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Munich Security Conference kicks off with transatlantic rifts in focus

Police officers stand guard near the venue for the opening ceremony of the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, Feb. 13, 2026. The 62nd Munich Security Conference kicked off on ...
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Chinese FM calls on China, Britain to explore more potential for cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, ...
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Carnival King and Queen receive golden key to launch Rio Carnival

Carnival King holds a golden key at a ceremony that officially kicks off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 13, 2026 ...
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Greek farmers drive tractors into Athens in protest over costs, lost income

Greek farmers take part with their tractors in a protest outside the parliament in Athens, Greece, Feb. 13, 2026. Farmers ...
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Urgent: U.S. Homeland Security Department enters partial shutdown due to lack of funding

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered a partial shutdown as temporary funding for the department expired at the end of Friday. The Senate on Thursday failed to advance a funding bill ...
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Chinese New Year cultural event held in Almaty, Kazakhstan

A student from the Confucius Institute at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University plays the dombra during a Chinese New Year ...
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Xi extends Chinese New Year greetings to ring in Year of Horse

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday extended Spring Festival greetings at a reception in Beijing to usher in the Chinese New Year -- the Year of the Horse.
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Economic Watch: China's Spring Festival fuels strong demand for ASEAN fruit

The Spring Festival is China's most important family reunion occasion and a peak time for Chinese families to splurge on premium fruit and nuts to treat homecoming family members and visiting ...
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Economic Watch: With Olympic legacy, north China mountain town becomes Beijing's skiing getaway

SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Four years after co-hosting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Chongli, 200 kilometers northwest of the Chinese capital, has jumped on the bandwagon of China's booming ...
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Canada mourns victims of Tumbler Ridge school shooting

OTTAWA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A memorial was held on Friday in Tumbler Ridge, Canada's British Columbia province, to mourn the victims of Tuesday's deadly school shooting. Governor General Mary Simon, ...
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Shanghai named 1st Asian guest city for Barcelona's La Merce festival

La Merce, Barcelona's largest annual city festival, will take place on Sept. 23-27 in 2026. Since 2007, the festival has adopted the tradition of inviting a guest city each year to showcase its ...
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6.5-magnitude quake hits 59 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu -- USGS

HONG KONG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 59 km west of Port-Olry, Vanuatu at 02:27:41 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth ...