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Image for Sudanese man jailed in UK for murdering asylum hotel worker
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Sudanese man jailed in UK for murdering asylum hotel worker

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A Sudanese asylum seeker was jailed on Friday for a minimum of 29 years f...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

AstraZeneca strikes deal for up to $18.5 billion to license weight-loss drugs from China's CSPC

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca will license experimental drugs for obesit...

30th January, 2026

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Olympic bus fare surcharge leaves 11-year-old stranded in snow

MILAN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - An 11-year-old schoolboy who did not have money for a bus fare surcharge i...

30th January, 2026

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Denmark plans tougher deportation laws, challenging European human rights framework

By Stine Jacobsen and Soren Jeppesen COPENHAGEN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Denmark said on Friday it would...

30th January, 2026

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Russia, Ukraine halt energy strikes, but differences emerge on moratorium

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to a request from U.S. President Donald...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

EU says no post-Brexit energy deal without UK payments

By Kate Abnett and Susanna Twidale BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - European Union countries will demand...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

Iran to label EU armed forces as 'terrorists' over Guards blacklist

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Iran plans to designate the armed forces of European Union countries that have bl...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

Trump names Warsh as next Federal Reserve Chair

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had picked former Federal R...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China is set to lift restrictions which it had imposed on a group of Br...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

Analyst EU carbon price forecasts edge up in volatile start to the year

By Susanna Twidale LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Analysts raised slightly their forecasts for prices in...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

Stellantis to hike Italy output this year thanks to new models, Europe chief says

MILAN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Stellantis expects to increase its output in Italy this year thanks to new...

30th January, 2026

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Finance

US energy assistance for Ukraine stalls as winter bites

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. and European officials are gr...

30th January, 2026