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Hockey

Olympics-Ice hockey-Switzerland overcome Czechs in thrilling shootout, Japan score late to beat France

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Swiss forward ‌Ivana Wey scored in the eighth round of a thrilling shootout to seal a 4-3 win over the Czech Republic in Olympic women's ice hockey at ‌Santagiulia Arena on Friday, while Japan netted twice late to hand France its second successive loss of the Games 3-2.

Athletics

Athletics-Norway's Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen undergoes Achilles surgery

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen has ‌undergone surgery on a persistent Achilles injury that has plagued him ‌for years and forced him to miss significant training and competition time, ‌the Norwegian middle-distance runner said on Friday.

World

Azerbaijan issues strong protest to Russia over lawmaker's comments on Karabakh trial

BAKU, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan issued ‌a strong protest to Russia on Friday after a Russian ‌lawmaker condemned the sentencing of 13 ethnic Armenians who had held ‌senior positions in the former breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

World

UK police search properties in probe into Mandelson over Epstein ties

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - British police ‌searched two addresses linked to Peter Mandelson in their probe into misconduct in ‌public office, they said on Friday, following reports about the close ties ‌between the former ambassador and late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

World

China bags three gold medals out of six

TIANJIN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- China registered three out of six gold medals in the opening day of the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Friday, dominating the podium in the men's triple jump and women's shot put.

Other Sports

Olympics-Livigno's sky-high Big Air jump wows riders despite scaffolding surprise

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Olympic ‌Big Air jump has become an unlikely protagonist in Livigno's narrow valley, an imposing scaffolded structure rising above the town's rooftops ‌and drawing both praise and surprise from snowboarders and freeskiers.

World

China pledges to bolster Asia-Pacific food security via cooperation

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to work with other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies to build a resilient, open, efficient and sustainable food system for the region, according to the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration.

World

Extreme winter weather causes accidents, disruptions

BERLIN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Extreme winter weather caused numerous traffic accidents across northeastern Germany on Friday, while flight operations at Berlin Brandenburg Airport were suspended for hours before gradually resuming later in the day.

World

1st Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games opens in Yulin

YULIN, China, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games opened in Yulin city on Friday, with the ground-breaking campaign featuring the Winter Olympics style program.

World

China tightens regulation of virtual currencies, real-world asset tokenization

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Friday announced moves to strengthen regulatory oversight for virtual currencies and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization to prevent and resolve related risks, warning that related speculation activities have recently disrupted economic and financial order and endangered people's property security.

Other Sports

Olympics-Snowboard-Austria's Karrer flips into adulthood on Milano Cortina snow

LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 6 (Reuters) - Austrian freestyle snowboarder Hanna ‌Karrer blew out 18 candles on Friday in Livigno, at ‌the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, marking her coming of age on the world's biggest winter sports stage.

Cybersecurity

Nacsa investigating alleged cyber-espionage targeting multiple government bodies

The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) is currently investigating alleged incidents of cyber-espionage activity targeting Malaysian government entities.

World

Socialist seen beating far-right rival for Portuguese presidency with conservative help

LISBON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Moderate ‌Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro is set for a landslide win on Sunday in Portugal's presidential ‌runoff vote, opinion polls show, after prominent conservatives backed him to prevent a victory ‌for far-right leader Andre Ventura.

World

Mexico's Sheinbaum aims to send humanitarian aid to Cuba by Monday

MEXICO CITY, Feb ‌6 - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on ‌Friday that her government is aiming to ‌send humanitarian aid, including food and other basic supplies, to Cuba by Monday. 

Football

Soccer-Arteta upbeat on Arsenal's title push but expects tough Sunderland challenge

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Arsenal have been plotting their ‌Premier League title charge since before pre-season began, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday as they prepare for ‌a potentially pivotal clash against Sunderland that could extend their lead to nine points.

India

Teen prodigy Suryavanshi smashes an amazing 175 as India win Under-19 World Cup final

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hammered a stunning 175 from just 80 balls as India thumped England by 100 runs in the Under-19 ODI World Cup final in Harare on Friday.

World

Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban

LAHORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Extravagantly coloured ‌kites dueled above Lahore and cries of victory rang out from rooftops on Friday, as ‌the city celebrated the lifting of an 18-year ban on a spectacular three-day traditional Punjabi ‌kite-flying festival.

Nation

Anwar attends special screening of Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended a special preview screening of the epic historical film Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story on Friday (Feb 6) in support of his longtime friend, writer, producer and director Akbar Khan.

Other Sports

Olympics-Figure Skating-Canada's Schizas shrugs off music issue in team event skate

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Canadian figure skater ‌Madeline Schizas said a problem with her music — and not nerves — was the reason ‌why she did not immediately begin her performance at the Milano Cortina Olympics, ‌insisting the interruption did not affect her skate.

Technology

AI trade splinters as investors get more selective

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