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Urgent: Two separate trains derail in Spain, killing one, injuring at least 20
MADRID, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two separate trains derailed in the region of Catalonia on Tuesday evening, killing one of the drivers and leaving at least 20 people injured, five of them seriously, local media reported.
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Flash: Monday train derailment near Barcelona in Spain's Catalonia region causes one death: media
Flash: Monday train derailment near Barcelona in Spain's Catalonia region causes one death: media
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Commuter train derails near Barcelona, 15 injured - police
BARCELONA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A commuter train derailed on Tuesday after a containment wall fell on the track near the Spanish city of Barcelona, injuring 15 people, emergency authorities announced.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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.
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4 killed in Tunisia as heaviest rainfall since 1950 causes flooding
TUNIS, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least four people have been killed in Tunisia as the heaviest rainfall since 1950 caused flooding in the country, the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported Tuesday.
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Lithuania president says joint security deal could end Greenland row
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - An agreement on sharing responsibility for the security of the Arctic and the North Atlantic could provide a way out of the stand-off between the United States and Europe over Greenland, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday.
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Chinese embassy donates agricultural machinery to boost food security in South Sudan state
JUBA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan on Tuesday donated more than 20 pieces of agricultural machinery to boost food production in the African country's Western Equatoria State.
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China reaches final for first time in AFC U23 Asian Cup
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China reached the final of AFC U23 Asian Cup for the first time after defeating Vietnam 3-0 in the semifinals on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
