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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:25:13 GMT
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy
The group has struggled with a substantial debt load and said in a statement it initiated bankruptcy proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Saks Global said it had appointed former Neiman Marcus Group head Geoffr...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:43:09 GMT
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy
The group has struggled with a substantial debt load and said in a statement it had initiated bankruptcy proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Saks Global said it had appointed former Neiman Marcus Group head Ge...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:13:12 GMT
Iran vows fast trials over protests after Trump threat
International outrage has built over a crackdown on the demonstrations, which a rights group said has likely killed thousands in one of the biggest challenges yet to Iran's clerical leadership. Iranian authorities have insisted they have regained c...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:58:47 GMT
Acclaimed French-Iranian photojournalist asks Macron to ‘take action’ against Iranian regime
Acclaimed French-Iranian photojournalist Reza Deghati addressed an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week calling on the French leader to respond to the events unfolding in Iran. In an interview with FRANCE 24, Deghati said Franc...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:31:10 GMT
China's trade surplus hit record $1.2 trillion in 2025
Last year's bruising trade war between Washington and Beijing -- which at one point saw reciprocal tariffs in the triple digits -- led to a 20 percent plunge year-on-year in China's exports to the United States, with imports falling 14.6 percent. B...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:14:33 GMT
French Cup: Marseille thrash Bayeux (9-0) and will face Rennes
Olympique de Marseille easily defeated Bayeux (9-0) in the French Cup round of 32. They will face Rennes in the round of 16.

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:13:10 GMT
Trail goes cold in UK abandoned babies mystery
Hospital staff named the little girl Elsa, after the character in the Disney film "Frozen". She is believed to have been less than an hour old when she was discovered in a shopping bag on a bleak pathway near a busy east London road on January 18,...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:17:14 GMT
Japan's Takaichi set to call February snap election: media
Takaichi was appointed Japan's first woman prime minister in October and her cabinet is enjoying an approval rating of around 70 percent. But her ruling bloc only has a slim majority in the powerful lower house of parliament, hindering its ability ...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:09:16 GMT
Scientist wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks
Yet until recently, these "mycorrhizal networks" were greatly underestimated: seen as merely helpful companions to plants rather than one of Earth's vital circulatory systems. American evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers has now been awarded the Tyle...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:03:16 GMT
From bricklayer to record-breaker: Brentford's Thiago eyes World Cup berth
Driven by a burning desire to honour the memory of his father and inspired by the goalscoring feats of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thiago has become one of the Premier League's most feared forwards. He set a record for the most goals by a Brazilian in a sin...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:57:18 GMT
As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future
But his recent work focuses on what he considers the most urgent concern: the accelerating unravelling of the natural world and the moral legacy left for the future. Author of "The Great Derangement", "The Glass Palace" and the forthcoming "Ghost-E...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:57:16 GMT
Keys overcomes serve demons to win latest Australian Open warm-up
The 30-year-old American, who will be seeded ninth when the Australian Open begins on Sunday, beat Czech teenager Tereza Valentova 6-4, 6-1 at the Adelaide International. Keys, who won in Adelaide last year before going on to lift her maiden major,...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:17:10 GMT
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for assaulting ride-share driver
The Canadian-British actor was taken into custody after officers responded a call in Hollywood shortly after midnight. "The investigation determined that the suspect, later identified as Kiefer Sutherland, entered a ride-share vehicle, physically ...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:13:13 GMT
Gilgeous-Alexander shines as Thunder halt Spurs losing streak
San Antonio have been the NBA champions' bogey team this season, winning all three of their previous meetings last month with a series of wins that hinted at a tilt in the balance of power in the West. But the Thunder's potent offense and stifling...

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:59:15 GMT
West Bank Bedouin community driven out by Israeli settler violence
While attacks by Israeli settlers affect communities across the West Bank, the semi-nomadic Bedouins are among the territory's most vulnerable, saying they suffer from forced displacement due in large part to a lack of law enforcement. "What is hap...

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