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Image for New malaria vaccines helped Ghana slash child deaths. Then Trump, others cut aid
Finance

New malaria vaccines helped Ghana slash child deaths. Then Trump, others cut aid

By Jennifer Rigby and Emmanuel Bruce LONDON/ACCRA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - New vaccines are helping Ghana...

29th January, 2026

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Finance

H&M flags slow winter sales even as fourth-quarter profits beat expectations

STOCKHOLM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Swedish fashion retailer H&M reported on Thursday a bigger rise than e...

29th January, 2026

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EU's Kallas: We expect to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The European Union will most likely include Iran's Islamic Revolutionar...

29th January, 2026

Image for US Carlyle Group agrees to buy Lukoil's global assets after sanctions pressure
Finance

US Carlyle Group agrees to buy Lukoil's global assets after sanctions pressure

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Russia's No.2 oil producer Lukoil said on Thursday it has agreed to sell...

29th January, 2026

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Finance

Sanofi vaccine sales face headwinds from US policy shifts

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it expects sales to grow by a hi...

29th January, 2026

Image for India’s textile exporters pin hopes on EU deal after US tariff blow
Finance

India’s textile exporters pin hopes on EU deal after US tariff blow

By Manoj Kumar and Dhwani Pandya NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - India’s textile and apparel ex...

29th January, 2026

Image for Indonesian authorities attempt to soothe worries after $80 billion market rout
Finance

Indonesian authorities attempt to soothe worries after $80 billion market rout

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Indonesian stocks on Thursday were plunging toward t...

29th January, 2026

Image for Deadly Crans-Montana fire sends chills through Swiss tourism with safety in spotlight
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Deadly Crans-Montana fire sends chills through Swiss tourism with safety in spotlight

VERBIER, Switzerland, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A New Year fire that killed 40 people at a Swiss ski resort...

29th January, 2026

Image for Mattel builds He-Man movie buzz with new action figures
Finance

Mattel builds He-Man movie buzz with new action figures

NUREMBERG, Germany, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Mattel launched a new line of action figures on Thursday for...

29th January, 2026

Image for Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran
Finance

Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran

By Sam Li and Trixie Yap BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third day on Thursday on...

29th January, 2026

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Finance

Britain and China hail reset in ties as Starmer seeks 'sophisticated' relationship

By Andrew MacAskill BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chines...

29th January, 2026

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Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say

By Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Rami Ayyub and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Preside...

29th January, 2026