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Flash: Trump threatens alternatives to tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
Flash: Trump threatens alternatives to tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
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Feature: Two titles, one family in Olympic aerials
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Xindi delivered a near-flawless jump to win the men's freestyle skiing aerials gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics here on Friday, completing an unusual double for his family just two days after his wife Xu Mengtao topped the women's podium in the same discipline.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada fight back to beat Finland, reach men's gold-medal game
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nathan MacKinnon capped Canada's extraordinary fightback to beat defending champions Finland 3-2 in a men's Olympic ice hockey semi-final on Friday, firing in the kill shot with 35.2 seconds left on the clock in another nerve-searing game in Milan.
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World
Heavy snow causes multiple accidents, flight disruptions in Bavaria, Germany
BERLIN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Severe snowfall across the southern German state of Bavaria caused multiple traffic accidents and flight disruptions at the Munich Airport, authorities said on Friday.
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World
De Beers reports challenging trading conditions for rough diamonds in 2025
GABORONE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Rough diamond trading conditions remained challenging throughout 2025 amid persistent industry, geopolitical and tariff uncertainty, according to a report of De Beers Group published on Friday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Snowboard-Hard work and high standards behind Japan's record medal haul
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Big air champion Kokomo Murase said hard work and hundreds of hours of training were behind Japan's record-breaking medal haul in snowboarding at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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World
Zimbabwe no longer keen on raw mineral exports, says president
HARARE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said that his country is no longer satisfied with being a supplier of raw minerals and is seeking to boost local beneficiation and processing to accelerate industrialization and economic growth.
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World
IOC President Coventry defends Olympic neutrality
MILAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry defended on Friday the political neutrality of the Olympic Movement, stressing that the Games remain a powerful force for unity despite growing global tensions.
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World
WFP warns deepening hunger crisis in Somalia amid aid cuts
MOGADISHU, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday warned of catastrophic funding shortfalls in Somalia, with 4.4 million people facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity.
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Tennis
Tennis-Svitolina downs Gauff, Pegula fights back to beat Anisimova in Dubai semis
DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Elina Svitolina kept up her recent winning run against Coco Gauff as she edged the American 6-4 6-7(13) 6-4 on Friday to set up a final showdown with Jessica Pegula at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
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World
French soldier dies after being accidentally shot in head during drunken evening in barracks
Feb 20 (Reuters) - A French soldier has died after being accidentally shot in the head during a drunken evening with other soldiers in a barracks near Paris, said the Paris prosecutor on Friday.
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World
1st LD: U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump administration's sweeping tariffs illegal
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs under a law meant for use in national emergencies are illegal.
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World
U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling could curb Trump's "unlimited, arbitrary tariffs": senior EP official
BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's (EP) Committee on International Trade, said on Friday that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the use of emergency powers for tariffs could help end an era of "unlimited, arbitrary tariffs" imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Speed skating-Dutchwoman Rijpma-de Jong wins 1,500m gold
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Dutchwoman Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong won the women's 1,500 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday, securing the first Olympic gold of her career and her nation's third speed skating title of these Games.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Biathlon-Norway's Laegreid signs off with fifth medal at Milano Cortina Games
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid has had an eventful time at the Milano Cortina Games, going viral for a tearful confession of infidelity and then picking up no fewer than five medals - three silver and two bronze - in a turbulent two weeks few would have predicted.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Leclerc fastest for Ferrari on final day of F1 testing
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Formula One wrapped up pre-season testing in Bahrain on Friday with Charles Leclerc fastest for Ferrari and Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad pounding out a single-day record of 165 laps.
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World
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife 'Fergie' also undone by Epstein ties
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - With the downfall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near complete, the former prince no longer has Sarah Ferguson by his side. For decades his ex-wife was his rock, but now her own ties to Jeffrey Epstein have destroyed her reputation too.
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World
Chinese couple makes Milan-Cortina history with dual aerials golds (updated)
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China celebrated a unique double at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday as Wang Xindi soared to gold in the men's freestyle skiing aerials - two days after his wife Xu Mengtao had topped the women's podium.
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World
EAC vows stronger efforts to ease regional trade obstacles
KIGALI, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Policymakers and private sector players from the East African Community (EAC) bloc on Friday pledged to step up efforts to reduce persistent and emerging barriers to regional trade.
