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Sydney man charged over alleged death threats against Australian treasurer

SYDNEY, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 55-year-old Sydney man has been charged by Australian authorities over alleged threats to kill federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 19

Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a news conference that the avalanche struck a group of backcountry skiers in the Sierra Nevada mountains, making it the deadliest avalanche in the country in ...
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Airport closed in U.S. state New Jersey due to aircraft emergency

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, the United States, is closed until 11 p.m. Wednesday (0400 GMT Thursday), local media reported. Earlier, a JetBlue ...
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U.S. stocks close higher on better-than-expected macro data

Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors closed in positive territory, led by energy and consumer discretionary with gains of 2 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Utilities and real estate were the ...
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Bolivia reports 3 deaths from Chikungunya fever amid red alert

LA PAZ, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia has recorded three fatalities and 2,913 confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever in the eastern department of Santa Cruz, health authorities reported Wednesday.
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2nd LD Writethru: U.S. withdrawing all troops from Syria: report

The Pentagon earlier this month withdrew all U.S. soldiers from the Al-Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria and from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, ...
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2nd LD Writethru: 8 skiers dead after avalanche in U.S. Northern California

SACRAMENTO, United States, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Eight skiers have been killed and one remains missing following an avalanche on Tuesday in Nevada County, U.S. Northern California, local authorities ...
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5.1-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Honshu, Japan -- GFZ

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted off east coast of Honshu, Japan at 2240 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ...
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Switzerland joins Sweden in women's curling semifinals at Milan-Cortina Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland followed Sweden in securing a ticket to the women's curling semifinals at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here on Wednesday, after ...
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1st LD: 8 skiers dead after avalanche in U.S. Northern California

SACRAMENTO, United States, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Eight skiers have been killed and one remains missing following an avalanche on Tuesday in Nevada County, U.S. Northern California, local authorities ...
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Day 12 Roundup: China claims two snow golds, Norway's Klaebo extends Olympic gold record to ten at Milan-Cortina

MILAN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China claimed two golds on snow at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, while Norway's cross-country sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo raised his Winter Olympic ...
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White House declines to set deadline for U.S.-Iran talks

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Wednesday declined to set a deadline for the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, saying Tehran is expected to present more details on its negotiating position ...