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Image for Volvo Cars pauses operations at battery startup Novo Energy
Finance

Volvo Cars pauses operations at battery startup Novo Energy

STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's Volvo Cars has paused operations at its battery startup Novo...

13th January, 2026

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Finance

Iran's leadership is in its 'final days and weeks', Germany's Merz says

BENGALURU, Jan 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he assumes Iran's lea...

13th January, 2026

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Finance

Russia opens negligence probe after nine babies die in same Siberian hospital

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of nine newbor...

13th January, 2026

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Finance

BBC seeks to have Trump's $10 billion lawsuit dismissed

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The BBC will file a motion to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's $10 b...

13th January, 2026

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Russia summons Polish ambassador to demand release of detained archaeologist

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia summoned Poland's ambassador to protest over the detention of Russ...

13th January, 2026

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Georgians set decorative tree ablaze to usher in hope for new year

TEZERI, Georgia, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Outside a wooden cabin in central Georgia, local villager Natia...

13th January, 2026

Image for Orsted shares jump as US court lifts Trump block on wind project
Finance

Orsted shares jump as US court lifts Trump block on wind project

COPENHAGEN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Shares of Danish offshore wind developer Orsted jumped 5.1% on Tuesda...

13th January, 2026

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni seeks seventh term after four decades in power

By Ammu Kannampilly Jan 13 (Reuters) - When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said...

13th January, 2026

Image for Pop star Bobi Wine sets sights on Ugandan presidency despite campaign violence
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Pop star Bobi Wine sets sights on Ugandan presidency despite campaign violence

By Aaron Ross Jan 13 (Reuters) - Ugandan pop star and opposition candidate Bobi Wine says he has bee...

13th January, 2026

Image for French farmers stage new Paris protest in effort to halt Mercosur deal
Finance

French farmers stage new Paris protest in effort to halt Mercosur deal

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - French farmers drove tractors into Paris on Tuesday for the second time in...

13th January, 2026

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Finance

Factbox-Who are Iran's trading partners facing 25% US tariffs?

Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said any country that does business with Ir...

13th January, 2026

Image for Marine Le Pen tells appeal trial she had no sense of doing anything wrong
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Marine Le Pen tells appeal trial she had no sense of doing anything wrong

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen begins a crucial appeal in Paris on...

13th January, 2026