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Finance

Global equity funds log strongest weekly inflows in 3-1/2 months

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Global equity funds witnessed the largest weekly net purchase in 15 weeks in the...

16th January, 2026

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Russian forces capture two villages in eastern Ukraine, defence ministry says

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russian troops took control of the village of Zakitne in Ukraine's easter...

16th January, 2026

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Putin and Netanyahu discuss Iran by phone, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...

16th January, 2026

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Greek rice growers fear Mercosur deal will price them out of business

CHALASTRA, Greece, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rice growers in northern Greece had braced for a tough 2026 se...

16th January, 2026

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Orban ramps up anti‑Ukraine campaign with 'petition' as election battle tightens

BUDAPEST, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, gearing up for a tough election...

16th January, 2026

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Venezuela frees Czech, Dutch, German and other foreign nationals

PRAGUE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Czech national imprisoned in Venezuela since 2024 has been released alo...

16th January, 2026

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Explainer-What you need to know about trials faced by South Korea's former president Yoon

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoo...

16th January, 2026

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Greek court acquits aid workers of migrant-smuggling charges

LESBOS, Greece, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Over two dozen aid workers involved in refugee rescues in Greece...

16th January, 2026

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Russia was behind attempted 2024 arson attack, Lithuania says

VILNIUS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russia's GRU military intelligence was responsible for an attempted arso...

16th January, 2026

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Finance

Russian central bank's $235 billion case against Euroclear is adjourned until spring

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Friday opened its hearings into the Russian central ban...

16th January, 2026

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US lawmakers in Denmark seek to 'lower temperature' after Trump's Greenland threats

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers will meet...

16th January, 2026

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Bulgaria eyes snap election after main parties refuse mandate to form government

ATHENS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev said on Friday that the country will hol...

16th January, 2026