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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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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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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.
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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.
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ICE crackdown creates double-edged campaign issue for Republicans and Democrats
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is fast becoming a double-edged campaign issue in November's hotly contested midterm congressional elections because of mounting public unease over aggressive tactics by federal immigration officers.
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Urgent: China reaches final for first time in AFC U23 Asian Cup
JEDDAH, 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.
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Bulgaria's third region declares flu epidemic
SOFIA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that the coastal Burgas District has become the third region this year to declare a flu epidemic.
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Roundup: Fuel price hike sparks public concern in Malawi
LILONGWE, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- A sharp increase in fuel prices announced by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) on Monday has triggered public concern, with many Malawians warning that higher costs will push up prices of basic goods and services.
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Europe's leaders stand firm in Davos as CEOs warn on emotions
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European leaders, rattled by Donald Trump's latest global gambit, are looking to present a united front in Davos, as CEOs warned against an emotional response to the U.S. president's ambition to take over Greenland.
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Six-year-old girl who went to see Lion King is family's sole survivor of Spanish train crash
MADRID, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A six-year-old girl was found walking alone along the tracks on Sunday night after her parents, brother and cousin all died in the high-speed crash between two trains in southern Spain. She had been on a family outing to see the Lion King musical in Madrid.
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Feature: Ban or Embrace? Portugal's education system grapples with human cost of AI
LISBON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- In a quiet university library in central Portugal, laptop screens glow late into the evening. Some students hesitantly type, while others scroll, copy, and paste. One question spreads faster than any new software update: is artificial intelligence (AI) expanding minds, or draining them?
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Italian ski resort Courmayeur bans indoor sparklers after deadly Swiss fire
MILAN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Courmayeur, an exclusive Italian ski resort at the foot of Mont Blanc, has banned the use of sparklers and other naked flame items in closed spaces following the deadly blaze in a bar in Switzerland's Crans-Montana.
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Jailed UK baby killer Lucy Letby will not face new charges, prosecutors say
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Tuesday they would not bring any new charges of murder or attempted murder against convicted baby killer Lucy Letby, who is already serving a life sentence for the deaths of seven infants.
