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(260115) -- LONDON, Jan. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ding Junhui of China plays a shot during the round 1 match against Judd Trump of England...

Japanese PM to detail plans to dissolve lower house for snap election on Jan. 19
Japanese PM to detail plans to dissolve lower house for snap election on Jan. 19

TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to give more details on Jan. 19 of her plan to dissolve...

Chinese medicines emerge as a bridge of health amid Afghanistan's healthcare struggles
Chinese medicines emerge as a bridge of health amid Afghanistan's healthcare struggles

KABUL, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Esmatullah, a 32-year-old taxi driver in Kabul and the sole breadwinner for a family of 10, spends more...

ASEAN-China cooperation contributes to regional peace, stability, prosperity: ASEAN secretary-general
ASEAN-China cooperation contributes to regional peace, stability, prosperity: ASEAN secretary-general

JAKARTA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Despite a complex and evolving global environment over the past year, ASEAN and China have continued to...

Daily World Briefing, Jan. 15
Daily World Briefing, Jan. 15

French gov't survives no-confidence votes in National Assembly The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived...

"Need Greenland for national security": Trump warns Russia and China could move in
"Need Greenland for national security": Trump warns Russia and China could move in

Washington DC [US], January 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) asserted that Greenland is important for...

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Powell calls indictment threat a pretext to control interest rates
Powell calls indictment threat a pretext to control interest rates

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has sharply intensified his standoff with the Federal Reserve, with the Justice Department...

Northern Finland freezes, all flights cancelled, tourists stranded
Northern Finland freezes, all flights cancelled, tourists stranded

HELSINKI, Finland: The severe cold forced cancelations of flights at Kittilä airport, leaving thousands of tourists in northern Finland...

Can’t give Peace Prize to Trump, Nobel Institute tells Machado
Can’t give Peace Prize to Trump, Nobel Institute tells Machado

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Norwegian Nobel Institute has dashed any hope that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado would give...

Outings to Italy’s Mount Etna restricted as volcanic eruptions begin
Outings to Italy’s Mount Etna restricted as volcanic eruptions begin

MOUNT ETNA, Italy: Guides in Sicily's Mount Etna are upset with the local authorities over tougher restrictions imposed by them after...

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...