Today's Top 3 News: Why Gold Prices Keep Rising, Champions League Round of 16

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January 29, 2026 | 05:10 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Here are the highlights: Why Do Gold Prices Keep Rising? Here Are the Main Factors; 8 Teams That Qualified Directly for Champions League Round of 16; and BCA Pushes Stunting Prevention for Sumatra Flood Victims.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Why Do Gold Prices Keep Rising? Here Are the Main Factors

Why gold price increase is a question dominating global financial discussions as 2026 begins, with gold trading near record highs and attracting strong investor interest worldwide.

After years of steady gains, gold continues to reinforce its reputation as a safe haven and a store of value, especially amid rising geopolitical tensions, trade uncertainties, and instability across global bond and currency markets.

If you're looking to invest, here are some of the key reasons behind the rising price of gold, as cited from Gold Republic, Investopedia, Bankrate and other various sources.

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2. 8 Teams That Qualified Directly for Champions League Round of 16

The Champions League football competition has entered a new phase. Eight teams have secured direct qualification to the round of 16 after finishing in the top eight of the league standings after eight matches.

Premier League teams dominate the top eight, with five representatives in the standings. Arsenal tops the table after recording a perfect victory by defeating Kairat 3-2, taking their points to 24, three points ahead of Bayern Munich, who are second in the table. Their only loss came against Arsenal.

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are in third and fourth place, with 18 and 17 points, respectively. In their last match, the Reds thrashed Qarabag FK 6-0 in front of their home crowd at Anfield, while Tottenham defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0.

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3. BCA Pushes Stunting Prevention for Sumatra Flood Victims

Conducting stunting prevention actions for the victims of the Sumatra flood disaster is important. "Stunting prevention is a long-term process that requires changes in nutritional and health behavior at the family and community levels," said BCA's EVP Corporate Communication and Social Responsibility, Hera F. Haryn, in a press release received by Tempo on December 28, 2025.

Previously, Bakti BCA held the "Let's Prevent Stunting" (LPS) campaign in Nagari Guguak, Padang Pariaman District, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The hope is that this activity can focus on strengthening the capacity and independence of the community, from the pregnancy period to adolescence. "Hopefully, this effort can raise awareness and create changes in community behavior regarding holistic stunting prevention," she said.

This activity aims to strengthen community-based stunting prevention. It is also an important momentum to strengthen joint commitments in promoting sustainable nutritional and health behavioral changes at the family and community levels.

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