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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Rajya Sabha took up debate on Union Budget on Monday as the stalemate continued in the Lok Sabha over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's intention to speak about a reference in former Army Chief NN Naravane's 'unpublished book' and the opposition members and the treasury benches trading charges.Initiating the debate on […]

(260209) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xiaonan of China competes during the snowboard women's big air final match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

(260209) -- MILAN, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Shiyue of China waits for the score during the rhythm dance of figure skating ice dance competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The United States' Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse beat reigning Olympic and world champions Italy 9-8 in the mixed doubles semifinals at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday to set up a final against Sweden, who defeated in-form Britain 9-3.The Americans edged the hard-fought battle to […]

(260209) -- MILAN, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands celebrates after the match of speed skating women's 1000m at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

(260209) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Klaudia Domaradzka of Poland competes during the luge women's singles run 1 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address as 'an act of cowardice,' alleging that the Prime Minister deliberately avoided parliamentary accountability.In a post on X, […]

Geopolitical tensions and volatility in American bond markets have reportedly been raising risk concerns China has urged its banks to curb their exposure to US government debt, citing market volatility and growing financial and geopolitical risks, Bloomberg has reported citing people familiar with the […]

Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 9 (ANI): During the period of February 1 to 7, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles formations under Spear Corps, in close conjunction with Manipur Police, executed a series of precise, intelligence- driven joint operations across Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Bishnupur and Pherzawl Districts.The operations, […]

(Photo credit: Jack Gruber-Imagn Images)LIVIGNO, Italy -- American snowboarder Chloe Kim said her injured shoulder was 'feeling good' as she prepares to attempt a brand-new halfpipe run at the Milano Cortina Olympics to claim a third straight gold medal.The 25-year-old tore her labrum, a type of ?cartilage found ?in the shoulder joint, a month ago during a […]

Eight people have fallen ill after eating seafood at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, adding to a spate of food poisoning cases in recent weeks. The five men and three women developed diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever between 25 and 75 hours after dining in two groups at the Clipper Lounge in the hotel on Connaught Road Central on […]

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed self-reliance and strength in science and technology, hailing it as the "key" in building China into a great modern socialist country.Xi made the remarks when he visited a national information technology innovation park in […]

(260209) -- ABUJA, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian students perform during a temple fair to mark the 2026 Spring Festival celebrations and commemorate the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 7, 2026. The Chinese community in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja, together with Nigerian partners, on Saturday […]

(260209) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pet transport cases are pictured on a platform at Chongqing West Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 9, 2026. Chongqing railway authorities have launched a pilot pet consignment service on high-speed railways on designated routes during the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush. […]

Hong Kong’s High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a “powerful declaration” that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law. In the toughest punishment to date under the city’s national security law, Lai is set […]

Hong Kong police have raided the office of a lawyer as part of a probe into a growing number of “crash-for-cash” scams in which victims face unusually high and delayed compensation claims for minor or even non-existent traffic accidents. The move came days after the arrest of two doctors and a married couple for allegedly masterminding more than 20 such […]

(260209) -- PHNOM PENH, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 9, 2026 shows a scene at the first Cambodia-China public-private sector dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The event was convened here on Monday, aiming at finding solutions to challenges faced by Chinese enterprises in the Southeast Asian country. Held at the Council for the […]

Hongkongers who were minors at the time of the 1997 handover to China will be eligible to apply for the British National (Overseas) pathway to UK citizenship independently of their parents, with 26,000 arrivals expected under the expanded scheme in the next five years. The move was a response to the 20-year prison sentence handed to former Hong Kong media […]

(260209) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada poses during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

(260209) -- BEIJING, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views exhibits at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. The opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Exhibition Series of National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) was held here on Monday. The series includes five exhibitions, covering various art forms such as Chinese […]

(260209) -- OTTAWA, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists from the China National Peking Opera Company perform Peking Opera in Ottawa, Canada on Feb. 8, 2026. The China National Peking Opera Company's "Happy Chinese New Year" tour in Canada was staged in Ottawa on Sunday. The performance team, led by renowned performing artists Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu, will […]

Aircraft destined for Havana have been warned that no refueling is possible amid a US energy blockadeCuban aviation authorities have warned international carriers of an aviation fuel shortage due to the ongoing US energy embargo on the island.A notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued on Sunday by Havana's Jose Marti International Airport said Cuba's nine […]

Hong Kong lawmakers have called for greater scrutiny of flat owners’ proxies attending meetings on building management affairs in response to the government’s proposed legal amendments to combat bid-rigging following the deadly Tai Po blaze last year. During a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak […]

A Hong Kong Airlines flight was among three aircraft forced to circle above Taoyuan airport in Taiwan and issue mayday distress calls over fuel concerns after a runway closure disrupted arrivals. In reply to the South China Morning Post on Monday, the airline said the crew of flight HX260 from Hong Kong to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport had requested […]

(260209) -- KAILI, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers select vegetables on the train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Feb. 8, 2026. The train No. 5640 runs in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. It connects more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route and […]

New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Continuing his attack on the government over his intention to speak about a specific incident concerning 2020 standoff with China mentioned in former Army Chief MM Naravane's book, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't come into the Lok Sabha 'because he was scared of what we […]

A man has been found dead in his flat with what Hong Kong police have described as a “suspicious” head wound. Police said they were alerted by a neighbour to the village flat in Tseng Tau Chung Tsuen, near San Sau Street in Tuen Mun, at about 6.40pm on Monday. The man was certified dead at the scene. The flat has been cordoned off for investigation.

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's upcoming nine-day Spring Festival holiday, the longest on record, is doing more than unleashing pent-up travel demand. It is revealing a clear shift among young travelers: increasingly, they are bypassing traditional hometown reunions and crowded attractions in favor of smaller cities and towns, where festive traditions […]

(260209) -- DOHA, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyu serves during the women's singles round of 64 match between Emiliana Arango of Colombia and Wang Xinyu of China at the WTA Qatar Open 2026 tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 9, 2026.(Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

(260209) -- LANZHOU, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take the train G848 in northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 9, 2026. As part of the mobile museum on the high-speed railway program, the train G848, carrying cultural relics interpreters, departed from Lanzhou West Railway Station heading to Guangzhou South Railway Station on Monday. Nine of China's […]

(260209) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gu Ailing of China competes during the freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

In 2025, China announced the elimination of tariffs on all imports for 53 African nationsLast month, Kenya and Chinasigneda preliminary bilateral trade agreement that will grant 98.2% zero-duty market access for goods exported from Kenya. The development follows efforts by the East African nation to expand its export basket and reduce trade imbalances with […]

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Jimmy Lai case is purely an internal affair of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday, urging relevant countries to refrain from making irresponsible remarks.China urges relevant countries to respect China's sovereignty and Hong Kong's legal system, […]

(260209) -- CAIRO, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An artist interacts with the audience during a face-changing performance at a Spring Festival gala in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 8, 2026. The gala was held here on Sunday to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, where participants enjoyed traditional Chinese cuisine, experienced intangible cultural heritages, […]

LANZHOU, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have uncovered the response mechanisms of alpine plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, shedding light on how to sustain plateau biodiversity, according to the Lanzhou University."This new study provides scientific support for the plant phenology of alpine ecosystems on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and other […]

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China once again urges Japan to withdraw the erroneous remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan and demonstrate its basic sincerity in safeguarding the political foundation of China-Japan relations through concrete actions, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here Monday.Spokesperson Lin Jian made […]

Bangkok [Thailand], February 9 (ANI): The Chinese government significantly intensified repression across the country in 2025, tightening ideological control and curbing fundamental freedoms under President Xi Jinping, according to the World Report 2026 released by Human Rights Watch (HRW).As noted in the HRW report, President Xi mobilised state machinery to […]

(260209) -- KAMPALA, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan artists perform during a temple fair to launch the China-Uganda Year of People-to-People Exchange and celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year in Kampala, Uganda, Feb. 8, 2026. Uganda launched the China-Uganda Year of People-to-People Exchange on Sunday in the capital, Kampala, during a temple fair held […]

A drug for diabetes-related kidney disease could be repurposed to restore fertility for women affected by premature ovarian insufficiency, a largely untreatable condition, according to a study by Hong Kong researchers. The study, conducted by experts at the faculty of medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), found that finerenone – a drug used to […]

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing on Monday morning.At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing's efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation […]

(260209) -- BEIJING, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, […]

The SpaceX CEO has said a lunar settlement could be built within a decade, as the global powers race for Earths only natural satelliteUS tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced plans to build a "self-growing city" on the Moon, placing the project ahead of his long-stated ambitions to reach Mars.In recent years, SpaceX has focused on developing spacecraft […]

Washington DC [US] February 9 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) marked the 29th anniversary of the 1997 Ghulja Massacre, renewing its call for decisive international action against China's policies in East Turkistan, as noted in a post shared by ETGE on X.According to the ETGE post, the commemoration honoured the victims of what it […]

(260209) -- BURNABY, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Children look at a large-scale LEGO lion model during a LEGO pop-up event to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Horse at Metrotown Shopping Mall in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2026. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

A Hong Kong court has remanded another Japanese man in custody on charges of conspiring to steal more than 27 million yen (US$171,680) in connection with a robbery outside a currency exchange shop last month in which 51 million yen was taken. Koki Hirose, 57, was brought before Eastern Court in Sai Wan Ho on Monday to face one count of conspiracy to commit […]