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UN chief calls New START expiration 'grave moment'
Feb 4 (Reuters) - United Nations âSecretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called the expiration of the âNew START Treaty a grave moment for international peace and âsecurity and urged Russia and the United States to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework without delay.
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Ukraine energy minister warns of more power cuts, possible Russian attacks
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's energy minister âwarned households on Wednesday that planned blackouts could worsen in coming âdays and Russian forces could launch a new air attack to âfurther disable power and heating networks.
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US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A team working for âPresident Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the previously unreported events.
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IOC to thoroughly evaluate dispersed model at Milan-Cortina 2026
MILAN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will conduct a thorough evaluation of the "dispersed" model used for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said here on Wednesday.
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Nearly two dozen more prisoners freed in Venezuela, legal rights group says
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Twenty-two âmore prisoners have been released in âVenezuela, the country's top legal rights group âsaid on Wednesday, as liberations promised by the interim government slowly continue.Â
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Mixed doubles curling kicks off Milan-Cortina 2026, briefly halted due to power outage
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Britain, Sweden, Canada and Switzerland secured opening victories as mixed doubles curling competition got underway on Wednesday, two days ahead of the official opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
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Spain's wineries eye China market at Barcelona Wine Week
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Spain's leading wineries are gathering this week in Barcelona with a strong focus on China, as the country's expanding base of wine consumers continues to attract exporters seeking growth in the Asian market.
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Germany's EV output hits record in 2025
BERLIN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Germany produced 1.67 million electric cars last year, up 23 percent from 2024 and the highest level on record, according to data released by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) on Wednesday.
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Austria inflation falls to 2 pct in January
VIENNA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Austria saw a lower inflation rate in January, with falling energy prices dampening overall price pressures, official data showed on Wednesday.
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Moeller, Alphand injured in first men's downhill training at Milan-Cortina Games
BORMIO, Italy, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Fredrik Moeller and France's Nils Alphand were injured on Wednesday during the first official men's downhill training session in alpine skiing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games, with both athletes reported in stable condition but their Olympic participation uncertain.
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Maduro ally Saab arrested in Venezuela, US official says
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Venezuelan official âAlex Saab, a former businessman once held in the U.S., was arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday as part âof a joint operation between U.S. and Venezuelan authorities, a U.S. law enforcement official said.
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Fifty-five thousand Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield, Zelenskiy tells French TV
PARIS, Feb â4 (Reuters) - The number of Ukrainian âsoldiers killed on the battlefield âas a result of the country's war with Russia is estimated at 55,000, Ukrainian President âVolodymyr Zelenskiy told France â2 TV on âWednesday.
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Finnish forest giants UPM, Stora Enso post lower Q4 profits of 2025
HELSINKI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Profits at Finland's two major forest industry groups, UPM and Stora Enso, fell in October-December 2025 as low pulp prices and subdued demand continued to weigh on the sector, the companies said on Wednesday.
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Iran-U.S. talks to take place in Oman on Friday, U.S. official confirms
WASHINGTON, âFeb 4 (Reuters) - âU.S. talks with âIran will take place on Friday âin Oman, âa U.S. âofficial confirmed on âWednesday, âafter Iranian â Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi âsaid that nuclear â talks âwith the U.S. are âset to be âheld in the Omani capital Muscat at around 10 a.m. on Friday.
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Roundup: Traditional pubs in UK grapple with economic strains
LONDON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Industry figures show that pubs and bars across Britain have been closing at an average rate of one a day, with the total number of licensed premises down by around 25 percent since 2000.
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Successive storms leave 11 people dead in Portugal
LISBON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Successive storms have left 11 people dead in Portugal since late January, with the latest victim a 64-year-old man who died on Wednesday after his car was swept away by floodwaters while he was attempting to cross a road near the Amoreira Dam in Pias, in the municipality of Serpa, southern Portugal.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
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Flash: Iranian FM says nuke talks with U.S. to be held in Muscat on Friday
Flash: Iranian FM says nuke talks with U.S. to be held in Muscat on Friday
