World

1st LD Writethru: Trump says U.S. to impose tariffs on 8 European nations over Greenland

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States will impose 10-percent tariffs on all goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland over Greenland starting on Feb. 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

World

Chinese scholar honored for promoting China-Hungary cultural exchange

BUDAPEST, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese linguist and literary translator Guo Xiaojing was awarded the "Knight of Universal Culture" title here on Saturday for her outstanding contributions to cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Hungary.

World

1st LD Writethru: Vast protests against U.S. push on Greenland held in Denmark, Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vast protests against U.S. actions and remarks suggesting control over Greenland were held on Saturday in multiple cities across Denmark and Greenland.

World

Whistles and walkie-talkies: Minneapolis keeps guard over schools amid ICE arrests

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Peter Brown's gray mustache and beard were matted with ‌ice as he stood watch on a frigid Friday afternoon outside Green Central Elementary, not far from where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good last week. 

Other Sports

Figure skating-Georgia's Egadze soars to dominant victory in European championships

SHEFFIELD, England, ‌Jan 17 (Reuters) - Georgia's Nika Egadze delivered the performance of his ‌career on Saturday, landing four quadruple jumps to run ‌away with the European men's figure skating title and leave a mistake‑ridden field far behind. 

Football

Soccer-Chelsea ride luck to beat Brentford in coach Rosenior's league debut

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Chelsea ‌beat London neighbours Brentford 2-0 on Saturday in the first Premier League match under ‌coach Liam Rosenior thanks to a Joao Pedro strike and a Cole Palmer penalty, ‌but they were let off the hook as the visitors wasted a string of chances.

World

Chinese-built VIP guesthouse opens at Tanzania airport

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The VIP guesthouse at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam has been officially completed and inaugurated, marking its handover and the start of operations.

Football

Soccer-Liverpool pay the penalty as Burnley draw extends winless run

LIVERPOOL, England, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A ‌Florian Wirtz strike was cancelled out by Marcus Edwards as Liverpool were ‌left ruing a missed penalty by Dominik Szoboszlai in Saturday's 1-1 draw ‌with lowly Burnley, the hosts' fourth Premier League stalemate in a row.

World

EU and Mercosur sign trade deal after 25 years of negotiations

ASUNCION, Jan ‌17 (Reuters) - Top officials from the EU and the South American bloc Mercosur signed a free ‌trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay, paving the way for the European Union's largest-ever trade ‌accord after 25 years of negotiations.

World

Trump vows tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - President ‌Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing ‌tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed ‌to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark's vast Arctic island.

Football

Soccer-Carrick rekindles Old Trafford magic in perfect start

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick was not ‌getting carried away but after returning some of the missing magic to Manchester United in an exhilarating 2-0 derby win ‌over Manchester City on Saturday those who doubt he is the club's saviour might be reconsidering.

World

Flash: Trump says U.S. to impose tariffs on certain countries over Greenland

Flash: Trump says U.S. to impose tariffs on certain countries over Greenland

Cricket

Cricket-Bangladesh meet with ICC to request relocation of T20 World Cup matches

Jan 17 (Reuters) - The ‌Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has had "constructive" discussions with the ‌International Cricket Council (ICC) over moving their Twenty20 World ‌Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka, the country's governing body said on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Inter set Serie A title race pace with win at Udinese

UDINE, Italy, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Inter Milan continued ‌to set the pace at the top of the Serie A standings with a 1-0 victory ‌away to Udinese on Saturday, where Lautaro Martinez's goal earned his side their eighth win in ‌a nine-game unbeaten league run.  

Nation

Dead woman with thigh injuries washes ashore in Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: The body of a woman, believed to have drowned and bearing injuries to her right thigh, was found in the Lubuk Sepang beach area, Bayu Damai in Pengerang, here on Saturday (Jan 17) morning.

Nation

Man feared drowned while rescuing son in Sungai Lebir

GUA MUSANG: A man is feared drowned after being swept away by strong currents while trying to rescue his son from drowning in Sungai Lebir at the Lebir South Kelantan Development Authority's (KESEDAR) Land Development Plan (RKT) here on Saturday (Jan 17) evening.

Football

Soccer-CAF president rejects accusation of FIFA influence

RABAT, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Confederation of ‌African Football could have done a better job of explaining its decision to ‌move the Africa Cup of Nations from every two to four years but ‌was standing by it, the organisation's president Patrice Motsepe said on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Mbappe and Asencio strike as Real Madrid calm storm with 2-0 win over Levante

MADRID, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Real Madrid ended a ‌turbulent week with a 2-0 LaLiga win over lowly Levante on Saturday courtesy of second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe ‌and Raul Asencio, after being met with boos from a restless Bernabeu crowd before the breakthrough arrived.

World

Indonesia searching for missing surveillance plane with 11 onboard

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers were ‌searching on Saturday for an ATR 42-500 fisheries surveillance aircraft ‌that went missing with 11 people on board, officials said.

Football

Soccer-Man Utd sweep past Man City as Carrick enjoys perfect start

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A transformed Manchester United kicked off ‌interim manager Michael Carrick's second stint in charge with an exhilarating 2-0 derby day defeat of Manchester City in the Premier League at a ‌vibrant Old Trafford on Saturday.