• The Canadian Press

    Shooting wounds 2 at Phoenix airport, 1 other stabbed, police say

    PHOENIX (AP) — A shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix left two people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed in an incident related to a family dispute, police say.

  • Reuters

    Inflation in Japan's capital accelerates, keeps rate hike prospects intact

    Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December as price pressures broadened, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike. The data will be among factors the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will scrutinise at its next policy meeting on Jan. 23-24, when some analysts expect it to hike short-term interest rates. Another index that strips away both fresh food and fuel costs, which is closely watched by the BOJ as a better gauge of demand-driven inflation, rose 1.8% in December from a year earlier after increasing 1.9% in November, the data showed.

  • The Guardian

    Arne Slot warns of ‘many challenges still ahead’ after Liverpool extend lead

    Arne Slot said it was far too early for Liverpool to be celebrating the title despite his team going seven points clear at the top with victory over Leicester