Football

Soccer-Guardiola shrugs off derby defeat as Man City focus on Champions League progress

BODO, Norway, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Manchester City have ‌put the weekend defeat by Manchester United behind them, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday, with the focus ‌on a top-eight finish in the Champions League where his side are in a much better ‌position than last season.

World

Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A mix of carmine and ‌scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani.

World

Mercedes-Benz starts production of all-electric version of GLB in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- German premium automaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday started series production of the all-electric version of its GLB model at its manufacturing plant in Kecskemet, central Hungary, according to Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto.

World

U.S. tariff costs largely passed to American buyers: German study

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The costs generated by U.S. tariffs are borne almost entirely by American importers and consumers rather than foreign exporters, a German study found on Monday, challenging claims by the U.S. administration that the burden falls overseas.

World

Spain to hold three-day mourning following deadly train crash

ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced three days of official mourning following a train crash in southern Spain that has killed at least 40 people.

World

Italian iconic fashion designer Valentino passes away at 93

ROME, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Renowned Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, founder of the Valentino brand, passed away at the age of 93 in Rome on Monday, the Foundation of Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti announced.

World

9 children injured as school transport crashes into tree in S. Africa's KwaZulu-Natal

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nine children were injured on Monday afternoon after a vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree in Pinetown, South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, local media reported.

World

Death toll from Guatemala gang attacks rises to nine police officers

GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 19 (Reuters) - ‌The death toll from coordinated gang attacks in Guatemala has risen ‌to nine police officers, an official confirmed on Monday, following ‌a weekend of violence that began with prison riots.

Golf

Golf-Thitikul, Hull and Ko among those to join women's indoor golf league

Jan 19 (Reuters) - World number ‌one Jeeno Thitikul from Thailand, England's Charley Hull, and three-times ‌major winner Lydia Ko are among the first group of committed ‌LPGA Tour players for the new women's tech-infused indoor team golf league.

World

Germany to reintroduce EV subsidies for private buyers

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Germany will reintroduce subsidies for private consumers purchasing electric vehicles, the environment ministry announced on Monday, reviving incentives that were halted at the end of 2023.

Football

Soccer-Problems mount for Tottenham's Frank, but vows to fight on

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The problems continue to mount for ‌embattled Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank with the Dane having only 11 outfield players available for Tuesday's crucial Champions League clash with ‌Borussia Dortmund, but he says he will keep fighting.

World

Russia's budget deficit around 2.6 pct of GDP in 2025: finance ministry

MOSCOW, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russia's federal budget recorded a deficit of 5.65 trillion rubles (about 72.1 billion U.S. dollars), or around 2.6 percent of GDP, in 2025, the Russian Finance Ministry said Monday.

World

Bulgaria's President Radev resigns amid speculation he will form his own party

SOFIA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ‌President Rumen Radev will resign, he said in a ‌speech on Monday, stoking widespread speculation that he will ‌form his own political party to run in upcoming parliamentary elections after the previous government resigned last month. 

World

Top US Catholic cardinals question morality of American foreign policy

Jan 19 (Reuters) - ‌Three U.S. Catholic archbishops on Monday decried the direction of ‌American foreign policy, saying the country's "moral role in confronting ‌evil around the world" was in question and that military action must only be used as an extreme last resort.

Football

Soccer-Senegal's Afcon celebrations overshadowed by threat of sanctions

RABAT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Senegal ‌might be celebrating their Africa Cup of Nations victory but will anxiously await possible ‌sanctions for their walk-off during Sunday's final against Morocco.

Football

Soccer-Morocco to file legal complaint over Cup of Nations final fiasco

RABAT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Morocco ‌will pursue legal action over the outcome of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final, where ‌opponents Senegal walked off the field to protest a penalty awarded against them but ‌later returned to win the match.

Football

Soccer-Morocco's remorseful Diaz apologises for penalty miss in Nations Cup final

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Morocco's Brahim Diaz ‌has apologised for his Panenka penalty miss that cost his country the Africa Cup ‌of Nations title on Sunday, saying his "soul hurts" and he took responsibility ‌for the 1-0 defeat by Senegal in the decider in Rabat.

World

Valentino, leading Italian fashion designer, dies at 93

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A mix of carmine and scarlet, with ‌a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani. 

World

Death toll from rainfall-induced incidents in Zimbabwe reaches 78

HARARE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 78 people have been killed and 61 others injured as a result of incessant rains across Zimbabwe since the start of the rainy season in October, the country's Department of Civil Protection (DCP) said on Monday.

Football

Soccer-Manchester City boost injury-hit defence with Guehi signing

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Manchester City have signed England ‌centre back Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace on a five-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday, ‌as they look to close the gap on leaders Arsenal in the title race.