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Update: Xi calls for advancing building of China-Canada new strategic partnership
Update: Xi calls for advancing building of China-Canada new strategic partnership

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Friday. Xi noted...

(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-BADMINTON-INDIA OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES
(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-BADMINTON-INDIA OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(260116) -- NEW DELHI, Jan. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zhiyi of China competes against Nidaira Natsuki of Japan during women's singles...

Column: What is Japan hiding under its masks?
Column: What is Japan hiding under its masks?

by Xin Ping Noh masks, worn by stage actors in classical Japanese dance-drama, are spooky static faces -- their expressions seem...

EAM discovers shared love for cricket with Japan's FM amid strategic talks
EAM discovers shared love for cricket with Japan's FM amid strategic talks

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held strategic talks with Japan's Foreign Minister...

Jaishankar calls to "de-risk" global economy, says economic security is "paramount"
Jaishankar calls to "de-risk" global economy, says economic security is "paramount"

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday underscored the importance of economic security,...

China's super-large market creates global opportunities with record imports
China's super-large market creates global opportunities with record imports

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's total goods imports reached a historic high of 18.48 trillion yuan (about 2.64 trillion U.S. dollars)...

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Saks Global seeks Chapter 11 protection with $1.75 billion financing
Saks Global seeks Chapter 11 protection with $1.75 billion financing

NEW YORK CITY, New York: After years of expansion fueled by debt and rising pressure from cautious luxury shoppers, Saks Global has...

US State Department revoked over 100,000 visas since Trump’s return
US State Department revoked over 100,000 visas since Trump’s return

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office last year,...

Grok under lens in UK for explicit deepfake images of women, children
Grok under lens in UK for explicit deepfake images of women, children

LONDON, U.K.: Elon Musk's X is now under scrutiny in the United Kingdom, with the media regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofcom),...

Rare copy of Superman comic book fetches $15 million at auction
Rare copy of Superman comic book fetches $15 million at auction

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A rare copy of the first Superman comic book, which was also once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage,...

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...