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More than 145 countries agree on update to global minimum tax deal, addressing US concerns
PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - More than 145 countries agreed on Monday to amend a 2021 global minimum cor...
5th January, 2026
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Denmark's prime minister says Trump is serious about wanting Greenland takeover
COPENHAGEN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday that she bel...
5th January, 2026
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Israeli airstrike kills two in Gaza including girl, hospital staff say
CAIRO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Israel killed at least two Palestinians including a girl, and wounded four...
5th January, 2026
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Exclusive-Novo Nordisk's US public affairs head leaves company, memo shows
By Maggie Fick and Dan Levine LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Danish obesity drugmaker Novo...
5th January, 2026
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Witkoff, Kushner to represent US at Ukraine talks, says White House
Jan 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kush...
5th January, 2026
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Iran's leaders struggle to end protests, US action in Venezuela stokes fears
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iran's efforts to quell a wave of anti-government protests...
5th January, 2026
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Russian strikes hit energy targets in Ukraine's Kharkiv, US company in Dnipro
KYIV, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Russia carried out five missile strikes on Ukraine's second biggest city Kha...
5th January, 2026
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Russia loses ally in Venezuela but hopes to gain from Trump's 'Wild West' realpolitik
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture by the Uni...
5th January, 2026
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Soccer-Outbursts, honesty, tactical rigidity and poor results will be Amorim's epitaph
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Manchester United's sacking of Ruben Amorim mar...
5th January, 2026
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UK's pharma regulator could issue a decision for Novo's Wegovy pill by year-end
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said on Monday it was reviewing Novo Nordisk...
5th January, 2026
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Hungary still aiming for US backstop after first attempt fizzles, Orban says
BUDAPEST, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Hungary has not managed to secure the type of financial assistance it ha...
5th January, 2026
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Rome welcomed record 33.5 million pilgrims for Catholic Holy Year
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - About 33.5 million pilgrims came to Rome in 2025 f...
5th January, 2026