Hyundai plans to deploy humanoid robots at its US manufacturing plant in Georgia starting in 2028, marking a step toward automating higher-risk and repetitive manufacturing tasks, the South Korean company said reut.rs/4qx4YnE
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Pressure heaps on dollar as Venezuela fear gives way to optimism reut.rs/4sJAhh5 reut.rs/4sJAhh5
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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said she hasn’t spoken to President Trump since October 2025 reut.rs/4jv1PlW
— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 6, 2026
Delcy Rodriguez is sworn in as Venezuela’s new president at a special ceremony in the capital, Caracas. Meanwhile, her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty on drugs charges in court in New York. Also: the US tech company Nvidia introduces a new AI technology – that the chip designer says will help self-driving cars reason more like humans; the South African justice system is in crisis with many trials taking years to get to court; and a former school teacher is unmasked after posing as a senior naval officer at national days of mourning. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
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At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi, an official said, as the search for the missing continued reut.rs/4qDpmU7
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