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Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T22:00:49+00:00

Culture secretary says national institutions will receive £600m but they must extend influence outside LondonLondon-based museums need to ensure they reach every part of the country, according to Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, who on Wednesday announced a landmark £1.5bn funding package for the arts meant to restore national pride.National museums including the British Museum and the National Portrait Gallery will be handed a £600m package but the culture secretary has urged them to look outside the capital to extend their sphere of influence. Continue reading...

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La Cour suprême semble vouloir préserver l’indépendance de la Fed et ne pas laisser Trump révoquer la gouverneure Lisa Cook

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-21T22:00:12+00:00

Les juges de la plus haute juridiction des Etats-Unis ont tenu une audience, mercredi 21 janvier, sur l’affaire Lisa Cook. Ils paraissent réticents à laisser le président américain démettre un gouverneur de la banque centrale de ses fonctions sans motif sérieux.

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Australia news live: Nationals ‘cannot be part of a shadow ministry under Sussan Ley’ and hate speech split made Coalition ‘untenable’, Littleproud says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:58:32+00:00

Nationals leader says ‘we could not be forced into voting for a position’. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Bridget McKenzie said she hopes the Coalition is not broken, but said that is “up to Sussan Ley” now.McKenzie spoke to ABC News this morning, just before party leader David Littleproud is set to speak amid the fallout. She said:Obviously, Sussan Ley has chosen to accept our resignations and the consequence of that is the National party broader shadow ministry has also tended their resignation to the opposition leader. And now

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Lords put pressure on Starmer with vote to ban social media for under-16s

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:57:19+00:00

Commons will now have to consider Tory-led amendment, which is likely to be supported by Labour MPsAs a parent – and a Conservative – I know that banning social media for under-16s is the right thing to doThe House of Lords has voted decisively for a ban on social media for under-16s in a move that puts pressure on Keir Starmer to bring in Australian-style restrictions.Peers voted by 261 to 150 in favour of a Tory-led amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was not backed by the government. Continue reading...

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Рынок ноутбуков в России упал почти на треть в 2025 году

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:53:39+00:00

Продажи ноутбуков в России в 2025 г. сократились на 15–30%. За прошлый год в России было продано около 2,9 млн ноутбуков на 169–183 млрд руб. В 2024 г. в России приобрели около 3,9 млн устройств при совокупной выручке 212–242 млрд руб. Это следует из статистики, предоставленной «Ведомостям» производителем электроники Fplus, сетью «М.видео» и розничным аудитором ICMR («ГФК-Русь»).

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Как долго будет расти золото

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:46:48+00:00

Мировые цены на золото в 2026 г. продолжают обновлять рекордные уровни: 21 января котировки драгметалла впервые преодолели отметку $4800 за унцию. Февральский фьючерс на золото на Нью-Йоркской товарной бирже (COMEX) на торгах к вечеру по Москве подорожал на 2,31% и на максимуме достиг отметки $4875,95 за тройскую унцию. За последние два дня котировки драгметалла выросли более чем на 6%.

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Australia news live: Coalition ‘untenable’, Littleproud says, claiming Ley was ‘aware of the consequences’ if she accepted Nationals’ resignations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:45:13+00:00

Nationals leader says ‘we could not be forced into voting for a position’. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Bridget McKenzie said she hopes the Coalition is not broken, but said that is “up to Sussan Ley” now.McKenzie spoke to ABC News this morning, just before party leader David Littleproud is set to speak amid the fallout. She said:Obviously, Sussan Ley has chosen to accept our resignations and the consequence of that is the National party broader shadow ministry has also tended their resignation to the opposition leader. And now

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Почему ЕС приостановил ратификацию торгового соглашения с США

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:45:07+00:00

Ратификация торгового соглашения с США, заключенного в августе 2025 г., приостановлена Европейским парламентом (ЕП). По словам председателя фракции «Прогрессивный альянс социалистов и демократов» (входит в правящую в ЕП коалицию) Ираче Гарсиа Перес, за заморозку ратификации соглашения проголосовало большинство депутатов, представляющих основные политические силы. Как сообщает французский телеканал BFMTV, заморозка – это первый серьезный шаг в ответ на угрозы президента США Дональда Трампа ввести торговые пошлины в отношении стран, выступающих против присоединения Гренландии к США.

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Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territory

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:43:15+00:00

US president claims ‘framework’ of agreement in the works after ‘very productive’ meeting with Nato secretary generalDonald Trump has walked back his threat to impose sweeping US tariffs on eight European countries, claiming he had agreed “the framework of a future deal” on Greenland.Four days after vowing to introduce steep import duties on a string of US allies over their support for Greenland’s continued status as an autonomous Danish territory, the president backed down. Continue reading...

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Зачем президент Палестины посещает Москву

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:37:22+00:00

Накануне запуска в Давосе «Совета мира» по Газе российскую столицу решил посетить палестинский лидер Махмуд Аббас. В ходе переговоров он, скорее всего, попытается убедить президента Владимира Путина принять приглашение американцев и войти в новый международный институт

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Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza, including CBS News contributor

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:32:12+00:00

The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.

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Красота в глазах смотрящего

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:27:05+00:00

На прошлой неделе депутат Госдумы Дмитрий Певцов устроил публичную порку «Чебурашке». Во вторник, 20 января, защищать в Госдуме отечественное кино от нападок парламентариев пришлось замминистра культуры Жанне Алексеевой. Певцов довольно четко сформулировал суть претензий к «Чебурашке»: по мнению парламентария и члена экспертного совета Минкультуры по отбору фильмов для господдержки, «это вредный продукт», который «никакого отношения ни к детскому, ни вообще к кино не имеет». Но, как говорится, на вкус и цвет товарищей нет: более 32 млн россиян, посмотревших обе части франшизы «Чебурашка», очев

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Не будут отдавать – отключим газ

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:25:14+00:00

Конфликт между Дональдом Трампом и европейским политическим истеблишментом по поводу контроля над Гренландией можно назвать кульминацией внешней энергетической стратегии США. Почему именно энергетической? На протяжении нескольких десятилетий усилия Вашингтона были направлены на то, чтобы путем подрыва энергетического фундамента Европы лишить ее экономического потенциала и политической субъектности. Нынешние события демонстрируют – цель достигнута, жалкие остатки «субъектности» выражаются в бессильных заявлениях брюссельских чиновников, а в экономическом плане Старый Свет находится на коротком

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Australia news live: McKenzie hopes Coalition not broken but says it’s ‘up to’ Ley; Joyce says he is ‘not ‘hawking for members’ for One Nation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:24:51+00:00

Nationals senator says ‘I would call for calmer heads to prevail’. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Bridget McKenzie said she hopes the Coalition is not broken, but said that is “up to Sussan Ley” now.McKenzie spoke to ABC News this morning, just before party leader David Littleproud is set to speak amid the fallout. She said:Obviously, Sussan Ley has chosen to accept our resignations and the consequence of that is the National party broader shadow ministry has also tended their resignation to the opposition leader. And now, obviou

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American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s inauguration, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:24:38+00:00

Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump swore his oath of office and completed an extraordinary return to power, many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it.In the first year of Trump’s second term, the democratically elected US president has moved with startling speed to consolidate authority: dismantling federal agencies, purging the civil service, firing independent watchdogs, sidelining Congr

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К кому пойти учиться

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:23:57+00:00

Вызовы, с которыми сталкивается владелец малого или среднего бизнеса, удивительно похожи независимо от города и ниши, в которой он работает. Дефицит кадров, растущая себестоимость, давление маркетплейсов, теневая конкуренция и вечный вопрос: потратиться на автоматизацию или выкручиваться вручную?

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Prosecutors barred from reviewing material seized from Washington Post reporter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:22:54+00:00

Judge issues temporary order after paper had sought return of Hannah Natanson’s devices after ‘outrageous seizure’A US judge temporarily blocked federal prosecutors on Wednesday from reviewing material seized when the FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home.Hours earlier, the Post asked a federal court in Virginia to force the US government to return electronics belonging to Hannah Natanson. Continue reading...

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ICE targets Somali communities in Maine in new Trump administration crackdown

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:21:23+00:00

Immigration enforcement has sent a surge of federal agents to the fishing state, with about 50 arrests so farThe Trump administration has begun another targeted immigration crackdown, sending a surge of federal personnel to Maine, an ocean fishing state, in a plan dubbed by the government Operation Catch of the Day.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is aiming the push at Somali immigrants living in the north-eastern state, according to reporting by the New York Times. Continue reading...

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Trump’s Moves on Greenland

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:16:41+00:00

After assailing Europe in a long speech at Davos, the president said he had won an agreement on the future of the Arctic territory.

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Trump annonce un projet d’accord avec l’OTAN sur le Groenland et suspend ses menaces de droits de douane

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-21T21:15:47+00:00

Le vice-président américain J.D. ‌Vance, le secrétaire d’Etat américain Marco Rubio et l’émissaire spécial Steve Witkoff vont être chargés de mener les pourparlers sur le Groenland. Le président a aussi fait machine arrière sur sa décision d’imposer des surtaxes douanières de 25 % contre huit pays européens.

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Epstein inquiry: Republican-controlled House panel takes first step to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:14:27+00:00

House committee opens prospect of using one of its most powerful punishments against an ex-president for first timeHouse Republicans advanced a resolution on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The Republican-controlled House oversight committee approved the contempt of Congress charges, setting up a potential vote in the House. It was an initial step t

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Iran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-21T21:09:01+00:00

After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.

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Путин на совещании с членами Совбеза обсудил «Совет мира» и Гренландию

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-21T21:07:02+00:00

Президент РФ Владимир Путин по видеосвязи провел совещание с постоянными членами Совета безопасности. В начале мероприятия он ответил на вопросы о вступлении России в «Совет мира» по управлению сектором Газа президента США Дональда Трампа, а также о намерении Вашингтона приобрести Гренландию.

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Offshore gambling operators using Australian Open to promote illegal services

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T20:59:30+00:00

One offshore e-casino posted Instagram promotion featuring AO logo despite no affiliation with tournamentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOffshore gambling operators are using the Australian Open to promote their illegal services, sparking calls for sweeping bans on the unlicensed websites.Australian regulators and sporting professionals have expressed rising concern at the growth of offshore sites, where gamblers are not protected by Australian consumer law and have no guarantee they can withdraw their winnings. Continue reading...

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US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T20:47:27+00:00

In victory for Trump administration, appeals court has temporarily lifted injunction as JD Vance set to visit stateAn appeals court has temporarily lifted restrictions from a federal judge in Minnesota that blocked ICE agents from pepper spraying and arresting peaceful protesters.In a victory for the Trump administration, the eighth US circuit court of appeals on Wednesday granted the justice department’s request for an administrative stay of a preliminary injunction issued last Friday by judge Katherine Menendez. Continue reading...

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Путін заявив, що Росія готова заплатити гроші за членство в "Раді миру", але є нюанс

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-21T20:40:00+00:00

Москва і Вашингтон обговорюють використання решти заморожених у США російських коштів для відновлення територій, які постраждали в ході розв'язаної ними війни в Україні.

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Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T20:29:41+00:00

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’ House Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that,

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Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-21T20:26:57+00:00

Governor’s office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled ‘fireside chat’ with Fortune magazineThe office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration.Newsom had been scheduled to sit down with Fortune at an event sponsored by USA House, the country’s official headquarters at the annual gathering of world and economic leaders. But before the talk was due to begin, his team says, the USA House bowed to political pressure from the Trump administration and denied the gov

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Stocks Rebound After Trump Backs Off European Tariffs

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-21T20:25:23+00:00

Stocks in the U.S. stabilized on Wednesday after an earlier slump had spilled into markets in Asia and Europe, ending a period of relative calm.

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