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Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor launches new hybrid model in Israel
JERUSALEM, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker SAIC Motor on Tuesday began the sales of a new hybrid model in Israel under its MG brand, Israeli car importer Lubinsky Group said in a statement.
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Football
Soccer-Pep praises Bodo/Glimt grit as Man City slump to defeat
BODO, Norway, Jan 20 (Reuters) - After a Cinderella run to the semi-finals of last year's Europa League, many in Norwegian football thought that might be as good as it got for Bodo/Glimt, but the team from inside the Arctic Circle proved their doubters wrong with a stunning 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City on Tuesday.
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Britain's unemployment rate hits 5.1 pct in September-November 2025
LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Britain's unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was estimated at 5.1 percent in September to November 2025, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Tuesday.
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Netflix shifts to all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery in bidding war with Paramount Skydance
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Netflix announced Tuesday it has revised its nearly 83 billion U.S. dollar bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to an all-cash offer amid an escalating bidding war with Paramount Skydance.
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Int'l reports highlight growth in Chinese brand value, soft power
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brand Finance, a London-based brand valuation consultancy, on Tuesday released two reports in Davos, Switzerland, highly praising the global value of Chinese brands and China's soft power.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Audi F1 team launch debut livery as title countdown starts
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Audi Formula One team showed off their debut livery on Tuesday to set the clock ticking on a five-year plan to challenge for championships by 2030.
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World
State Department approves potential sale of aircraft, torpedoes to Singapore for $2.3 billion, Pentagon says
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and lightweight torpedoes and related equipment to Singapore in a deal valued at an estimated $2.3 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.
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World
Five soldiers killed in ambush in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Five soldiers and one police officer were killed when troops were ambushed by militants in northwestern Nigeria on Monday, the military said on Tuesday.
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World
US will soon target drugs coming in by land, Trump says
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would "very shortly" start targeting drugs coming into the United States by land, after he claimed strikes by U.S. forces on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean have reduced the amount of drugs coming into the U.S. by water.
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Heavy dust storm causes death, flight cancellations in Libya
TRIPOLI, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- A heavy dust storm swept across eastern Libya on Tuesday, killing one person, halting flights, and prompting school closures, authorities reported.
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Trump and Putin envoys say Davos meting on Ukraine was 'very positive' and 'constructive'
DAVOS, Jan 20 - Envoys for U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that their meeting in Davos on a possible future peace deal to end the Ukraine war had been "very positive" and "constructive".
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Trump considers role in Venezuela for Machado
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering involving Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in some capacity in her country, but did not say what role she could play.
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Interview: China's innovation, opening up to drive global growth, stabilize world economy: Deloitte China CEO
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's technological leaps and its commitment to deepening opening up are positioning the country as a new driver of global growth and a stabilizing anchor for the world economy, Deloitte China CEO Dora Liu told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.
