January 18, 2023: Ukraine helicopter crash kills 14, Germany tanks, China, Ron Jeremy, Microsoft

January 18, 2023: Ukraine's interior minister among 14 dead in helicopter crash, Germany tanks, China, Ron Jeremy, Microsoft

1. Ukraine's interior minister was among at least 14 people killed when a helicopter crashed in a suburb of the capital Kyiv, setting fire to a nursery packed with children.

2. When dozens of defense ministers meet at an airbase in Germany on Friday, all eyes will be set on what Berlin is - and is not - willing to provide Ukraine.

3. President Xi Jinping said he was particularly concerned about China's COVID wave spreading to rural areas with poor medical facilities but he urged perseverance in stressful times, saying "light is ahead”.

4. Porn star Ron Jeremy was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial in Los Angeles on rape and other sex charges involving 21 women, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.

5. Microsoft plans to cut thousands of jobs with some roles expected to be eliminated in human resources and engineering divisions, according to media reports.

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