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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
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Weston leads men's skeleton at Milan-Cortina Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Matt Weston took the lead after the opening two runs of the men's skeleton competition at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here on Thursday, as the track record was broken four times.
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Urgent: Velzeboer breaks women's 500m short track world record at Milan-Cortina
MILAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands broke the women's 500m short track speed skating world record at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday.
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Hungary opposition leader flags possible illicit video release ahead of election
BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hungary's opposition leader said on Thursday that individuals linked to the government were preparing to release an illicit video of him in an intimate situation with his former girlfriend in an attempt to discredit him ahead of elections due in April.
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Trump revokes basis of US climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standards
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The administration of President Donald Trump took its most sweeping action to reverse U.S. action on climate change on Thursday, announcing the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health that served as the legal basis for federal climate regulations, and ending federal greenhouse gas emission standards for all vehicles and engines.
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Bangladesh's BNP wins historic parliamentary election
DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landmark parliamentary election on Friday, a local TV station showed, as ballots were counted in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the troubled South Asian country.
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Bangladesh's BNP wins parliamentary election
DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party crossed the halfway mark to win the parliamentary election on Friday, a local TV station showed, as ballots were counted in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the troubled South Asian country.
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Italy's Lollobrigida wins second gold at Milan-Cortina Games in women's 5,000m speed skating (updated)
MILAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida claimed her second Olympic gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Games here on Thursday as she edged Merel Conijn of the Netherlands by 0.10 seconds to win the women's 5,000m speed skating race.
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China's teenage debutant Tai confident of better performance at next Olympics
MILAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- After finishing 12th out of 12 competitors in the women's 5,000m race at the Milan-Cortina Games on Thursday, Tai Zhien said she was confident of a better performance at next Olympics.
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Urgent: Trump announces repeal of key finding underpinning U.S. climate regulations
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the revocation of a key 2009 climate determination that has served as the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, including mandates supporting electric vehicle adoption.
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76th Berlinale film festival opens, several Chinese films set to screen
BERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 76th Berlin International Film Festival opened on Thursday, with several Chinese films slated to be showcased during the 10-day event, one of the world's premier cinema gatherings.
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NATO states pledge hundreds of millions for Ukraine weapons push, Rutte says
BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO states have announced hundreds of millions of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday.
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Türkiye, Serbia pledge to strengthen economic ties
ANKARA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday pledged to strengthen economic ties between the two countries, following talks in Ankara.
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Interview: Ghana-China ties continue to strengthen, says senior Ghanaian diplomat
by Justice Lee Adoboe
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Egypt announces discovery of 10,000-year-old rock shelter in Sinai
CAIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of a prehistoric rock shelter on Jabal Umm Arak in South Sinai province, dating back up to 10,000 years.
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Interview: Inclusive multilateral cooperation needs focus on well-being of people, planet: UN expert
by Xinhua writers Wang Lu, Ma Ruxuan, Liu Yaxian
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South Africa will deploy army to step up fight against organised crime
CAPE TOWN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that he would deploy the army to help the police fight organised crime, saying it would be one of the main areas the country's coalition government would focus on this year.
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Egypt announces new gas, oil discoveries in Western Desert
CAIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Petroleum Ministry on Thursday announced new gas and oil discoveries in the Western Desert, with an expected daily output of about 34 million standard cubic feet, alongside over 5,200 barrels of crude oil and condensates.
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High winds cause injuries, transport disruption in northeast Spain
MADRID, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Winds gusting at over 100 kilometers per hour have caused injuries, structural damage and transport disruptions in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia.
