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4.7 billion-euro ‘war chest’ promised by Ireland’s Tourism Minister
4.7 billion-euro ‘war chest’ promised by Ireland’s Tourism Minister

DUBLIN, Ireland: Unveiling a 4.7 billion-euro war chest on January 7, Minister for Tourism Peter Burke announced it would launch a...

CHINA-TIANJIN-TURKISH STUDENT-LANGUAGE LEARNING (CN)
CHINA-TIANJIN-TURKISH STUDENT-LANGUAGE LEARNING (CN)

(260113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Trkan Hamza (R), a Turkish student majoring in Chinese-English translation, poses for...

Taiwan Cabinet mum on possible US tariff deal involving TSMC investment: Report
Taiwan Cabinet mum on possible US tariff deal involving TSMC investment: Report

Taipei [Taiwan], January 13 (ANI): The Cabinet was tight-lipped Tuesday on a report saying that the United States had agreed to lower...

How Chile's cherries learn to ignore Chinese Lunar New Year
How Chile's cherries learn to ignore Chinese Lunar New Year

CHENGDU/SANTIAGO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- For much of the past decade, Chile's export of cherries to China ran on a narrow calendar. ...

UAE, Japan discuss strengthening partnership at World Future Energy Summit
UAE, Japan discuss strengthening partnership at World Future Energy Summit

ABU DHABI, 13th January, 2026 (WAM) -- Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, met with Ryosei Akazawa,...

Reeling Ducks eager to halt slide in season series finale vs. Stars
Reeling Ducks eager to halt slide in season series finale vs. Stars

(Photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images) The Ducks hope a little home cooking will help them return to the win column when...

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Four-runway Bishoftu project aims to become Africa’s largest hub
Four-runway Bishoftu project aims to become Africa’s largest hub

BISHOFTU, Ethiopia: Ethiopia has kicked off construction of a vast new airport near its capital, a project officials say will transform...

Breather for Trump as US top court delays tariffs ruling to January 14
Breather for Trump as US top court delays tariffs ruling to January 14

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's decision on global tariffs received an unexpected breather when the U.S. Supreme Court postponed...

Iran shuts down internet, phone services after protests erupt
Iran shuts down internet, phone services after protests erupt

DUBAI, U.A.E: As a nighttime demonstration called by Iran's exiled crown prince saw protesters shout from their windows and storm the...

US walks out of 66 international organizations, calling them wasteful
US walks out of 66 international organizations, calling them wasteful

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 7, suspending U.S. support for the 66 organizations,...

Minneapolis woman shot by ICE agent had just left child in school
Minneapolis woman shot by ICE agent had just left child in school

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Controversy raged over the shooting at the wheel by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer of the...

Power restored to 45,000 Berlin homes after sabotage caused blackout
Power restored to 45,000 Berlin homes after sabotage caused blackout

BERLIN, Germany: Tens of thousands of households in southwestern Berlin saw their electricity restored on January 7, three days after...