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South Africa's Kruger National Park shuts after severe floods
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa, Jan 15 (Reuters) - South African authorities shut Kruger National Park on Thursday to day visitors, after several rivers that run through it burst their banks as the result of days of heavy rains, they said.
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Venezuela's Rodriguez proposes oil reform to ease investment
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday she was submitting a proposal to reform the country's hydrocarbon law, as investors in the U.S. push for easier access to the South American country's oil industry.
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Czech PM Babis' government wins confidence vote as policies on budget, Ukraine shift
PRAGUE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis' populist right-wing government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Thursday, taking power with an agenda of scaling back support for Ukraine, opposing EU environment policies and pausing the previous administration's austerity drive.
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News Analysis: Britain's economy sees marginal growth in late 2025, underlying weaknesses persist
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Britain's marginally expanding economy in late 2025, while better than expected, is undercut by a subdued underlying momentum, leading analysts to urge more thorough support for businesses.
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2.5 mln Captagon pills seized in joint Iraq-Syria operation
BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi interior ministry said on Thursday that Iraq and Syria had seized 2.5 million Captagon pills in a joint cross-border security operation.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Thursday.
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Exclusive-IMF's Georgieva expects to send Ukraine program for board approval in weeks
KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said she expected to ask the Fund's executive board to approve a new $8.1 billion lending program for Ukraine in a matter of weeks, underscoring the importance of shoring up funding for the war-torn country. Speaking to Reuters after meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other top Ukrainian officials, Georgieva said much had changed in Ukraine since November, when a preliminary agreement was reached on the program, but the thrust of the program's requirements would remain the same. "I'm here to see how the country is doing in these unusually harsh times, because I want to make sure that what was agreed in November is implementable as it was agreed," she said. "We recognize that the direction to travel remains the same (but) the way we take these steps, we have to calibrate carefully."
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World Insights: Greenland standoff further exposes dilemmas of Europe's strategic autonomy
ROME, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Denmark and the U.S. have a "fundamental disagreement" over the future of Greenland, said Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Wednesday after talks with United States Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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NATO Secretary General: discussed Russia's attacks and energy problems with Ukraine's Zelenskiy
BRUSSELS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday to discuss the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, which have led to widespread power outages in the country.
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Mexico says trade pact with US will survive despite Trump's skepticism
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8 killed in road accident in eastern Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and two others injured on Thursday in a road accident in Iraq's eastern Diyala province, provincial traffic authorities said.
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Spanish defense minister refuse to rule out sending troops to Greenland
MADRID, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles on Thursday refused to rule out deploying troops to Greenland as part of a European surveillance mission, amid tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in the territory.
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UK court backs cap on cross-border card fees
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A United Kingdom (UK) court on Thursday upheld the powers of the country's payments watchdog to cap cross-border card fees on online transactions, rejecting a legal challenge brought by Visa, Mastercard and fintech firm Revolut.
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One more district in Bulgaria declares flu epidemic measures
SOFIA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- One day after flu epidemic measures were introduced in Bulgaria's Varna District for the first time this season, neighboring Dobrich District decided on Thursday to follow suit.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says she presented Nobel medal to Trump
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she had presented her Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday during a high-stakes encounter that could affect how Trump seeks to shape the South American country's political future.
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Cuba to accept US aid as Washington warns against interference
WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 15 - The U.S. State Department's top aid official warned Cuba's authorities on Thursday not to interfere with a humanitarian aid shipment and suggested President Donald Trump could take action if Cuba fails to comply.
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Foreign tourist visits to Spain hit record high in 2025: minister
MADRID, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 97 million foreign tourists visited Spain in 2025, setting a new all-time record for international visitors to the country, Spanish Minister of Industry and Tourism Jordi Hereu announced on Thursday.
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Asia to remain global growth engine in 2026 despite headwinds: UK think tank
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Asian economies are projected to grow strongly in 2026 and remain a central engine of global expansion, despite geopolitical and global economic headwinds, according to a report released by the British think-tank Asia House on Thursday.
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Israel's 2025 inflation eases to 2.6 pct
JERUSALEM, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli inflation fell to 2.6 percent in 2025, returning to the government's target range as price pressures eased, official data showed on Thursday.
