EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Italy avalanche rescuers race to find Rigopiano hotel survivors. Rescuers in Italy still hope to find survivors after an avalanche struck a mountain hotel, killing at least four people and leaving about 25 still missing in the snow. Teams have been working at the scene for more than 24 hours.
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Mnuchin backs “long-term” strong dollar after mixed Trump signals.
Treasury nominee in apparent reversal. President-elect had said greenback too high. |
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| WSJE |
Senate grills treasury pick.
Steven Mnuchin defends his work as a financier, answering skeptical Democrats. |
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| INYT |
Owls, drones and data.
A California winemaker serves as a test lab for battling climate change. |
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FRANCE
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| Le Monde |
Socialist Party risks being obliterated in presidential election.
The tenth wave of the Cevipov – Ipsos Sopra Steria survey carried out for Le Monde predicts a victory for Marine Le Pen in the first round, with 25% to 26% in voting intentions. |
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| Les Echos |
Real estate: 2017 to be the year of increasing rates.
After five years of steady decline, a 0.4% increase is expected. With consequences on prices. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Lammert: We do not fight Islam, but fanaticism.
Bundestag commemorates the victims of the attack on the Memorial Church in Berlin. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Cannabis soon from doctor.
Cancer and pain patients will receive hemp preparations. Costs will be borne by the health insurance from March on, under a doctor’s prescription. Growing one’s own plants remains prohibited. |
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| La Repubblica |
Buried under the snow.
Warning not heeded and rescuers late, relentless digging to save 30 buried people. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Draghi: “Forwards with quantitative easing.”
Mario Draghi called for his critics, particularly Germany, to have some patience. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Pay war in retail.
Retail chains in Poland are to announce the next pay rises because they lack workers. Trade sector employs over a million of workers who for many years have received a salary below the lowest average pay in Poland. Now, the minimum pay will be 50% higher than the lowest pay. |
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| El Pais |
Trump assumes power today in a world on alert.
Concerns and doubts predominate the swearing in of the 45th president of the United States. |
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| Expansion |
The government intervenes in the market to cut electricity prices.
It will force Gas Natural and Endesa to increase their gas offers and therefore cut prices. |
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| The Times |
Protesters mass ahead of Trump’s presidency.
America split as almost 1m attend inauguration. |
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| The Guardian |
Farron hits out at “lame toxic” Corbyn.
Lib Dems rule out electoral pact with Labour over leader’s stance on Brexit.
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