Wang Xindi and his wife Xu Mengtao rewrite Winter Olympic Games history with strike gold medals as married couple
During those Olympic cycles, Xu, who was five years older than Wang, emerged as a defining figure in the sport. She won a silver medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, narrowly missed the podium in PyeongChang due to a costly mistake, and ultimately claimed gold in Beijing.
Musk-owned X social media platform seeking €120 million EU fine in European court
Information published on the Court of Justice of the EU website shows the General Court has registered several related actions, all lodged on February 16, 2026, and currently listed as pending, including challenges brought by X and its corporate entities, a separate action linked to Elon Musk, and another filed by the AI-related company associated with him.
China develops an AI model to push deep-space exploration way above US’ James Webb Space Telescope’s capacity
According to the findings published on Friday in the journal Science, the model can help extract extremely faint astronomical signals, identify galaxies more than 13 billion light years away and generate the deepest deep-space images ever produced.
Ethiopia prioritises environmental conservation as it embraces paper-bags as single-use plastic ban takes effect
Under the new law, individuals caught using or distributing single-use plastic bags face fines of up to 5,000 Ethiopian birr ($32), while manufacturers, importers and marketers risk heavier penalties. Despite nationwide awareness campaigns ahead of the ban, reactions have been mixed.
In a system designed to kill you, invisibility is survival: How silence saved German girl assigned to serve Nazi murders
They settled in Queens. Flora worked multiple jobs – seamstress, whatever she could find – long hours at immigrant wages that barely covered rent. But she had a purpose beyond survival: her son would have the freedom, opportunity and voice stolen from her.
African pangolins join CITES list of species threatened with extinction after rating as the most trafficked mammal in the world
The World Wildlife Fund estimates that over a million pangolins were taken from the wild over the last decade, including those that were never intercepted.
South Sudan ceasefire monitors call for swift cessation of hostilities as alleged extrajudicial killings rise
Between August 2025 and January 2026 alone, the CTSAMVM recorded 407 alleged violations, adding that direct hostilities between signatory parties had been relatively limited prior to the clashes between the SSPDF and the White Army in Nasir, Upper Nile State, in March 2025.
Deepening economic crisis in Sudan has transformed Ramadhan from communal abundance living one-day-at-a-time
Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been mired in war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict rapidly spread nationwide, devastating infrastructure, crippling state institutions and displacing millions.
Man City, Aston Villa to ‘invade’ Arsenal’s space at the summit after Gunners turned Premier League race into dog-fight
Aston Villa goes into the weekend third in the Premier League and is another side that will have appreciated a midweek rest ahead of what is likely to be a tough game at home to Leeds United.
US women’s ice hockey team wins third Olympic gold after overcoming Canada in extra-time
The result extended a rivalry that has defined Olympic women’s ice hockey since the sport debuted at the Nagano 1998 Games. The United States and Canada have won every Olympic gold medal in the event, and have met in seven of the eight gold-medal games, including five straight since 2010.
