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U.S. retains figure skating team gold at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
MILAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) –The United States successfully defended its title in the figure skating team event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, with Japan finishing a close […]
Nicaragua scraps visa-free entry to Cubans
MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Nicaragua has ended visa‑free entry for Cuban citizens effective Sunday, halting a policy that in recent years enabled thousands of Cubans to use the […]
Annual high-level economic policy conference opens in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — The second edition of AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies opened here on Sunday, centering on the opportunities and challenges facing emerging market […]
Cultural fusion marks “Year of the Horse” celebrations in Cairo
CAIRO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Cairo’s Swiss Club hosted celebrations on Sunday for the 2026 Chinese Spring Festival, welcoming the Year of the Horse with food, art and performances that […]
Norway’s Eitrem breaks Olympic record in men’s 5,000m speed skating win at Milan-Cortina Games (updated)
MILAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Norwegian world record holder Sander Eitrem broke the Olympic mark here on Sunday to claim the gold medal of the men’s 5,000 meters speed skating […]
France’s Alexis Lebrun defends European Top 16 title
MONTREUX, Switzerland, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — French table tennis player Alexis Lebrun successfully defended the men’s singles title at the 2026 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup by beating Slovenia’s Darko […]
France wins biathlon mixed relay gold at Milan-Cortina 2026
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — France captured gold in the mixed 4x6km relay, the opening event in biathlon at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, while host nation Italy claimed silver […]
3 dead after truck crashes into cargo van in SW Romania
BUCHAREST, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Three people, including two children, were killed and one man was injured on Sunday afternoon after a head-on collision between a truck and a cargo […]
Venezuelan politician Juan Pablo Guanipa freed in prisoner release
Feb 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan politician Juan Pablo Guanipa has been freed in a prisoner release, according to family statement published on Sunday, the latest high profile liberation as families […]
China’s Wang Chuqin retains singles title at table tennis Asian Cup (updated)
HAIKOU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Top-ranked Wang Chuqin of China beat Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto 4-2 in the men’s singles final to defend his title at the Asian Cup table tennis […]
