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Olympics-'We are a family': US skaters rally in grief as crash anniversary nears
Collision between regional jet and helicopter killed 67Claimed lives of young skaters, parents and coachesNTSB hearing Jan. 27 to determine probable cause of accident By Rory Carroll Jan 21 (Reuters) - Nearly a year after a mid-air collision in Washington killed 67 people including 28 members of ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
US, Switzerland to start talks on final trade pact in February, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The United States and Switzerland are set to begin formal talks on a final trade agreement in Bern early in February, aiming to secure cuts to U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters could not immediately ve...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Temu office in Turkey raided by authorities
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chinese online retailer Temu's office in Turkey was raided by the authorities early on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Temu, owned by Chinese ecommerce giant PDD PDD.O, told Reuters."We will cooperate fully with the Turkish authorities," the spokesperson said, adding tha...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday: Some clear winners are emerging in the bidding war between Netflix and Paramount Skydance for Warner Bros Discovery: JPMorgan and Allen & Company. nL6N3YL15N U.S. uranium pr...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
US envoy Witkoff says he will meet with Putin on Thursday
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday."Well, look, we have to go meet him on Thursday," Witkoff told CNBC in an interview, referring to Putin."But it's the Russians who are...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Ukraine's new defence minister vows data-driven overhaul of military
New minister says he will overhaul ministry managementMission control system for drones to be rolled outKyiv to share wartime combat data with allies to train AIUkraine to test home-grown DJI Mavic drone replacementBy Max Hunder KYIV, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's new defence minister promised...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Rubio will address US lawmakers next week on Venezuela operation, report says
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will address lawmakers publicly for the first time next week on the United States' operation in Venezuela, Punchbowl News reported on Wednesday.Rubio will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next Wednesday, the report said,...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
EXCLUSIVE-Meta's new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says
Meta Superintelligence Labs team was formed last yearCTO says new models 'very good'Company had faced criticism over performance of Llama 4 model By Jeffrey Dastin DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' META.O new artificial intelligence lab has delivered its first hig...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Nigerian troops free 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations
By Ahmed Kingimi MADUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Nigerian troops have rescued 62 hostages and killed two militants in separate operations across Kebbi and Zamfara states as part of an ongoing offensive against armed groups in the northwest, the army said on Wednesday.The northwest has been ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Burberry CEO says 'confident' in bankrupt Saks Global's leadership
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Burberry BRBY.L CEO Joshua Schulman said on Wednesday that the luxury brand was confident in the new leadership at Saks Global, but declined to comment on the British group's exposure to the high-end department store conglomerate's collapse."I am not going to comment s...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Ryanair would welcome Musk investment says O'Leary as spat continues
DUBLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ryanair RYA.I would welcome an investment from Elon Musk, said its group chief executive Michael O'Leary, in the latest round of a public spat between the pair, which O'Leary said had helped boost his airline's bookings by 2-3%. "We're a publicly owned ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Kremlin declines to comment on Davos talks between envoys for Trump and Putin
MOSCOW, Jan 21 - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it had nothing to say in public on talks in Davos between envoys for Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.The envoys said on Tuesday that their meeting in Davos on a possible future peace deal to end the war in Ukraine h...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Kremlin says more clarity needed on Trump remarks about a U.S. 'secret sonic weapon'
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that more clarity was needed on what U.S. President Donald Trump meant when he spoke of the United States possessing a "secret sonic" weapon it had used during its capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.Trump said in an interview wi...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Egypt accepts Trump's invitation to join 'Board of Peace'
CAIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Egypt on Wednesday accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join the so-called "Board of Peace", its foreign ministry said in a statement.The initiative was initially propelled by the aim to end the conflict in Gaza, but Trump has said it will reso...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Erdogan: hopes Kurdish forces' integration will herald new era in Syria
ANKARA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he hoped the full integration of Kurdish forces in Syria would herald a new era for the neighbouring country.In a speech to his AK Party's lawmakers in parliament, Erdogan said he had a fruitful call with U.S. Pre...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Kremlin says Putin will hold talks with Palestinian President Abbas in Moscow on Thursday
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow on Thursday. Abbas was due to arrive in Moscow later on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Tensions over Greenland should not distract Europe and U.S. from Ukraine, NATO chief says
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - NATO allies should not allow tensions over Greenland to distract them from the need to defend Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday."The focus on Ukraine should be the number one priority, it is crucial for European and U.S. security,...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Siemens Energy CEO to attend Trump meeting with business leaders, chairman says
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE CEO Christian Bruch will attend a meeting of business leaders with U.S. President Donald Trump scheduled later on Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, the company's Supervisory Board Chairman Joe Kaeser said. "Of course he will b...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
Assassin of Japan's former PM Abe sentenced to life in prison
Tetsuya Yamagami admitted killing former PM AbeYamagami cited grudge against Unification ChurchProsecutors sought life term, defence asked for limit to prison, no more than 20 yearsAbe's ties to Unification Church impacted ruling LDP's public imageAbe's absence led to leadership instabil...Reuters
Wed, Jan 21
