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Roundup: Germany's DAX index rallies to new record highs

FRANKFURT, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Germany's benchmark DAX index surged to a new all-time intraday high on Thursday, trading amid signs that the bullish trends at the stock market are going on.

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Saudi Arabia discovers rare 465-mln-year-old crab fossils

RIYADH, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi Royal Commission for AlUla announced on Thursday the discovery of horseshoe crab fossils dating back approximately 465 million years.

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Brazil's Justice Minister Lewandowski resigns

BRASILIA, Jan ‌8 (Reuters) - Brazil's Justice ‌Minister Ricardo Lewandowski resigned ‌from his role, a letter released by the ministry ‍showed on Thursday.

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Somalia, US relations hit low point as Washington pauses aid to government

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Relations between ‌Somalia and the U.S. hit a low point after Washington said it would pause further assistance that benefits the government in Mogadishu amid a dispute ‌over the demolition of a World Food Programme warehouse.

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Direct flights resume between Israel, Belarus after nearly 4-yr hiatus

JERUSALEM, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Direct flights between Israel and Belarus resumed on Thursday after nearly four years, with a flight departing Minsk International Airport and landing at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv.

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Interview: Global capital flows to emerging markets, China's appeal rises: expert

BELGRADE, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Global capital flows are undergoing a structural reorientation toward emerging markets, a shift that is reshaping the international investment landscape and reinforcing China's position as a key destination for long-term foreign capital, an expert told Xinhua recently.

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France to vote against Mercosur trade deal, Macron says

PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - ‌French President Emmanuel Macron said on ‌Thursday that France would vote against ‌the signing of the free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American nations on Friday.

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Yemen's Saudi-backed presidential council sacks defence minister, Saba says

Jan ‌8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed ‌presidential leadership council ‌has dismissed Defence Minister Mohsen al-Daeri ‍in the internationally ‍recognised ‌government, the state news ‍agency ​Saba reported on ⁠Thursday.

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German industrial orders rise more than expected in November

BERLIN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Germany's industrial orders rose more than expected in November 2025, official data showed Thursday, offering a rare positive signal for Europe's largest economy amid a prolonged slowdown.

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Urgent: Venezuela announces release of a large number of prisoners

CARACAS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Thursday that the government is carrying out the release of "a significant number of Venezuelan and foreign people."

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Venezuelan-Spanish rights activist first confirmed liberation in Venezuela prisoner release

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Venezuelan-Spanish rights activist Rocio San ‌Miguel has been freed in a prisoner release in the South American country, one source in the ‌Spanish government and another in the Venezuelan opposition said on Thursday.

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Riga Airport turns climate-neutral in 2025 as passenger traffic stays flat

RIGA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Riga Airport said on Thursday it became the first climate-neutral airport in the Baltics in 2025, as passenger traffic remained flat and air cargo volumes increased despite subdued aviation growth.

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One dead in floods in Albania as rain and snow grip Balkans

FIER, Albania, Jan 8 (Reuters) - ‌A man was found drowned on Thursday in the Albanian ‌city of Durres and emergency teams worked around the clock ‌to evacuate dozens of people from flooded houses hit by heavy rainfall.

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Russia frees French researcher Vinatier in prisoner exchange

MOSCOW/PARIS, ‌Jan 8 (Reuters) - Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence in Russia for violating Moscow's foreign ‌agent laws, has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange, French and Russian officials said on Thursday.

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Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's decision to withdraw ‌the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts ‌who say that Congress would need to approve its exit.

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Mexico murder rate down 40% under Sheinbaum, president says

Jan ‌8 (Reuters) - Mexico's daily ‌murder rate has ‌fallen nearly 40% from where it was ‍when Mexican President ‍Claudia Sheinbaum ‌took office, government officials ‍said ​on Thursday.

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Zelenskiy says US security guarantees document set to be finalised with Trump

KYIV, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr ‌Zelenskiy said on Thursday the text of a bilateral security guarantee between Kyiv and Washington ‌was "essentially ready" to be finalised with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Russian-bound tanker hit by drone in Black Sea, maritime sources say

ISTANBUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack ‌in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance ‌and divert from its course, according to a notice by Lloyd's List Intelligence and a separate maritime security source on Thursday.

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Shelling rocks Syria's Aleppo as clashes intensify between government, Kurdish fighters

ALEPPO, Syria, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Fighting intensified on Thursday between ‌Syrian government troops and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, with a fierce exchange of fire extending into the night and rescue ‌workers scrambling to put out fires ignited by the shelling.

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Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets after UK and France pledge post-ceasefire deployment

MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Russia said on ‌Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be "legitimate combat targets", after ‌Britain and France announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of ‌a ceasefire.