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Soccer-Clinical Liverpool edge closer to last 16 with Marseille win
MARSEILLE, France, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Liverpool swept aside Olympique de Marseille with a 3-0 away victory on Wednesday to extend their unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions and move a step closer to direct qualification for the Champions League last 16.
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Football
Soccer-Kane double carries 10-man Bayern past Union Saint-Gilloise and into knockout stage
MUNICH, Germany, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck twice in three minutes to carry his team to a 2-0 victory over Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League on Wednesday and book their ticket for the knockout stage with a game to spare.
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World
Rising conflict in Sudan's North Darfur traps civilians, limits aid access: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Escalating conflict in Sudan's North Darfur state trapped civilians and restricted humanitarian access, UN humanitarians said Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Kings League draws record audience numbers for global cup in Brazil
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Gerard Pique-founded Kings League said on Wednesday it achieved record audience numbers across social media and livestream for its Kings World Cup Nations tournament in Brazil.
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World
Roundup: EU-Mercosur trade deal faces delay as EU lawmakers send it for judicial review
BRUSSELS, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for legal review, a move that could delay ratification and add uncertainty to the deal's implementation.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Qarabag boost Champions League playoff hopes with late win over Frankfurt
BAKU, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Qarabag's Bahlul Mustafazade scored a late winner to keep his side's hopes of a Champions League playoff place very much alive in a 3-2 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday, while the German side are out of the competition.
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Football
Soccer-Llorente own-goal helps Galatasaray hold Atletico Madrid
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Galatasaray earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw against visitors Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, as Marcos Llorente's own goal cancelled out Giuliano Simeone's early header.
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World
Trump says no tariffs next month after agreeing outline of Greenland deal
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew a threat to impose tariffs on a number of nations for their stance on Greenland, saying he had reached the outlines of a deal with NATO on the island's future.
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World
U.S. tariffs on European countries could slow Latvia's economic growth: economist
RIGA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- If U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose new trade tariffs on eight European countries, it could mean slower export and economic growth for Latvia, according to Karlis Purgailis, chief economist at Latvia's Citadele Bank.
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World
Finland's economy shows early recovery signs despite trade-policy uncertainty: Nordea Bank
HELSINKI, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- After a year of near-zero growth, Finland's economy is showing early signs of recovery, Nordea Bank said in a press release on Wednesday, citing its latest growth outlook.
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Other Sports
Mexico's quarterback Flores champions flag football ahead of LA Olympics
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Diana Flores started playing flag football on dusty fields where women were not even allowed on the main pitch.
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World
Greenland gov't advises public to stockpile five-day emergency supplies
OSLO, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Greenland government has issued an emergency preparedness handbook advising households to stock at least five days' worth of basic supplies, including drinking water, food and sanitary products, in preparation for potential crises, local media reported on Wednesday.
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World
Roundup: Britain's job market struggles between working rights protection, employment cost hikes
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Britain's unemployment rate remained at the highest level since early 2021 during the September-November 2025 period as the job market is caught in the struggle between working rights protection and employment cost hikes.
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World
2nd LD Writethru: European Parliament puts EU-U.S. trade deal on hold over Greenland tariff threats
STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on Wednesday decided to put on hold approval of the trade deal between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.) following U.S. threats of tariffs linked to Greenland.
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World
Chile's miners flag risks in dual oversight of mining, economy ministries
SANTIAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chile's mining industry expressed concerns on Wednesday after President-elect Jose Antonio Kast named one minister to oversee both mining and the economy, warning that the economically critical sector needs dedicated oversight.
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World
China to send 2 giant pandas to Munich zoo under 10-year conservation program
MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement with Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo on giant panda conservation, under which two giant pandas from China will come to the zoo for a 10-year program.
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World
Russia's inflation eases to 5.6 pct in 2025
MOSCOW, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Russia's annual inflation rate eased to 5.6 percent in 2025 from 9.5 percent in 2024, the Bank of Russia said Wednesday.
