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Analysis-Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan's leader could prove tricky for China
By Greg Torode and Yimou Lee HONG KONG/TAIPEI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Some Chinese online users are calling for a lightning Venezuela-style snatch of Taiwan's leaders in a prelude to taking over the island, but analysts, scholars and security officials say ...
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German exports fall unexpectedly, industrial production rises
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - German exports unexpectedly fell in November, while industrial output rose despite expectations for a decline, official data showed on Friday. Exports from Europe's biggest economy fell by 2.5% in November c...
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Trump wishes 'best of luck' to Hungary's Orban in election campaign
BUDAPEST, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wished 'best of luck' to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a long-time ally, in his election campaign in a letter posted by Orban on his Facebook page on Friday. In the letter dated De...
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German industrial output unexpectedly rises in November
Jan 9 (Reuters) - German industrial production unexpectedly rose in November by 0.8% compared with the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.4% fall. The office offers more ...
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Turkey to forge on with tight economic policy, some fine-tuning, VP Yilmaz says
By Ebru Tuncay ISTANBUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Turkey is committed to carrying on its tight economic policies in order to cool inflation, and though it may fine-tune the programme it will not change course, Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said in comments em...
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Russia says it fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine
By Andrew Osborn Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Russian military said it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine in response to what it described as an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences, s...
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Jazz close out Mavericks to end 5-game losing skid
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz closed on a 16-7 run to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists for Utah, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Brice Sensab...
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Disney CEO meets top Chinese official as 'House of Mouse' navigates US‑China tensions
BEIJING, Jan 9 (Reuters) - One of China's top officials met with Disney CEO Bob Iger in Beijing on Friday, state media reported, as the "House of Mouse" seeks to strengthen its foothold in the world's second-largest economy amid fraught U.S.-China ten...
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Can the US put a price tag on Greenland?
By Mark John and Simon Johnson LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Despite Denmark's repeated insistence that Greenland is not for sale, U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are "talking about what a potential purchase would look like", according to a White ...
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India-US trade deal stalled after Modi did not call Trump, Lutnick says
NEW DELHI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - India's trade pact with the United States was delayed because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make a telephone call to President Donald Trump to close a deal they were negotiating, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sa...
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