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Salsa legend Willie Colón dies at age 75, family says
Feb 21 (Reuters) – American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement. Read full story […]
DHS agent killed US citizen in March 2025, records show
Feb 21 (Reuters) – A federal immigration agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas in March 2025, months before the Trump administration began its deportation surge in Minnesota […]
Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under amnesty law
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday. Read […]
Dutch speed skaters Bergsma, Groenewoud collect mass start golds at Milan-Cortina Games
MILAN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — Jorrit Bergsma and Marijke Groenewoud claimed the men’s and women’s mass start golds here on Saturday as Dutch speed skaters wrapped up their journey at […]
Trump raises new global tariff from 10 pct to 15 pct
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent […]
5 die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Russia’s Vologda Region
MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — Five people have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a garage in Russia’s Vologda region, regional governor Georgy Filimonov said on Saturday. Read full story […]
Olympic women’s freeski halfpipe final rescheduled amid adverse weather (updated)
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The women’s freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, originally scheduled for 19:30 local time on Saturday, has been rescheduled for Sunday, the […]
France’s Michelon storms to mass start gold as biathlon concludes at Milan-Cortina Games
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The biathlon competitions at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics concluded on Saturday with France’s Oceane Michelon claiming gold in the women’s 12.5km mass start, while […]
Iranian students begin new university term with protests
DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester on Saturday, some clashing with pro-government groups, according to local news […]
1st LD: Trump raises new global tariff from 10 pct to 15 pct
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent […]