As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in 'billionaire class' (www.reuters.com)
The combined fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer, anti-poverty group Oxfam said....
Oil tankers divert from Red Sea after US, UK strikes in Yemen (www.reuters.com)
Huge fire rips through Russian online retailer's warehouse in St. Petersburg (www.reuters.com)
Germany to resume arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia with IRIS-T missiles (www.reuters.com)
Weak economy, COVID rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
LaPierre turned NRA into 'Wayne's World,' NY lawyer says at graft trial (www.reuters.com)
Wayne LaPierre ran the National Rifle Association (NRA) as “Wayne’s World” for decades, a lawyer for New York state said at the start of the gun rights group’s corruption trial, three days after LaPierre suddenly resigned as chief executive....
China's COSCO halts shipping to Israel - Israeli media (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine shows evidence Russia fired North Korea missile at Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)
KHARKIV, Ukraine, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office provided further evidence on Saturday that Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, showcasing the fragments....
Auto dealers challenge new US FTC car-buyer consumer protection rules (www.reuters.com)
The FTC said the new rules will ban bait-and-switch advertising tactics, prohibit charging for add-on costs that do not benefit consumers and require dealers to make key disclosures to consumers, including accurate pricing disclosures in advertising and sales communications....
LaPierre to step down as National Rifle Association leader (www.reuters.com)
Wayne LaPierre, the longtime leader of the National Rifle Association, announced his resignation as chief executive on Friday, days before a corruption trial involving the gun rights group begins in a Manhattan courtroom....
For civilians or Hamas? 'Dual use' issue complicates Gaza aid efforts (www.reuters.com)
Water purifiers, medical supplies and tent poles are among items Israel has blocked from entering Gaza on aid trucks, according to an Egyptian Red Crescent document seen by Reuters and sources in Gaza, but Israel denied blocking any such items....
Carrefour says it will not sell PepsiCo goods due to price hikes (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in national security trial (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to all charges against him in a high-profile national security trial that could see the city’s leading critic of the Chinese Communist Party jailed for life.
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Poland finds no Russian rocket parts after airspace breach (www.reuters.com)
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NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft (www.reuters.com)
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Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad (www.reuters.com)
Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the judiciary said....
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Former China central bank official jailed for 16 years for graft - Caixin (www.reuters.com)
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Apple can temporarily sell smartwatches after US appeals court win (www.reuters.com)
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Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court (www.reuters.com)
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Shipping giant Maersk prepares to resume operations in Red Sea (www.reuters.com)
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Russia's economic growth to slow in 2024 as high interest rates linger, Reuters poll shows (www.reuters.com)
Interest rates seen ending 2024 at 12%...
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Gaza war 'most dangerous ever' for journalists, says rights group (www.reuters.com)
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TIL: A South Korean software engineer commemorated a headstone for Internet Explorer which read "He was a good tool to download other browsers" (www.reuters.com)
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Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president with 89.6% of vote (www.reuters.com)
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