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Spain Closes High-Speed Rail Network in South After Crash

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-19T07:39:56+00:00

The closures were announced after a high-speed train derailed and smashed into another high-speed train, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens.

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LNK Energy launches integrated clean energy platform; to invest ₹10,000 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T07:29:52+00:00

The company also announced its first project, an around 6 gigawatt (GW) solar cell, module with integrated ingot and wafer manufacturing facility spread over 60 acres at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

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China's population falls for fourth straight year

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-01-19T07:12:01+00:00

Despite efforts to encourage young couples to have children, China's birth rate hit a record low.

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Dieci anni senza Ettore Scola, i dieci film da ricordare (e perché)

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-19T07:09:06+00:00

Il 19 gennaio del 2016 ci lasciava il grande autore che attraverso il cinema aveva definito un’idea alta e non retorica del nostro Paese. Il viaggio affettuoso di Alberto Crespi tra set, incontri e capolavori

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ICICI Bank shares drop 3% as RBI provision overshadows CEO extension

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T07:08:12+00:00

The market reaction comes after ICICI Bank reported a profit after tax of ₹11,320 crore for Q3FY26, down 4 per cent year-on-year and 8.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter

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High-speed train collision in Spain kills at least 39

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-01-19T07:01:17+00:00

More than 400 passengers were on board the trains that derailed near the city of Córdoba in Spain's worst rail crash in more than a decade.

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L’Allemagne, ce pays qui aimait ses élites

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-19T07:00:06+00:00

Du fait du fédéralisme et de l’absence de grands corps, les élites allemandes sont plus diverses et moins polarisantes qu’en France. Néanmoins, depuis quelques années, la thématique des « élites mondialisées » est apparue dans les discours de l’extrême droite allemande.

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Inside CUMI’s defence push: ceramics, composites and the business of protection

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T07:00:00+00:00

From bulletproof jackets and vehicle armour to drone components and high-temperature aerospace parts, Subbu Venkatachalam explains how CUMI’s legacy in industrial ceramics is now powering a fast-growing defence portfolio.

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High-speed train crash in southern Spain leaves 39 dead

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T06:53:44+00:00

Another 75 people hospitalised, officials say, after two trains collide and derail near Adamuz in Cordóba provinceThirty-nine people have been killed and 75 hospitalised after two trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday in what the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, called “a night of deep pain” for the country.A high-speed Iryo train travelling from Málaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing on to the other track where it hit an oncoming train, Spain’s Adif rail body posted on X. The second train was also derailed and went down an embankment, authorities said. Continue reading...

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What is it like living in Greenland and being threatened by Trump?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T06:45:16+00:00

In today’s newsletter: The largely autonomous Danish territory, sparsely populated but strategically vast, sits between North America, Europe and Russia – and as the Arctic ice melts, its importance is growing fastGood morning. Donald Trump’s recent outburst that it would be “unacceptable” if the US can’t gain control over Greenland continues to drag the world’s largest island into the centre of global geopolitics. The largely autonomous Danish territory, sparsely populated but strategically vast, sits between North America, Europe and Russia – and as the Arctic ice melts, its importance is gr

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Senegal stun hosts Morocco to win AFCON title

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-19T06:43:05+00:00

Senegal edge chaotic AFCON final as Gueye punishes penalty miss by Diaz to beat hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time.

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ACME Solar adds 12 MW wind capacity in Gujarat, takes project to 68 MW

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T06:37:40+00:00

Electricity generated from the facility will be sold under a 25-year power purchase agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, ensuring long-term revenue stability for the project

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AXISCADES subsidiary wins ₹100 crore defence radar contract

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T06:30:37+00:00

The operates in aerospace, defence, electronics, semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors, said the deal positions Mistral as a key player in India’s defence electronics indigenisation efforts

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Hanson reveals ambition to turn One Nation into viable party of government after record poll showing – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T06:29:38+00:00

This blog is now closedLabor and Coalition on track to achieve deal on hate speech lawsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles ‘confident about the future of Nato’ despite Trump pressureContinuing his media rounds, the deputy PM, Richard Marles, is pressed on the government’s response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on some European nations, in a bid to take over Greenland.Nato has played a very important role and continues to be very strong. I’ve been to the last two Nato meetings representing Australia, and there is a definite sense of unity when you’re at Nato meetings.

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China’s economy hit growth goal last year despite Trump trade war and property crisis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T06:26:44+00:00

Economy weathered a fraught geopolitical landscape to reach 5% target but structural challenges at home ‘are not going away’, say expertsChinese authorities can say they hit their growth goals last year, but Donald Trump’s ongoing trade aggression, a slow-motion housing market collapse and unhappy consumers remain major challenges for the world’s second-largest economy.Data released on Monday showed the Chinese economy grew by 5% in 2025, steady on the year before and hitting the official target of “around” that pace. Continue reading...

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