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North Korea’s new Congress to reset arms goals as gaps seen in 2021 plan
SEOUL, Feb 16 (Reuters) – North Korea is set to unveil new weapons development goals at its Ninth Party Congress this month, amid assessments that Pyongyang has checked off only […]
Alleged Bondi Beach gunman makes first court appearance
SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach in an attack that killed 15 people appeared in […]
Ecuador celebrates carnival holiday under tightened security measures
QUITO, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Ecuador began its four-day national holiday on Saturday with vibrant carnival celebrations and a surge in tourism. Read full story Date: 16 February, 2026 8:00 […]
Day 9 Roundup: Klaebo makes Winter Olympic history while Brignone, Weston complete golden doubles
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first athlete in Winter Olympic history to win nine gold medals, while host nation Italy witnessed another golden […]
German duo set season best to seize lead in pairs short program at Milan-Cortina
MILAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin led the pairs figure skating after posting a season-best 80.01 points in the short program on Sunday at […]
Medal table at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 15
MILAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Following is the medal table at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games after the competitions on Sunday, February 15 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze […]
Switzerland, Sweden extend winning streaks in Olympic curling round robin
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Switzerland and Sweden extended their winning streaks in the men’s and women’s curling round-robin competitions respectively at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here […]
FBI confirms DNA recovered from glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home
(Adds dropped word ‘of’ in paragraph 4) Read full story Date: 16 February, 2026 7:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
Dutch skater Kok claims women’s 500m speed skating gold in Olympic record at Milan-Cortina (updated)
MILAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Dutch skater Femke Kok won her first Olympic gold in the women’s 500m speed skating on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record of 36.49 seconds. […]
Israel’s annual inflation falls to lowest level since June 2021
JERUSALEM, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Israel’s 12-month inflation rate fell to 1.8 percent in January, down 0.8 percentage points from December and the lowest level in more than four and […]
