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Cultural fusion marks "Year of the Horse" celebrations in Cairo
CAIRO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cairo's Swiss Club hosted celebrations on Sunday for the 2026 Chinese Spring Festival, welcoming the Year of the Horse with food, art and performances that drew nearly 1,000 Egyptians and more than 200 Chinese residents.
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Annual high-level economic policy conference opens in Saudi Arabia's AlUla
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies opened here on Sunday, centering on the opportunities and challenges facing emerging market economies amid profound global economic changes.
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France's Alexis Lebrun defends European Top 16 title
MONTREUX, Switzerland, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- French table tennis player Alexis Lebrun successfully defended the men's singles title at the 2026 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup by beating Slovenia's Darko Jorgic 3-1 for the second straight year here on Sunday.
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Norway's Eitrem breaks Olympic record in men's 5,000m speed skating win at Milan-Cortina Games (updated)
MILAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian world record holder Sander Eitrem broke the Olympic mark here on Sunday to claim the gold medal of the men's 5,000 meters speed skating event at the Milan-Cortina Games.
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3 dead after truck crashes into cargo van in SW Romania
BUCHAREST, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including two children, were killed and one man was injured on Sunday afternoon after a head-on collision between a truck and a cargo van in Caras-Severin County in southwestern Romania, authorities said.
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France wins biathlon mixed relay gold at Milan-Cortina 2026
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- France captured gold in the mixed 4x6km relay, the opening event in biathlon at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, while host nation Italy claimed silver and Germany secured bronze on Sunday.
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Venezuelan opposition politician Guanipa freed as prisoner releases continue
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa has been freed from jail, his family said in a statement on Sunday, the latest high-profile release by the government in Caracas, which is under pressure from the U.S. to free political prisoners.
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Feature: New Year vibes spark China-Zambia connections at Lusaka temple fair
LUSAKA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people in Zambia's capital on Sunday got a front-row taste of Chinese New Year traditions as a Spring Festival temple fair brought vibrant performances and rich aromas to Lusaka, an event organizers said helps deepen people-to-people ties under the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
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1st LD Writethru: At least 5 killed as residential building collapses in N. Lebanon
BEIRUT, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed when a residential building collapsed on Sunday in northern Lebanon's city of Tripoli, local TV channel Al-Jadeed reported.
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Norway's Eitrem breaks Olympic record in men's 5,000m speed skating win at Milan-Cortina Games
MILAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian world record holder Sander Eitrem broke the Olympic mark here on Sunday to claim the gold medal of the men's 5,000 meters speed skating event at the Milan-Cortina Games.
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U.S. skier Johnson wins women's downhill as Vonn crashes at Milan-Cortina Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- American alpine skier Breezy Johnson won the women's downhill in a tightly contested race overshadowed by a serious crash involving her star teammate Lindsey Vonn at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics here on Sunday.
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Temple fair in Uganda celebrates people-to-people exchanges ahead of Chinese New Year
KAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Uganda launched the China-Uganda Year of People-to-People Exchange on Sunday in the capital, Kampala, during a temple fair held to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival.
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China's Wang Chuqin retains singles title at table tennis Asian Cup (updated)
HAIKOU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Top-ranked Wang Chuqin of China beat Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto 4-2 in the men's singles final to defend his title at the Asian Cup table tennis tournament here on Sunday.
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Italian PM Meloni slams 'illiberal drift' after comedian quits TV show
ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused centre-left opponents of trying to silence their critics in the entertainment world after a self-declared right-wing comedian pulled out of a hugely popular show.
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Thailand's PM Anutin staked his election on nationalism — and won
BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in Thailand's capital Bangkok last month and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai in Sunday's general election.
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Residential building collapses in Lebanon's Tripoli, trapping people, sources say
BEIRUT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A five-storey residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said.
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UK PM Starmer's top aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein scandal
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, quit on Sunday, saying he took responsibility for advising Starmer to name Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. despite his known links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, according to a letter seen by Reuters and verified by the foreign ministry.
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Pressure grows on British Prime Minister Starmer over Mandelson fallout
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A senior minister faced questions about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's future on Sunday and the deputy prime minister appeared to break ranks with his boss over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.
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Magniitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says
Feb 8 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
