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First foot-and-mouth case confirmed in Cyprus gov’t-controlled areas, farm sealed
NICOSIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Veterinary authorities in the government-controlled areas of Cyprus confirmed on Friday the first case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a cow-breeding unit in Livadia, a […]
Trump orders temporary 10% global tariff to replace duties struck down by US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would impose a 10% global tariff for 150 days to replace some of his emergency duties […]
Iran prepares counterproposal as Trump weighs strikes
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday he expected to have a draft counterproposal ready within days following nuclear talks with the United States this week, […]
Zimbabwe no longer keen on raw mineral exports, says president
HARARE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said that his country is no longer satisfied with being a supplier of raw minerals and is seeking to […]
WFP warns deepening hunger crisis in Somalia amid aid cuts
MOGADISHU, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday warned of catastrophic funding shortfalls in Somalia, with 4.4 million people facing crisis-level or worse food […]
IOC President Coventry defends Olympic neutrality
MILAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry defended on Friday the political neutrality of the Olympic Movement, stressing that the Games remain a powerful force […]
U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling could curb Trump’s “unlimited, arbitrary tariffs”: senior EP official
BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on International Trade, said on Friday that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the use of […]
French soldier dies after being accidentally shot in head during drunken evening in barracks
Feb 20 (Reuters) – A French soldier has died after being accidentally shot in the head during a drunken evening with other soldiers in a barracks near Paris, said the […]
Chinese couple makes Milan-Cortina history with dual aerials golds (updated)
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — China celebrated a unique double at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday as Wang Xindi soared to gold in the men’s freestyle skiing aerials […]
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife ‘Fergie’ also undone by Epstein ties
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – With the downfall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near complete, the former prince no longer has Sarah Ferguson by his side. For decades his ex-wife was his […]