Infant dies after fire in high-rise building in Berlin
BERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A nine-month-old infant died after a fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Berlin on Wednesday evening, police said Thursday. Read full story
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Italy's Lollobrigida wins second gold at Milan-Cortina Games in women's 5,000m speed skating
MILAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Francesco 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. Read full story
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Italy's Lollobrigida wins second gold at Milan-Cortina Games in women's 5,000m speed skating
MILAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Francesco 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. Read full story
Trump agrees to end deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar says
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said on Thursday that a significant drawdown of immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota was underway and that he had proposed and Trump had agreed that the surge there should end. Read full story
Trump agrees to end deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar says
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said on Thursday that a significant drawdown of immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota was underway and that he had proposed and Trump had agreed that the surge there should end. Read full story
Austria's Haemmerle defends Olympic snowboard cross title in epic final
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle edged out Eliot Grondin of Canada in a dramatic photo finish to successfully defend his men's snowboard cross title at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday. Read full story
Austria's Haemmerle defends Olympic snowboard cross title in epic final
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle edged out Eliot Grondin of Canada in a dramatic photo finish to successfully defend his men's snowboard cross title at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday. Read full story
Six more children reunited with Russian, Ukrainian families, US and Russia say
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Six more Russian and Ukrainian children are being reunited with their families, Washington and Moscow said on Thursday, crediting efforts by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Read full story
Six more children reunited with Russian, Ukrainian families, US and Russia say
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Six more Russian and Ukrainian children are being reunited with their families, Washington and Moscow said on Thursday, crediting efforts by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Read full story
Interventions underway as water crisis intensifies in Johannesburg, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- As the water crisis affecting communities in Johannesburg and parts of Pretoria deepened this week, prompting growing public frustration, a ministerial oversight visit to Joburg Water on Thursday reassured residents that interventions are underway and that conditions are expected to improve. Read full story
Interventions underway as water crisis intensifies in Johannesburg, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- As the water crisis affecting communities in Johannesburg and parts of Pretoria deepened this week, prompting growing public frustration, a ministerial oversight visit to Joburg Water on Thursday reassured residents that interventions are underway and that conditions are expected to improve. Read full story
Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge as Canada grieves mass shooting
OTTAWA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will shortly visit the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge, where nine people died in one of the country's worst mass shootings, his office said on Thursday. Read full story
Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge as Canada grieves mass shooting
OTTAWA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will shortly visit the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge, where nine people died in one of the country's worst mass shootings, his office said on Thursday. Read full story
Ethiopia's central bank relaxes foreign exchange directive
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has relaxed the country's foreign exchange directive, lifting several restrictions on access to and use of foreign exchange. Read full story
Ethiopia's central bank relaxes foreign exchange directive
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has relaxed the country's foreign exchange directive, lifting several restrictions on access to and use of foreign exchange. Read full story
Nipah patient dies inside hospital in India's West Bengal
NEW DELHI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 25-year-old nurse infected with the Nipah virus and undergoing treatment inside a hospital died Thursday, officials said. Read full story