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January 07, 2026

Manager says 'more experienced' City can cope with absences better than last season

Manchester City's English Premier League title challenge has suffered a major setback, with manager Pep Guardiola confirming on Jan 6 that defender Ruben Dias will be out for four to six weeks with a hamstring injury, while Josko Gvardiol faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking his shin bone.

Both players sustained their injuries during City's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Jan 4.

Their absences add to City's problems in defence, with John Stones out for the past month with a thigh injury and Rayan Ait-Nouri away with Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

City sit second in the league on 42 points, six behind leaders Arsenal after 20 matches.

"Dias, hamstring for four to six weeks," Guardiola told reporters ahead of the Jan 7 home game against 10th-placed Brighton & Hove Albion. "Gvardiol out for a long time.

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Jail for woman who drove without valid licence, had over 90 Kpods in vehicle

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Paper batteries, blackjack-playing robot: S’pore firms showcase innovations at CES

Over 30 firms from Republic among exhibitors at world’s largest tech fair in US

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Ride-hailing firms offer help to drivers affected by Autobahn car repossessions

ComfortDelGro (CDG), Grab and Strides Premier are offering their vehicles on favourable terms to private-hire car drivers whose vehicles were repossessed by creditors of Autobahn Rent A Car.

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2 mins

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Japan blasts China's dual-use export ban; rare earth curbs loom

China's ban on exports of dual-use items to the country was “absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable”, amid a looming threat of broader curbs on vital rare earths in an escalating dispute between Asia’s top two economies.

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2 mins

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Sandisk stock soars 25% after Nvidia CEO highlights need for storage

Sandisk shares jumped as much as 25 per cent on Jan 6, hitting a record in their best intraday performance since February, after Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang highlighted the need for memory and storage in comments at tech conference CES 2026.

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1 mins

January 08, 2026

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US govt 'working feverishly' on licences for China: Nvidia CFO

The US government is “working feverishly” on licence applications for Nvidia to ship its H200 chips to China, but the company still does not know when they will be approved, Nvidia’s chief financial officer said on Jan 6.

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1 min

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