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Poland set for knife-edge presidential runoff as far right surges

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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 13

Xinhua world news summ at 0030 GMT, Jan. 13

January 13, 2025

Why it’s getting even harder to get into airport lounges now
Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it’s getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able to automatically take a guest into…
US milit confirms it will deploy Marines to Los Angeles
WASHINGTON () — The U.S. milit on Monday confirmed it would send 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help protect federal personnel and property. “The activation of the Marines is intended to provide Task Force 51 with adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency,” a statement…
Appendix cancers on the rise in younger generations, study finds
Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds. An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials, according to the report, published Monday in the Annals of Internal…
Yoma teams up with Coca-Cola to boost Myanmar food and drink sales
BANGKOK/YANGON — Myanmar-linked conglomerate Yoma Strategic Holdings is partnering with such major international brands as like Coca-Cola to grow its food and beverage business. With the business environment deteriorating amid the ongoing civil war, Singapore-listed Yoma is doing so to expand its avenues for sales promotion — a strategy that has kept the company in…
Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders in grant funding requirements that LGBTQ+ organizations say are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar said Monday that the federal government cannot force recipients to halt programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion or acknowledge…
Starmer tells UK to ‘push past’ AI job fears as tech leaders raise alarm
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said it is time to “push past” concerns that AI poses a threat to human jobs — contradicting the concerns of some of tech’s biggest players. Speaking at London Tech Week today, Starmer called for industry to embed AI throughout the UK economy, from healthcare to education. By taking…
‘Jumbo’ leads the way as Indonesian films flip the script on Hollywood
JAKARTA — In just three weeks after its March 31 release, the locally produced “Jumbo” unseated Disney’s “Frozen II” as the most-watched animated movie ever in Indonesian cinemas. Two months later, “Jumbo” became the No. 2 most-viewed film in Indonesian theaters of all time, behind only “Avengers: Endgame,” a 2019 Hollywood production. It toppled previous…
Republicans focus on trans athletes in their early attacks against Jon Ossoff in rgia
Republicans seeking to unseat rgia Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of the key races of the 2026 midterm elections are leaning heavily into attacks over transgender athletes in women’s sports in the early stages of the campaign. In recent weeks, two GOP-aligned outside groups have launched ads on the issue. And GOP Rep. Buddy Carter…
Kennedy guts CDC’s independent vaccine panel
The 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory committee are being removed from their posts, Health and Human Services Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday afternoon. Kennedy announced the change in an editorial in The Wall Street Journal, claiming that the “committee has been plagued with persistent conflicts…