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Ukraine energy minister warns of more power cuts, possible Russian attacks
Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s energy minister warned households on Wednesday that planned blackouts could worsen in coming days and Russian forces could launch a new air attack to further […]
Nearly two dozen more prisoners freed in Venezuela, legal rights group says
Feb 4 (Reuters) – Twenty-two more prisoners have been released in Venezuela, the country’s top legal rights group said on Wednesday, as liberations promised by the interim government slowly continue. […]
Germany’s EV output hits record in 2025
BERLIN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Germany produced 1.67 million electric cars last year, up 23 percent from 2024 and the highest level on record, according to data released by the […]
Spain’s wineries eye China market at Barcelona Wine Week
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Spain’s leading wineries are gathering this week in Barcelona with a strong focus on China, as the country’s expanding base of wine consumers continues […]
Mixed doubles curling kicks off Milan-Cortina 2026, briefly halted due to power outage
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Britain, Sweden, Canada and Switzerland secured opening victories as mixed doubles curling competition got underway on Wednesday, two days ahead of the official […]
55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield, Zelenskiy tells French TV
PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country’s war with Russia is estimated at 55,000, Ukraine President Volodymyr […]
Maduro ally Saab, Venezuelan businessman once held in US, arrested again
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan former businessman once held in the U.S., was arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of a joint operation […]
Moeller, Alphand injured in first men’s downhill training at Milan-Cortina Games
BORMIO, Italy, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Norway’s Fredrik Moeller and France’s Nils Alphand were injured on Wednesday during the first official men’s downhill training session in alpine skiing at the […]
Finnish forest giants UPM, Stora Enso post lower Q4 profits of 2025
HELSINKI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Profits at Finland’s two major forest industry groups, UPM and Stora Enso, fell in October-December 2025 as low pulp prices and subdued demand continued to […]
Iran-U.S. talks to take place in Oman on Friday, U.S. official confirms
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. talks with Iran will take place on Friday in Oman, a U.S. official confirmed on Wednesday, after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that […]