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Last Czech Deep Coal Mine Closes as Centuries-Old Industry Reaches Final Day
Germany's Merz to Raise Migrant Returns in Talks With Syrian Leader
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Iran Protests Abate After Deadly Crackdown, Trump Says Tehran Calls Off Mass Hangings
Date: January 16, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Nayera Abdallah Dubai, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media...
Russia Hails Apparent Desire of Some EU States to Resume Dialogue on Ukraine With Moscow
Date: January 16, 2026
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday hailed what it said looked like the desire of Italy, France and Germany to resume dialogue on Ukraine with Russia as a "significant...
Swedes Face Tax Choice in September Vote, Minister Says
Date: January 16, 2026
STOCKHOLM, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said on Friday that a general election in September this year will be a referendum on taxes. Sweden's economy is picking up...
Greek Rice Growers Fear Mercosur Deal Will Price Them Out of Business
Date: January 16, 2026
CHALASTRA, Greece, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rice growers in northern Greece had braced for a tough 2026 season as competition from non-EU exporters heated up but many of them now worry that a controversial...
Italy Urges NATO to Coordinate in Arctic as Greenland Tensions Escalate
Date: January 16, 2026
By Angelo Amante ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Arctic has become a theatre of intensifying strategic rivalry, an Italian government paper that will be presented on Friday said, citing Russia's "massive...
German Inflation Confirmed at 2.0% in December
Date: January 16, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed in December to 2.0%, the federal statistics office said on Friday, confirming preliminary data. Inflation, or consumer prices harmonised to compare...