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Roundup: Palestinians brace for "sad Ramadan" amid Gaza violence, West Bank tensions

GAZA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are preparing to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, expected to begin Wednesday or Thursday, amid ongoing violence and rising ...
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Swiss Olympic champion Gremaud withdraws from big air final due to injury

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud has withdrawn from the women's freeski big air final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics after sustaining a hip injury in training, ...
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5.8-magnitude quake hits Santa Cruz Islands -- GFZ

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Santa Cruz Islands at 1923 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of ...
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Iraq completes initial interrogations of over 500 IS detainees from Syria

BAGHDAD, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced Monday that preliminary interrogations have been completed for more than 500 Islamic State detainees recently transferred from ...
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Omani, Iranian top diplomats meet in Geneva ahead of U.S.-Iran talks

MUSCAT, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Omani and Iranian top diplomats met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday to finalize preparations for a second round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, amid high ...
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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 venue. Snow was ...
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Iranian, Omani FMs meet ahead of Iran-U.S. Geneva talks

GENEVA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi here on Monday ahead of the upcoming Iran-U.S. talks to be ...
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IS-linked Australians' repatriation from Syria delayed over coordination issues

DAMASCUS, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- A group of Australian families linked to the Islamic State (IS) was forced to return to a camp in northeastern Syria on Monday after the Syrian interim authority halted ...
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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, aiming ...
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UN chief condemns Israeli decision to resume land registration procedures in West Bank

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the Israeli government's decision to resume land registration procedures in Area C of the occupied West ...
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Meillard masters changing conditions to claim men's slalom gold at Milan-Cortina

BORMIO, Italy, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland's Loic Meillard overcame treacherous conditions to capture gold in the men's slalom at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Monday, as Norway's ...
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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 many ...