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Australia to hold wide-ranging inquiry into antisemitism after Bondi attack
SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Australia will hold a Royal Commission inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in which 15 were killed, the country's most powerful public inquiry, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.
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French farmers block Paris streets in protest against Mercosur trade deal
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - French farmers blockaded roads into Paris and landmarks like the Arc de Triomphe with tractors on Thursday in protest against a sweeping trade deal the European Union is due to sign with South American nations.
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NASA is considering bringing back ISS crew over medical issue
Jan 8 (Reuters) - NASA is considering an early return of the crew of the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue, hours after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.
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Saudi coalition says separatist leader fled Yemen with UAE help, advances to Aden
ADEN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates had spirited a separatist leader out of the country by boat in a dramatic twist to a rift between the Gulf powers, as Saudi-backed forces advanced to the port of Aden after losing ground there.
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Two die in shooting in Salt Lake City church parking lot, several injured
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and several injured in a shooting during an altercation outside a funeral at a church in the Utah capital of Salt Lake City, police said on Wednesday, as they launched a manhunt for suspects.
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US congressional panel to subpoena billionaire Leslie Wexner over Epstein ties
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee will subpoena billionaire Leslie Wexner to sit for a deposition before the panel over his ties with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a Democratic lawmaker on the panel said on Wednesday.
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Bushfires rage in Australia’s southeast, authorities warn of 'catastrophic' Friday conditions
SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Uncontrolled fires burned through bushland in Australia's Victorian state on Thursday, forcing communities to evacuate and authorities to warn of a "catastrophic" fire danger rating for Friday.
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Venezuela's interior minister says 100 people died in U.S. attack
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday that 100 people died in the U.S. attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday.
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Britain's PM discusses position on Greenland with Trump over call
Jan 7 (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with United States President Donald Trump this evening and also set out his position on Greenland.
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Ecuador protests Spain's release of alleged gangster tied to 2024 TV station attack
QUITO/MADRID, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government on Wednesday protested a Spanish court's release of an alleged crime boss who Quito had been seeking to extradite after he was accused of leading a violent attack on a TV station in 2024.
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Trump and Colombia's Petro hold phone call to discuss 'disagreements'
BOGOTA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro held a phone call on Wednesday afternoon where they discussed relations between the two countries, both men said, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Bogota.
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1st LD Writethru: Power fully restored after five-day blackout in southwestern Berlin
BERLIN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Electricity has been fully restored in southwestern Berlin following a five-day blackout that left thousands of households without power, authorities confirmed late Wednesday in a statement declaring the situation resolved and issuing an all-clear.
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Russian strikes knock out power in southeastern Ukraine, energy ministry says
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Russian strikes late on Wednesday knocked out power supplies almost entirely in two regions of southeastern Ukraine, the energy ministry said.
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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance's amended tender offer
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), a leading global media and entertainment company, on Wednesday rejected Paramount Skydance's amended tender offer, saying that it remains inferior to Netflix merger agreement across numerous key areas.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Wednesday.
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Türkiye, Malaysia pledge deeper cooperation in defense, trade
ANKARA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday attended here the inaugural meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, pledging to deepen collaboration in defense, trade and other key sectors.
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Ukraine's foreign reserves rise to record 57.29 bln USD
KIEV, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's international reserves increased by 30.8 percent last year to reach a record 57.29 billion U.S. dollars as of Jan. 1, the National Bank of Ukraine said Wednesday.
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US Homeland Security: one dead in Minneapolis shooting amid immigration surge
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - One person is dead after ICE officers on a large-scale immigration operation in Minneapolis shot someone who the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said had "weaponized" their vehicle, according to DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.
