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Olympics-Weston leads British sliders to Cortina with real medal hopes

By Mitch Phillips BATH, England, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain has targeted a record five medals at nex...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Spain closes Pegasus spyware probe again, saying Israel has not responded

MADRID, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court on Thursday closed its investigation into the use of I...

22nd January, 2026

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Freezers full of seal meat: How Greenland's hunting culture helps emergency preparedness

KAPISILLIT, Greenland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - While many Greenlanders have been alarmed by U.S. Presiden...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Staffing company Adecco expects hiring to pick up, boosted by defence spending

ZURICH, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Adecco Group is expecting an upturn in hiring in 2026, helped by increase...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

French army buys long-range kamikaze drones from MBDA and Aviation Design

PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - France's military has placed its first order for long-range kamikaze drone...

22nd January, 2026

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Explainer-Why are Ukraine and Russia not able to agree on the fate of Donetsk?

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday that j...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

France intercepts suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean

PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The French navy intercepted a sanctioned Russian tanker in the Mediterrane...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Elizabeth Hurley tells UK court she endured 'brutal invasion of privacy'

By Michael Holden LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A tearful Elizabeth Hurley said her landlines and home...

22nd January, 2026

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UK court gives go-ahead to challenge to large data centre

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain's approval for a hyperscale data centre just outside London will...

22nd January, 2026

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US pitches 'New Gaza' development plan; Israeli fire kills five Palestinians

By Steve Holland, Rami Ayyub and Nidal al-Mughrabi DAVOS, Switzerland/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Jan 22 (Reute...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Free-wheeling Amsterdam cracks down on electric 'fatbikes'

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Amsterdam, one of Europe's biggest cycling cities, is...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Diehl to boost production of IRIS-T air defence used in Ukraine, CEO says

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - German missile maker Diehl Defence plans to expand prod...

22nd January, 2026