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Real Madrid announce Reinier signing from Flamengo

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid have signed yet another young Brazilian talent in the form of 18-year-old attacking midfielder Reinier Jesus from Flamengo, the La Liga club announced on Monday.

Rugby

Saracens players must focus on England now, says Jones

LONDON (Reuters) - Coach Eddie Jones included seven players from crisis-hit English and European champions Saracens in his Six Nations squad on Monday and said his only interest in the salary-cap scandal was how they performed for England.

World

Pension protesters try to spoil Macron's party in Versailles

VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - Protesters seeking to scupper reform of France's pension system scuffled with police on Monday near the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, where President Emmanuel Macron was due later to pitch France as an investment destination to global executives.

World

Trump urges Senate to reject impeachment as affront to U.S. Constitution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's lawyers argued on Monday that the impeachment case against him is a product of a rigged process by Democrats and "must be rejected" in the Senate trial that gets under way in earnest on Tuesday.

World

Settlement reached over Spanish toddler's fatal fall into well

MADRID (Reuters) - The parents of a Spanish toddler who fell into an illegally-excavated well a year ago, setting off a frantic rescue effort that grabbed international attention, have reached a legal settlement with the landowner, prosecutors said on Monday.

World

EU to add vetting of climate results to fiscal monitoring

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will this year begin to assess the green transition of EU states as part of its monitoring of national budgets, a top official said, in a new sign of the bloc's commitment to meet ambitious climate goals.

World

Honduras formally declares Hezbollah a terrorist organisation

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran government has formally declared Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, the country's deputy security minister said on Monday.

World

Much work remains in Colombia's fight against coca cultivation, Pompeo says

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Much remains to be done in Colombia's fight against cultivation of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to Bogota on Monday.

Cricket

Embuldeniya takes five as Sri Lanka toil in first test vs Zimbabwe

HARARE (Reuters) - Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out hosts Zimbabwe out for 358 on day two of the first test at the Harare Sports Club on Monday, but the home side will be pleased with their batting efforts on their return to test cricket.

World

Jailbreak in Brazil sees 26 prisoners escape

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Twenty-six inmates escaped from a Brazilian prison in the northwestern state of Acre early on Monday, with all but one remaining at large, the state prison authority said.

World

Venezuela's Guaido to meet top EU diplomat in Brussels

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will come to Brussels on Wednesday to hold talks with the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Borrell told a news conference.

World

Factbox: How the Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism works

(Reuters) - Iran said it could quit the global nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council for scaling back its commitments under its 2015 nuclear pact with world powers, which the United States quit in 2018.

Nation

Unique CNY dinner featuring China's traditional halal cuisines

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a special treat for some of the nation's elite who were feted to a unique Chinese Lunar New Year's eve dinner showcasing China's traditional halal cuisines

Football

Guardiola targets second place as 'extraordinary' Liverpool march on

(Reuters) - Manchester City will target second place in the Premier League and focus on cup competitions with unbeaten league leaders Liverpool too far ahead to reel in, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday.

World

Germany confirms case of H5N8 bird flu in wild bird

HAMBURG (Reuters) - A case of H5N8 bird flu has been confirmed in a wild bird in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, German authorities said on Monday.

World

Prince Harry meets African leaders in London

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry attended a summit for leaders of 21 African countries in London hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday, the day after he spoke of his sadness that he would shortly be giving up royal duties.

India

Indian Christians protest against 'anti-Muslim' law

KOLKATA: More than 8,000 people from the Christian community took to the streets in eastern India on Monday (jan 20) to protest against a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims.

Football

Arteta and Lampard coy on transfers ahead of Arsenal-Chelsea derby

(Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta kept his transfer cards close to his chest and said on Monday that the club were not close to signing new players in the January transfer window.

World

Libya's NOC declares force majeure on Sharara, El Feel oilfields - document

LONDON (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corp declared force majeure on crude loadings from the Sharara and El Feel oilfields, according to a document sent to traders that was seen by Reuters on Monday.

Nation

Penang National Unity director, son to be charged on Tuesday (Jan 21)

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A director of the Penang National Unity and Integration Department and his son will be charged in the Butterworth Sessions Court in Penang on Tuesday (Jan 21), according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).