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Nobel committee calls on Iran to free Peace Prize laureate Mohammadi
OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from […]
US lawmakers accuse Bondi of hiding names of Epstein associates
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A Republican U.S. lawmaker on Wednesday accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of powerful associates of the late financier and convicted sex […]
El Paso flights resume after sudden closure due to drone security concerns
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Flights in and out of the Texas border city of El Paso resumed on Wednesday, after the U.S. government lifted a ban on air traffic […]
Ghana state water service provider beefs up efforts to improve revenue, service expansion
ACCRA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — Ghana Water Limited (GWL), the government-owned water utility, on Wednesday introduced another intervention to boost revenue mobilization to raise enough finances for water access expansion. […]
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 […]
