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Rachel Reeves pulls out of London Stock Exchange event after new Trump tariff threat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T09:28:27+00:00

Markets down on Monday after threat to impose up to 25% tariffs on eight European countries over GreenlandRachel Reeves has pulled out of a planned appearance at the London Stock Exchange to celebrate a “new golden age” for the City, following Donald Trump’s threat to implement tariffs until the US is allowed to buy Greenland.The chancellor’s withdrawal from the event, which was designed to be a celebration of business in the UK following the FTSE 100 soaring above the 10,000 mark for the first time, came as markets opened down on Monday morning after the US president’s threat. Continue readin

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Sterling Tools teams up with China’s MINIEYE for India ADAS push

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T09:27:29+00:00

Sterling Tools will handle application engineering and perception tuning to ensure the systems work reliably in local scenarios rather than replicating global implementations

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Century-old Halder Venture makes NSE debut via direct listing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T09:24:18+00:00

A total of around 1.24 crore equity shares of face value ₹10 each have been listed on the NSE, representing the Kolkata-based company’s entire paid-up equity share capital of ₹12.43 crore

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Starmer addresses Trump’s Greenland threats in No 10 press conference – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T09:15:26+00:00

PM speaks to reporters this morning amid crisis over the territory and US president’s tariff threats to those who oppose himWhen Zack Polanski was elected Green party leader, he was widely criticised for expressing doubts about Nato. Donald Trump’s Greenland threats have arguabkly vindicated his position. In an article in the New Statesman, he says the UK should cut security links with the US. He says:It’s now terrifyingly clear that betting our entire national security on being America’s poodle will simply not be a tenable situation for much longer. So the question is, what do we do about it?

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VIDEO Accident de trains en Espagne : les images des secours sur les lieux

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-19T09:15:25+00:00

Au moins 39 personnes sont mortes, selon un nouveau bilan provisoire publié par le ministère de l’intérieur. Le ministre des transports, Oscar Puente, a jugé « difficile à expliquer » le déraillement survenu sur une portion de voie rectiligne récemment rénovée.

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Geojit’s UAE joint venture launch to India Opportunities Fund

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T09:00:52+00:00

BGIOF enables investors, NRIs as well as foreign nationals, to participate in India’s growth trajectory by offering access to its diversified basket of sub-funds across sectors and market segments

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Santé : « Supprimer la recommandation d’un vaccin, c’est fragiliser un outil majeur pour réduire les inégalités »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-19T09:00:09+00:00

La décision des autorités sanitaires américaines de retirer plusieurs vaccins pédiatriques des recommandations universelles marque un désengagement qui aggravera lourdement les inégalités de santé, pointent les professeurs Jean-Daniel Lelièvre et Stéphane Paul dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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« Supprimer la recommandation d’un vaccin, c’est fragiliser un outil majeur pour réduire les inégalités »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-19T09:00:06+00:00

La décision des autorités sanitaires américaines de retirer plusieurs vaccins pédiatriques des recommandations universelles marque un désengagement qui aggravera lourdement les inégalités de santé, pointent les professeurs Jean-Daniel Lelièvre et Stéphane Paul dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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L’économie chinoise est marquée par de profonds déséquilibres, avec une production et des exportations en hausse, et une consommation et une natalité en berne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-19T08:56:58+00:00

Le pays a enregistré une croissance de 5 % en 2025, selon les chiffres officiels publiés lundi 19 janvier. Ses usines vendent toujours plus à l’étranger, tandis que les Chinois pénalisés par la crise de l’immobilier, consomment moins.

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L’économie de la Chine est marquée par de profonds déséquilibres, avec une production et des exportations en hausse, et une consommation et une natalité en berne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-19T08:56:54+00:00

Le pays a enregistré une croissance de 5 % en 2025, selon les chiffres officiels publiés lundi 19 janvier. Ses usines vendent toujours plus à l’étranger, tandis que les Chinois pénalisés par la crise de l’immobilier, consomment moins.

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‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace,’ says Trump amid Greenland threats – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T08:49:48+00:00

US president accuses Norwegian leader of Nobel snub and says he will focus on what ‘is good and proper for America’ as he ramps up Greenland rhetoricThrowing a bit more light on Trump’s unusual letter stating how he’s no longer “purely” interested in peace, Jonas Gahr Støre, the Norwegian prime minister, said the message came shortly after he and Finland’s Alexander Stubb sent a letter opposing the proposed tariffs on some European countries.“We pointed out the need to de-escalate the exchange of words and requested a phone call between Trump, Stubb and me during the day,” he told VG newspaper

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Man in critical condition after third Sydney shark attack in two days

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T08:46:03+00:00

Ambulance NSW treat man at Manly beach in Sydney’s north after attack by shark on Monday eveningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man believed to be in his 20s is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark in the third attack at Sydney beaches in two days.He was taken to Royal North Shore hospital on Monday evening after Ambulance NSW treated the man at Manly beach in Sydney’s north following the attack. Continue reading...

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Woman found dead on popular Australian tourist island K’gari

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T08:43:02+00:00

Queensland police appeal for witnesses after 19-year-old, a Canadian citizen, found on beach north of the Maheno shipwreckFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 19-year-old Canadian woman found dead on the beach on a popular tourist island off the Queensland coast on Monday morning was discovered surrounded by a pack of dingoes.But despite confirming her body had been “touched and interfered with” by the wild canids on K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island), police say they will await a postmortem before speculating

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Out of sight: spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T08:37:31+00:00

Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineeringSeventy metres down, in deep incognito beneath a disguised ventilation shaft in the Chilterns countryside, lies HS2’s buried treasure: two 10-mile tunnels, built to avoid an area of outstanding natural beauty, eerily spectacular in gleaming concrete.They are, laments a staffer on the high-speed railway scheme, what all of the route should look like by now: pristine, fully constructed, and just waiting for a railway to run through them. Continue read

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