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Trump administration says there are ways US can lift Venezuelan oil output quickly
WASHINGTON/MIAMI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday dismissed analysts' estimates that it would take years to ramp up Venezuela's crude production, saying there were ways to quickly boost the country's oil sector.
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Venezuela under Maduro shipped gold worth $5.2 billion to Switzerland
ZURICH, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Venezuela transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data shows.
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Thousands still without electricity in Berlin as authorities probe grid attack
BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of households, as well as supermarkets, shops, restaurants and other businesses in southwest Berlin, still remained without power on Tuesday, as crew continued repairs to restore electricity after an attack on the grid left parts of the German capital in the dark for a fourth consecutive day.
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Saudi Arabia to fully open capital market to foreign investors
RIYADH, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) announced Tuesday it will open its capital market to all categories of foreign investors starting Feb. 1.
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Winter storm in France leaves 5 dead, disrupts air travel
PARIS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least five people have died on French roads since Monday as heavy snow and icy conditions caused severe traffic disruptions, French news channel BFMTV reported Tuesday.
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Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr dies at 70
BUDAPEST, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Renowned Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr died on Tuesday at the age of 70, the Hungarian news agency MTI reported, citing film director Benedek Fliegauf, who spoke on behalf of Tarr's family.
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Trump to House Republicans: If we don't win midterms, I will get impeached
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans must win the 2026 midterm elections or else he will get impeached by Democrats.
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Kenya's economy grows 4.9 pct in Q3 2025
NAIROBI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's economy grew by 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 4.2 percent in the same period of 2024, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said on Tuesday.
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Feature: China-trained Rwandan graduates bring home skills for dev't
KIGALI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- After one year of advanced vocational training at China's Jinhua University of Vocational Technology (JUVT), 30 students from Rwanda Polytechnic (RP) Musanze College are now embarking on a new journey at home to support Rwanda's development.
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Yemen's Aden calm after drones targeted above presidential palace, sources say
Jan 6 (Reuters) - The southern Yemeni port city of Aden was calm on Tuesday evening after anti-aircraft guns were used to target unidentified drones above the al-Maashiq presidential palace, two security sources told Reuters.
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German inflation estimated at 2.2 pct in 2025
BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The price growth in Germany slowed more than expected to 1.8 percent in December 2025, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, putting annual inflation at 2.2 percent for 2025.
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Chile's Kast to appoint economist Jorge Quiroz as finance minister, local media reports
SANTIAGO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast is planning on appointing economist Jorge Quiroz as his finance minister, local newspaper Diario Financiero reported on Tuesday.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro awaits court approval to go to hospital after fall
SAO PAULO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro was awaiting Supreme Court authorization on Tuesday to go to a Brasilia hospital for tests after falling and hitting his head, his wife said on social media.
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Russia slams 'neocolonial threats' against Venezuela, backs new interim leader
MOSCOW, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela's interim president, calling it a step to ensure peace and stability in the face of "blatant neocolonial threats and foreign armed aggression".
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Syrian government and SDF trade blame as violence resumes in Aleppo
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday left at least four people dead and several others wounded, state media said, with the government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces trading blame for the violence.
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UK urges Musk's X to urgently address intimate 'deepfakes' by Grok
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday urged Elon Musk's X platform to urgently address a proliferation of intimate 'deepfake' images created on demand via its built-in AI chatbot Grok, joining a European outcry over a surge in non-consensual imagery on the platform.
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Colombian military must defend against potential US invasion, minister says
BOGOTA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Colombia's foreign minister on Tuesday said the country's military must defend the country's territory and sovereignty in the event of a hypothetical U.S. invasion.
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KLM running out of de-icing fluid for planes in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Dutch airline KLM said on Tuesday that it was running out of fluid to remove ice from aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport where cold weather has caused thousands of flight cancellations over the past five days.
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EU will not recognise Rodriguez as Venezuela's interim president, says spokesperson
MOSCOW: The European Union (EU) will not recognise Delcy Rodriguez as the interim president of Venezuela but will maintain limited contacts with the South American country to safeguard its interests.
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US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if it is attacked by Russia again.
