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Can the US put a price tag on Greenland?
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Despite Denmark's repeated insistence that Greenland is not for sale, U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are "talking about what a potential purchase would look like", according to a White House spokeswoman this week.
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Jeju Air crash victims could have all survived without concrete barrier, lawmaker says
SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
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'Intended killings': Tanzania's election violence ensnared unsuspecting victims
NAIROBI, Jan 9 - Around 8:30 p.m. on October 31, a group of policemen appeared in the Mjimwema neighbourhood of the Tanzanian city of Mwanza, where residents were running errands and drinking coffee. Without warning, they opened fire in different directions, triggering panic.
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China AI firm MiniMax soars 50% in Hong Kong debut
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Chinese artificial intelligence model developer MiniMax Group jumped 50% in its Hong Kong market debut on Friday after raising HK$4.8bil ($620mil).
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Trump says he will meet with Venezuela's Machado next week
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was coming to Washington next week.
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Italian PM Meloni to visit South Korea for summit with President Lee
SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit South Korea between January 17 and 19 for a summit with President Lee Jae Myung, South Korea's Blue House said in a statement on Friday.
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Venezuela opposition members freed in prisoner release
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Two leading members of Venezuela's political opposition were freed in a prisoner release on Thursday, according to local rights group Foro Penal and videos shared by Venezuelan journalists.
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Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast
SYDNEY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Three people are unaccounted for as out-of-control bushfires rage in the Australian state of Victoria, destroying homes and burning through vast swathes of bushland, authorities said on Friday.
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Iranians step up protests as death toll mounts, Internet cut
Iranian protesters on Thursday stepped up their challenge to the clerical leadership with the biggest protests yet of nearly two weeks of rallies, as authorities cut Internet access and the death toll from a crackdown mounted.
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Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills four, triggers fires
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russian drones attacked targets in Kyiv early on Friday, killing four people, injuring at least 19 and inflicting considerable damage on dwellings and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
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Canadian PM Carney, Brazilian President Lula urge Venezuelan-led transition process
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday about the situation in Venezuela, and the two countries have affirmed their support for a "peaceful, negotiated, and Venezuelan-led transition process."
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Russian attack hits infrastructure target in western Lviv region, governor says
Jan 9 (Reuters) - A Russian attack struck an infrastructure target in western Ukraine's Lviv region, officials in the region said early on Friday, although providing no details on the weapon used.
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US oversight of Venezuela may last years, Trump tells NYT
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. will maintain oversight of Venezuela "much longer" than a year and his own judgment is the only limit to his global power, according to a New York Times interview published on Thursday.
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U.S. stocks close mixed after defense shares advance
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday as investors balanced a significant rally in defense shares against looming regulatory decisions.
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Some whales restrand at New Zealand's Farewell Spit, six die
AUCKLAND, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Fifteen whales restranded and six have died after a mass stranding at Farewell Spit on the coast of New Zealand's South Island, conservation group Project Jonah said on Friday, as volunteers prepared to attempt to refloat them.
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Trump says there could be more US strikes in Nigeria, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said there could be more strikes by the U.S. in Nigeria if Christians are killed in the African nation, even as Nigeria has previously denied Christians there are subjected to systematic persecution.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday.
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7 killed in road accident in Russia's Volgograd region
MOSCOW, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed in a three-vehicle collision on the R-22 highway in the Volgograd region in Russia, TASS news agency reported Thursday.
