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Newsline 26.01.2018 | 17:15 UTC
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Politics
US President Donald Trump declares 'America open for business' at Davos summit
In a defense of "America First," Donald Trump has urged companies from across the globe to invest in the US. The president also called for greater cooperation on combating terrorism and pressuring North Korea.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asks UK court to scrap arrest warrant
Assange's lawyers argue that the warrant serves no purpose now that he is no longer wanted for questioning in Sweden over alleged sexual assault. Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012.
Dispute on legal reforms, refugees
Kaczynski: Poland will stand its ground in EU spat
Warsaw doesn't appear ready to back down as the EU targets its judicial reform. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, has said that the program of "deep changes" in Poland "will not slow down."
Environment
solar energy
Donald Trump isn't the only solar power protectionist
The United States, the European Union and India are all slapping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, accusing Beijing of dumping. Does this trade war risk killing the nascent solar power industry?
World
India, ASEAN agree on maritime cooperation as China asserts power
Ten Southeast Asian leaders were guests of honor at India's 69th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, underscoring the region's importance for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy agenda.
African Roots
African Roots: Tracing Africa's historical figures
From Ghana's pan-Africanist leader Kwame Nkrumah and Hausa legend Bayajida to Angola's Queen Njinga Mbande, DW digs into African history to shed light on influential Africans who left a legacy.
African Roots
Bayajida: The legend of Hausa land
Historians doubt that Bayajida existed, but the legend of Bayajida remains powerful. It refers to him as the man whose lineage founded the Hausa nation. The legend is re-enacted yearly in Daura, Nigeria.

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