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ITALY'S BERLUSCONI HOSPITALIZED, PULLS OUT OF PRESIDENCY BID

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalized in Milan, day after he decided against running for president. Ilan Rubens reports.

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'JUST LIKE THE FILM', JAMAICA'S BOBSLEIGH OLYMPIC MIRACLE

29-year-old Nimroy Turgott will be part of the Jamaica's bobsleigh team which have qualified for the winter Olympics for the first time in 24 years. Olivia Chan reports.

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LA PALMA RESIDENTS RETURN HOME TO SURVEY VOLCANO DAMAGE

Residents have returned home to Spain's Canary Island of La Palma for the first time in four months on Friday (January 21) after a volcanic eruption forced them to flee. Natalie Powell reports.

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YEMEN: DOZENS KILLED IN SAUDI AIR STRIKES

More than 60 adults and at least three children are reported to have been killed in air strikes in Yemen on Friday, Save the Children said, after a Reuters witness said several people including Afr...

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U.S CHARGES BELARUS OFFICIALS WITH 'AIRCRAFT PIRACY'

Four Belarusian government officials have been charged in the United States with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last May to arrest a dissident Belarusian journalist who was on board...

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SERBIA: RIO TINTO MINE REVOKED OVER ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Shares in Rio Tinto tumbled on Friday after Serbia revoked its lithium exploration licenses over environmental concerns, hurting the Anglo-Australian miner's ambition to become Europe's largest sup...

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PANDEMIC STOCK WINNERS SLIP AS WORKING FROM HOME ENDS

Firms like Netflix, Peloton, Zoom and Delivery Hero were big winners in times of lockdown, seeing their stock prices soar. But as the world edges back towards normality investors see signs that t...

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QATAR AIRWAYS, AIRBUS IN MAJOR FALLOUT, ORDERS CANCELLED

Airbus has revoked a big jet order from Qatar Airways amid a falling out between the two over compensation for flaws in some planes. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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NETFLIX WARNS SUBSCRIBER GROWTH 'SLOWING'

Netflix dashed hopes for a quick rebound after forecasting weak first-quarter subscriber growth on Thursday, sending shares sinking nearly 20% .

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TROUBLE FOR PELOTON, SHARES PLUMMET AFTER PRODUCTION 'PAUSE'

Shares of exercise bike maker Peloton Interactive slumped as much as 27% on Thursday (Jan 20) following a report that it was temporarily pausing production of its connected fitness products due to ...

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COURT FINDS DJOKOVIC DEPORTATION WAS 'RATIONAL'

The Australian court that dismissed Novak Djokovic's challenge to his visa cancelation has given its reasons, arguing the immigration minister made the 'rational' decision he posed a risk. Lucy Fie...

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FADING HOPE OMICRON WILL CREATE HERD IMMUNITY

The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough peopl...

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PROSECUTION ARGUES ANDERS BREIVIK 'HAS NOT REFORMED'

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who in 2011 killed 77 people and maimed dozens more, has not reformed during his time in prison and should be kept behind bars, a state prosecutor to...

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BIDEN COULD BE 'SWAMPED' IN MIDTERM ELECTIONS

With his party splintered and Democrats across the coalition that elected him in 2020 unhappy, President Joe Biden has just a few months to try to chart a path out of the malaise or risk getting sw...

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SPANISH AUTHORITIES EXPECT TOURISM TO 'BOUNCE BACK' IN SPRING

Spain expects tourism to bounce back in the spring after a slowdown caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and for overall visitor numbers this year to be more than two-thirds of record 2019 lev...

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CHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON TECH COMPANIES HITS TIKTOK OWNER

ByteDance, the owner of short video app TikTok, saw its total revenue grow by 70% year-on-year to around $58 billion in 2021, according to two people familiar with the matter, cooling off as China ...

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NORTH KOREA SUGGESTS IT MAY RESUME BALLISTIC NUCLEAR TESTS

North Korea would bolster its defenses against the United States and consider restarting "all temporally-suspended activities," state media KCNA reported Thursday, an apparent reference to a self-i...

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PRESIDENT BIDEN DEFENDS FIRST YEAR RECORD AS APPROVAL SLUMPS

President Joe Biden acknowledged Americans' frustration as his first year in office came to an end on Wednesday, but said the United States was on track to meet considerable challenges from the cor...

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SONY STOCK TUMBLES ON AFTER MICROSOFT ACQUISITION

Sony stock tumbled 13% on Wednesday after news that Microsoft was buying game maker Activision Blizzard, ramping up its challenge to the Japanese firm. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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BURBERRY, RICHEMONT ADD TO LUXURY BRANDS' REVIVAL

Jewellery helped Richemont sales jump amid a luxury revival following the global health crisis, while Burberry lifted its profit outlook after full-price sales accelerated. Natalie Powell reports

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AIRLINES SCRAMBLE TO REJIG SCHEDULES AMID '5G CRISIS'

Major international airlines rushed to rejig or cancel flights to the United States ahead of a 5G wireless rollout on Wednesday that has triggered safety concerns, despite two wireless carriers say...

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MICROSOFT TO ACQUIRE 'CALL OF DUTY' MAKER ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

Microsoft Corp is buying "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants stake their claims to a virtual future...

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NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE TEST SUGGESTS 'EVOLVING ARSENAL'

North Korea fired tactical guided missiles on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent tests that highlighted its evolving missile programs amid stalled denucleari...

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NEW STUDY FINDS FOURTH BOOSTER SHOT 'DOESN'T STOP OMICRON'

Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, a senior health official said on Tuesday, predicting c...

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CHINA BLAMES INTERNATIONAL MAIL DELIVERY FOR COVID OUTBREAK

China is urging people to wear masks and gloves when opening mail, especially from abroad, after authorities suggested the first case of the Omicron coronavirus virus variant found in Beijing could...

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OIL PRICES CLIMB TO HIGHEST LEVELS SINCE 2014

Benchmark oil prices climbed to their highest level since 2014 on Tuesday as worries about supply disruption due to attacks in the Mideast added to an already tight supply outlook. Natalie Powell r...

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CHOCOLATE-MAKER LINDT SUFFERS DIFFICULT YEAR, BLAMES SUPPLY

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli expects sales of its upmarket chocolates to grow less in 2022 than last year, it said on Tuesday, and blamed supply chain bottlenecks for a slowdown in late ...

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GOLDMAN SACHS POSTS SHARP PROFIT DROP

Goldman Sachs' profit fell nearly 13% and missed expectations on Tuesday as a less volatile equity market hurt its trading business and dampened a bumper year for deals. Fred Katayama reports.

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BBC LICENSE FEE TO BE REVIEWED AS FUNDING FROZEN

Britain said on Monday it would freeze funding for the BBC for two years and begin a debate on whether a universal licence fee should continue in the modern television ageBritain said on Monday (Ja...

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AIRLINES WARN OF 'IMMINENT CATASTROPHE' THIS WEEK

The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers on Monday warned of an impending "catastrophic" aviation crisis in less than 36 hours, when AT&T and Verizon are set to deploy new 5G...

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