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U.S. bobsledder Meyers Taylor claims women’s monobob gold in fifth Olympic appearance
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Five-time Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States claimed her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s monobob at the Milan-Cortina Winter […]
Medal table at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 16
MILAN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Following is the medal table at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games after the competitions on Monday, February 16 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze […]
Flash: 2 killed in shooting in U.S. Rhode Island: authorities
Flash: 2 killed in shooting in U.S. Rhode Island: authorities Read full story Date: 17 February, 2026 7:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
North Korea’s Kim marks completion of Pyongyang housing project as key party congress nears
SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the completion of 10,000 new houses built in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, as the country […]
Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp
SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his government would not repatriate Australians living in a Syrian camp that holds families of suspected Islamic […]
Cuba’s Havana piles with trash as US chokehold halts garbage trucks
HAVANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in […]
Urgent: Women’s freeski big air final at Milan-Cortina delayed due to weather conditions
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — The women’s freeski big air final at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Monday was delayed due to adverse weather conditions at the Livigno […]
Colombia identifies remains of rebel group priest killed in 1966
BOGOTA, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Colombian state entity tasked with finding and identifying more than 135,000 people who have disappeared during the course of the country’s six decades of […]
African leaders urge transforming continent’s potential into bankable projects at Africa Business Forum
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — African leaders on Monday issued a unified call to transform the continent’s vast economic and demographic potential into bankable projects at scale and speed, […]
Feature: Damascus markets bustle ahead of Ramadan, but rising prices strain shoppers
DAMASCUS, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, Damascus’ popular markets are crowded with shoppers and stocked with food, spices and household goods. But for […]