action in nearby Venezuela leaves ‌the island nation "ready to fall," said three people familiar with the confidential assessments.

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Swiss canton leader voices anger over lack of checks at bar that caught fire

ZURICH, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The ‌leader of the Swiss canton where a bar fire killed ‌40 people voiced anger over local authorities' failure to ‌inspect the venue for six years, as prosecutors step up efforts to hold those responsible to account.

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China warns of ‘law of the jungle’ as US exits global bodies

Opportunity and challenge for Beijing on world stage amid Donald Trump's order suspending support for 66 international organisations