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Chinese Spring Festival celebrations introduce Europeans to Chinese traditions
ATHENS/WARSAW/SOFIA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — Red lanterns swayed above Kotzia Square in central Athens on Wednesday as the rhythmic drums of a dragon dance drew thousands of Greek residents celebrating […]
Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu confirmed free of spinal injury after crash in Olympic women’s halfpipe
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu has been confirmed to have no spinal abnormalities following medical examinations after she was injured during the women’s snowboard halfpipe […]
France’s Simon stages comeback to win women’s 15km individual biathlon gold at Milan-Cortina
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — France’s Julia Simon staged a strong comeback to win the women’s 15km individual biathlon in 41:15.6 at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Wednesday. […]
Slovak court pauses legal change limiting cooperating witness testimony
Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Slovak Constitutional Court paused an amendment to the criminal code that would limit testimony from witnesses who cooperate with prosecutors in criminal cases, after opposition […]
Le Pen lawyers tell French appeals court she did not intend to do wrong
PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen’s lawyers told a Paris court on Wednesday that the French far-right leader had no intention of committing an offence, on the final […]
Russia lacks equipment to safely restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says
KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, seized by Russian forces in the early days of their invasion of Ukraine, can be restarted safely only if it […]
In Mexico, at least 28 have died from measles outbreak that started 2025
MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Mexican Health Minister David Kershenobich said on Wednesday that at least 28 people in the country have died from the measles outbreak that began […]
French government alerts prosecutor to diplomat with Epstein ties
PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister has notified prosecutors about a middle-ranking French diplomat who has ties to Jeffrey Epstein and is suspected of transferring United Nations documents […]
Rain further batters storm-hit Portugal, thousands evacuated
COIMBRA, Portugal, Feb 11 (Reuters) – More heavy rain flooded several rural areas in the north of storm-battered Portugal on Wednesday, leaving levees at risk of bursting around the medieval […]
Russia to fly its tourists out of Cuba and then suspend airline operations due to fuel crisis
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Two Russian airlines plan to fly Russian tourists out of Cuba in the coming days and then suspend operations until a jet fuel shortage eases, […]