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Cross-country skiing-CAS declines to hear Bolshunov appeal over Olympic exclusion
Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has said it does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from Russian cross-country skier Aleksandr Bolshunov over the decision to exclude him from the upcoming Winter Olympics.
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News Analysis: 140 years on, Germany's auto industry faces defining transformation
BERLIN, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Germany's automobile industry, a cornerstone of the country's industrial success for more than a century, is entering a defining phase of transformation as electrification and intelligent technologies reshape the global car market.
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Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties
DAKAR, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations, according to a decree approved by the West African nation's council of ministers on Thursday.
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U.S. chemicals giant Dow to cut 4,500 jobs in shift toward AI, automation
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. chemicals giant Dow announced Thursday that it plans to cut around 4,500 jobs as part of a major restructuring effort to shift its emphasis toward artificial intelligence and automation.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar edged lower in late trading on Thursday.
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8 killed in shootout during police operation in northeastern Brazil
SAO PAULO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Eight suspected criminals were killed and a military police officer was wounded Thursday during a shootout with police in the city of Eunapolis, Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, authorities said.
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Chinese automotive firm to set up European headquarters in UK
LONDON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese company Chery Commercial Vehicle (CCV) will establish its first European headquarters in the British city of Liverpool, local authorities said on Thursday.
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Drone-backed militants attack Nigerian army base, several soldiers dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Islamist militants backed by armed drones raided an army base in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, killing several troops in the early hours of Thursday, the military said, in the second assault reported there this week.
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Olympics-Dedicated Olympic ER and ward for 2026 Games unveiled in Milan
MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Athletes and support staff competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics will be able to rely on a dedicated emergency room and ward at Milan's large Niguarda hospital.
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Russia's gold deposits reserves grow 614 tonnes in 2025
MOSCOW, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia's reserves of gold deposits increased by 614 tonnes in 2025 following geological exploration carried out across the country, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said Thursday.
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Trump's NSA pick endorses post-9/11 surveillance powers, stays vague on warrants
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Security Agency, said on Thursday he is in favor of keeping broad foreign surveillance powers introduced following the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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Tennis
Tennis-Raducanu splits with coach Roig after six months
Jan 29 (Reuters) - British number one Emma Raducanu has called time on working with coach Francisco Roig after six months, the 2021 U.S. Open champion said on Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-World Cup winner and Olympic champion Dunn announces retirement
NEW YORK, Jan 29 - Crystal Dunn, an Olympic champion and World Cup winner who made 160 appearances for the U.S. women's national team, announced her retirement from professional soccer on Thursday.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Hamilton encouraged by 'amazing' mileage in new Ferrari
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton hailed an "amazing" amount of mileage on a productive morning for Ferrari on day four of Formula One's pre-season shakedown at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
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Trump says U.S. to open Venezuela airspace after talk with acting president
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he planned on opening up Venezuela's air space after a discussion on Thursday with the country's acting president Delcy Rodríguez.
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China to improve consumption tracking with strengthened statistics work
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China will improve its tracking of consumption market dynamics amid efforts to foster a robust domestic market, according to a national statistics conference which concluded on Thursday.
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Volkswagen delivers first locally developed zonal electronic architecture in China
HEFEI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Volkswagen Group China on Wednesday announced that it had delivered China Electronic Architecture (CEA), the group's first zonal electronic architecture, at the end of 2025.
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Merz says Germany exploring shared nuclear umbrella with European allies
BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European nations are starting to discuss ideas around a shared nuclear umbrella to complement existing security arrangements with the U.S., German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, amid growing talk in Germany of developing its own nuclear defences.
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Olympics-Figure skating-Cizeron aims for another gold with new dance partner in Milano Cortina
MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Guillaume Cizeron heads into the Milano Cortina Games chasing a second Olympic ice dancing title, attempting a rare late-career reinvention after ending the sport's most dominant duo of the past decade and starting again with a new partner.
