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Soccer-Last gasp goal keeps alive Ajax’s Champions League hopes
VILLARREAL, Spain, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Substitute Oliver Edvardsen scored in the last minute to give Ajax Amsterdam a dramatic 2-1 away victory over Villarreal that keeps alive their hopes of progress in the Champions League.
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Football
Soccer-Olympiacos power past Leverkusen 2-0 to keep alive qualifying hopes
ΑTHENS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Olympiacos Piraeus stunned visitors Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to improve their slim chances of making the playoff spots on next week's final matchday of the league phase.
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Football
Ten-man Copenhagen secure draw against Napoli with Larsson goal
COPENHAGEN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Substitute Jordan Larsson's late equaliser gave 10-man FC Copenhagen a hard-earned 1–1 draw against Napoli in Tuesday's Champions League clash.
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Football
Soccer-PSG falter as Suarez leads Sporting to victory
LISBON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Holders Paris St Germain slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Portuguese side Sporting on Tuesday, jeopardising their bid to qualify directly for the Champions League last 16 after Luis Suarez struck twice, netting the winner in the final minute.
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Football
Soccer-Mbappe and Vinicius shine as Real Madrid thrash Monaco 6-1
MADRID, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe struck twice, and Vinicius Jr scored a spectacular solo goal and provided two assists as Real Madrid cruised to a 6-1 victory over Monaco at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday in the Champions League.
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World
Japan court to rule in trial of man charged with killing ex-PM Abe
TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese court will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three and a half years after the assassination of the country's longest-serving premier stunned the nation.
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Football
Soccer-Tottenham beat 10-man Dortmund to close in on last-16 spot
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off their domestic gloom with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund that took the heat off head coach Thomas Frank and put them within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal in seventh heaven with 3-1 win at Inter
MILAN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Arsenal maintained their perfect run in the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday, where Gabriel Jesus scored a first-half double and Viktor Gyokeres wrapped up the victory late on.
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World
Urgent: Two separate trains derail in Spain, killing one, injuring at least 20
MADRID, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two separate trains derailed in the region of Catalonia on Tuesday evening, killing one of the drivers and leaving at least 20 people injured, five of them seriously, local media reported.
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World
Flash: Monday train derailment near Barcelona in Spain's Catalonia region causes one death: media
Flash: Monday train derailment near Barcelona in Spain's Catalonia region causes one death: media
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World
Urgent: Two separate trains derail in Spain, injuring at least 20 people: media
MADRID, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two separate train accidents occurred on suburban rail lines in the region of Catalonia on Monday evening, leaving at least 20 people injured, five of them seriously, local media reported.
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World
Commuter train derails near Barcelona, 15 injured - police
BARCELONA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A commuter train derailed on Tuesday after a containment wall fell on the track near the Spanish city of Barcelona, injuring 15 people, emergency authorities announced.
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World
Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor launches new hybrid model in Israel
JERUSALEM, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker SAIC Motor on Tuesday began the sales of a new hybrid model in Israel under its MG brand, Israeli car importer Lubinsky Group said in a statement.
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Football
Soccer-Pep praises Bodo/Glimt grit as Man City slump to defeat
BODO, Norway, Jan 20 (Reuters) - After a Cinderella run to the semi-finals of last year's Europa League, many in Norwegian football thought that might be as good as it got for Bodo/Glimt, but the team from inside the Arctic Circle proved their doubters wrong with a stunning 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City on Tuesday.
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World
Britain's unemployment rate hits 5.1 pct in September-November 2025
LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Britain's unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was estimated at 5.1 percent in September to November 2025, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Tuesday.
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World
Netflix shifts to all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery in bidding war with Paramount Skydance
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Netflix announced Tuesday it has revised its nearly 83 billion U.S. dollar bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to an all-cash offer amid an escalating bidding war with Paramount Skydance.
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World
Int'l reports highlight growth in Chinese brand value, soft power
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brand Finance, a London-based brand valuation consultancy, on Tuesday released two reports in Davos, Switzerland, highly praising the global value of Chinese brands and China's soft power.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Audi F1 team launch debut livery as title countdown starts
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Audi Formula One team showed off their debut livery on Tuesday to set the clock ticking on a five-year plan to challenge for championships by 2030.
