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Italy to hold referendum on judicial reform on March 22-23
ROME, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Italy will hold a referendum on March 22-23 over a contentious reform of the justice system, sources close to the matter said on Monday, setting the date for a key test of support for Giorgia Meloni's government ahead of a 2027 election.
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Technology
Google, Apple enter into multi-year AI deal for Gemini models
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet said on Monday it had entered into a multi-year deal with Apple where the next generation of the iPhone maker's AI models will be based on Google's Gemini models.
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World
Nigeria reopens some schools in the north, defying threats of kidnap
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Schools across parts of northern Nigeria started reopening on Monday, after months of closure triggered by the abduction of hundreds of students in November.
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Football
Soccer-Chelsea have the resources to win, says Rosenior ahead of Arsenal clash
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Coach Liam Rosenior believes Chelsea already have the resources to deliver wins, as they prepare to host Arsenal in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Wednesday, in his second game in charge.
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World
Civilian casualties in Ukraine up sharply in 2025, UN monitor says
ZURICH, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022, driven by intensified hostilities along the front line and the expanded use of long-range weapons, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said on Monday.
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World
German military rocked by abuse reports as recruitment drive starts
BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Germany's military has been rocked by reports of widespread sexual harassment and right-wing extremism in an elite paratroop unit, as an initiative begins to expand the armed forces with thousands of new recruits.
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Technology
Meta to exclude Italy from rival chatbot ban on WhatsApp
BRUSSELS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms will exclude Italy from its ban on rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp following an order from the country's antitrust authority, according to a notice sent to AI providers and developers seen by Reuters.
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Technology
Alphabet hits $4 trillion valuation as AI refocus lifts sentiment
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet hit a $4 trillion market valuation on Monday, as the Google parent's sharpened artificial intelligence focus allayed doubts about its strategy and thrust it back to the forefront of the high-stakes race.
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World
Russia says it hit an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine with last week's Oreshnik strike
MOSCOW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that the target it hit last week in a strike with a hypersonic Oreshnik missile was a Ukrainian aircraft repair plant, which was disabled.
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Nation
Teenager drowns trying to save friend in Sungai Sedim, Kedah
KULIM: A 16-year-old boy has drowned while trying to save his friend in Sungai Sedim in Kampung Baru Jemerli near here.
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Technology
Morocco targets $10 billion AI contribution to GDP by 2030
RABAT, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Morocco is targeting a 100 billion dirhams ($10 billion) boost to its gross domestic product from artificial intelligence by 2030, the minister in charge of digital transition said on Monday, as the country steps up its investment in training programmes, sovereign data centres and cloud services.
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Football
Soccer-Man City's Guardiola wary of Newcastle's late goal threat
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola would have preferred the League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United to be a single-leg tie due to the holders' habit of scoring late goals.
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World
Who is Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's ex-justice minister given asylum by Hungary?
WARSAW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Zbigniew Ziobro, a former Polish justice minister who has been granted asylum in Hungary, is no stranger to conflict, regularly unleashing tirades against the "losers" and "softies" who opposed his judicial reforms or approach to the European Union.
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World
Sweden to spend $440 million on unmanned military drone systems
SALEN, Sweden, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sweden will spend 4 billion crowns ($437 million) on unmanned drone systems to be delivered over the next two years, the country's Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Monday.
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Other Sports
Rallying-Variawa wins Dakar eighth stage, Al-Attiyah retains overall lead
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Saood Variawa won the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally in a South African one-two with Henk Lategan on Monday as Nasser Al-Attiyah saw his overall lead cut to four minutes in the Saudi Arabian desert.
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World
Mexico's Sheinbaum says US military intervention ruled out after talks with Trump
MEXICO CITY, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she ruled out a U.S. military intervention to combat drug cartels, following a "good conversation" on Monday with President Donald Trump on security and drug trafficking.
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World
Germany's Klingbeil, on Powell probe, says central bank independence is 'clear line'
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Monday said that central bank independence was a "clear line" for him, when asked about the U.S. Justice Department's probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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World
Cuba's Diaz-Canel says there are no current talks with US government
HAVANA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday there are no talks with the U.S. government, in an apparent response to comments by President Donald Trump suggesting the two long-time foes were in conversations.
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Technology
Meta appoints former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Monday named Dina Powell McCormick, a former senior official in U.S. President Donald Trump's first administration, as its president and vice chairman.
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Football
Soccer-Cascarino denied West Ham WSL debut because she was wearing an earring
Jan 12 (Reuters) - France defender Estelle Cascarino was unable to make her debut for West Ham United due to an earring she was wearing in Sunday's 5-0 loss at Chelsea in the Women's Super League.
