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Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Monday in Hong Kong national security trial
High Court judges to hand down penalties on 78-year-old defendant at 10am, according to judiciary website.
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Mexican authorities find remains matching one of 10 kidnapped miners
MEXICO CITY, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Friday that at least one body matching the characteristics of one of 10 mine workers who were kidnapped from a mine in northern Sinaloa state late last month was found in a clandestine grave.
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Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world body told Reuters on Friday, while stressing the need for the U.N. to continue reforms.
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Three dead in light plane crash off South Australia coast, police say
SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A light plane crashed into the ocean off South Australia on Friday killing the three men on board, police said.
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Trump orders prioritizing countries with higher defense spending as customers for US weapons
Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for U.S. weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and strategic importance in their region, the White House said on Friday.
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Armed attack leaves 4 dead in coastal city of Ecuador
QUITO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed early Friday in an armed attack in the coastal city of Machala in Ecuador's El Oro province, local police said.
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2nd LD Writethru: Dow tops 50,000 in snapback of U.S. stock markets
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 points for the first time on Friday as sentiment improved and investors bought after corrections in previous sessions.
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Commentary: A new chapter for Olympic Movement
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- As the Olympic flame was lit against the backdrop of the Alps, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened not only a celebration of winter sports, but also a new chapter for the Olympic Movement itself.
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Urgent: Olympic cauldrons lit as Milan-Cortina 2026 opens
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic cauldrons were lit simultaneously in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as the 2026 Winter Games opened on Friday.
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Trump signs order threatening tariffs on nations doing business with Iran
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff on countries that do business with Iran.
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Jailed Venezuelan protesters could all be free by next Friday, top lawmaker says
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The head of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, said on Friday that all prisoners expected to be granted clemency by a pending amnesty law could walk free within a week.
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UN says drone targets WFP convoy in Sudan's North Kordofan
KHARTOUM, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) said on Friday that a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy came under attack by a drone in Sudan's North Kordofan state.
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Urgent: Italian President Mattarella declares Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games open on Friday.
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Exclusive-US aims for March peace deal in Ukraine, quick elections, sources say
KYIV, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious March goal for Russia and Ukraine to agree on a peace deal, though that timeline is likely to slip given a lack of agreement on the key issue of territory, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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1st LD: Dow tops 50,000 in snapback of U.S. stock markets
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 points for the first time on Friday as sentiment improved and investors bought after corrections in previous sessions.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.
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India rejects any allegations of involvement in Pakistan bombing, foreign ministry says
Feb 6 (Reuters) - India said it rejected "any and every" allegation of involvement in a bombing at a mosque in Islamabad on Friday, that killed at least 31 people, saying such claims were baseless and pointless.
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US moves to deport 5-year-old detained in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday it is seeking to deport a 5-year-old Ecuadorean boy who was detained in Minnesota last month.
