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UK weighs Australia-style social media ban for children under 16
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday launched a consultation on children's social media use, including a possible ban for children under a certain age and tougher guidance for schools on...
UK takes aim at struggling water sector with new regulator
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain will outline plans to improve England's water sector on Tuesday, promising a new regulator with powers to make more checks on infrastructure and try to prevent...
Moldova proceeds with withdrawal from Russia-led CIS group
Date: January 19, 2026
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Moldova is proceeding with the necessary formalities to complete its withdrawal from the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy announces new air defence system
Date: January 19, 2026
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's armed forces are introducing a new facet of air defence to transform their system, made up of small groups deploying interceptor drones, as the country braces for new mass...
UK plans overhaul of its antitrust regime to drive growth
Date: January 19, 2026
By Muvija M and Paul Sandle LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain aims to refine its competition regime, pledging to make it "faster, more predictable and more proportionate", launching a formal...
Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93
Date: January 19, 2026
By Giulia Segreti ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose...
