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Czech police detain person suspected of working with Chinese intelligence

PRAGUE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Czech police on Thursday said they have detained a person suspected of wo...

22nd January, 2026

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Alibaba to plan IPO for AI chipmaking unit T-Head, Bloomberg News reports

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Alibaba is preparing to list its chipmaking arm, T-Head, Bloomberg News reported...

22nd January, 2026

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VW shares jump to top of Germany's DAX after it reports upbeat automotive cash flow

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Shares in Volkswagen rose 5.6% after Europe's largest carmaker on Wednesday repor...

22nd January, 2026

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Holcim CEO expects to make around 15 acquisitions in 2026

By John Revill and Divya Chowdhury DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Holcim plans to make aroun...

22nd January, 2026

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UK's Beazley rejects Zurich Insurance's $10 billion takeover bid

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Beazley rejected a 7.67-billion-pound ($10.3 billion) takeover bid from Zurich In...

22nd January, 2026

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Morgan Stanley pushes BoE rate cut call to March from February after inflation data

Jan 22 - Morgan Stanley expects the Bank of England to deliver its next interest rate cut in March,...

22nd January, 2026

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Ubisoft shares tumble after 'Assassin's Creed' creator unveils restructuring, cancels games

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Shares in Ubisoft plunged on Thursday after the French video game publisher annou...

22nd January, 2026

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In Davos debut, Musk says US tariffs make solar power a challenge

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk will take part in a panel at Davos at 4:30 p.m. local time (1...

22nd January, 2026

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French telecom giants eye new bid for rival Altice's SFR

Jan 22 (Reuters) - French telecoms operators Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad-owned Free said on T...

22nd January, 2026

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Borrowing data offers new year cheer for UK's Reeves, for now

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed less than expect...

22nd January, 2026

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NATO's Rutte says Arctic talks with Trump to focus on keeping out Russia, China

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said on Thursday that he and U.S. P...

22nd January, 2026

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China’s Weichai rejects KKCG's Ferretti bid as board fight looms

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Ferretti International Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Ferretti, said on...

22nd January, 2026