China posts record trillion-dollar trade surplus despite US tariffs
China reported a full-year trade surplus of $1.189 trillion for 2025, with exports and imports both beating forecasts, customs data showed.
2026/01/14
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Japanese and South Korean leaders play drums to K-pop at Nara summit.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed to deepen cooperation during a summit in Nara, then briefly played drums together to K-pop songs in a surprise jam session.
2026/01/14
Banks paying you to switch accounts in 2026: six offers
An article lists six UK banks offering cash incentives for switching in 2026 and highlights TSB's offer, which requires switching by March 20, depositing at least £1,000, making five debit-card purchases and logging into the TSB app to qualify for rewards totalling up to £200.
2026/01/14
South Korea and Japan leaders play K-pop drums after summit
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi played K-pop songs together on matching drum kits after their bilateral summit in Nara and exchanged drumsticks. They also agreed on cooperation including DNA testing for 1942 coalmine victims and new economic security talks.
2026/01/14
Near-record hot year seen as a warning by scientists.
Five climate monitoring groups reported 2025 as the third-warmest year on record, with global average temperatures near 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels; researchers say recent years show an accelerating warming trend.
2026/01/14
2025 was the world's third-warmest year on record, EU scientists say
EU scientists report 2025 was the planet's third-warmest year and that the three-year average temperature has exceeded 1.5°C above pre‑industrial levels, the first such period on record.
2026/01/14
Human activity linked to 2025 being the third‑hottest year on record, experts say
Scientists report 2025 was among the hottest years on record and say human-driven emissions were the main driver; some agencies warn the 1.5C Paris limit could be passed before the end of the decade.
2026/01/14
2025 confirmed as the third hottest year on record
Scientists confirm 2025 was the third warmest year on record, with the HadCRUT5 dataset at about 1.41°C above pre‑industrial levels and Copernicus reporting around 1.47°C.
2026/01/14
Labor may extend hate speech protections to LGBTQ+ and religious groups
The government says it will consider extending hate‑speech protections to LGBTQ+ people, people with disability and some religious groups after the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill is debated in parliament next week.
2026/01/14
Arizona moves to curb groundwater use in western basin
Arizona designated the Ranegras Plain as an active management area requiring water users to track and report usage, citing land subsidence and falling groundwater levels; officials say the rules are intended to slow further depletion.
2026/01/14
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