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    Winter Olympics 2026: Jürgen Klopp makes Milano Cortina Games cameo, ice hockey fight ban labelled a 'joke' — quick hits from day 11
     18 February 2026
    Football manager Jürgen Klopp makes an appearance at the Milano Cortina Games, while French ice hockey players are unhappy about the ban handed to a teammate for fighting. Here are the quick hits from day 11.
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    Former NASA engineer warns about heat shield on Artemis II moon mission
    18 Feb: After years of delays, NASA's Artemis II mission is aiming to launch next month. But issues with the heat shield are causing some to raise the alarm.... more
    Aerials delay is not unusual, as snow causes chaos at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
    18 Feb: Delays are nothing new in skiing events, with weather and light a constant battle for event organisers. However, the Australian aerials team has an unusual method to handle the disruption.... more
    US military says 11 men killed in strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats
    18 Feb: The strikes are the latest in a string of US strikes on boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea targeting what Donald Trump alleges are drug trafficking operations.... more
    The Missing number in the hundreds of thousands in Syria, where mass graves of torture victims are found weekly
    18 Feb: Victims of Syria's brutal Assad regime were tortured to death in completely horrible and inhumane ways. The relatives of "The Missing" are still searching for them as their numbers continue to explode.... more
    Marquee Canterbury recruit Leo Thompson to miss 10 weeks following calf injury
    17 Feb: Canterbury are dealt a hammer blow for their Las Vegas trip and beyond with prop Leo Thompson ruled out for 10 weeks due to a calf injury.... more
    Louvre tour guides accused of orchestrating $16m ticket fraud ring over a decade
    17 Feb: Foreign tour guides and staff who were paid to remain silent orchestrated a counterfeit ticketing ring that robbed the Louvre of millions over more than a decade, Parisian prosecutors say.... more
    Irish rugby to investigate racial abuse towards Test debutant Edwin Edogbo
    17 Feb: The Irish Rugby Football Union has said it will launch an investigation after turning comments off a social media post that congratulated the country's newest Test debutant.... more
    Winter Olympics 2026: Eileen Gu medals despite blizzard, Ilia Malinin breaks his silence — day 10 quick hits
    17 Feb: A Norwegian skier melts down in the Italian cold as the Canadian women's curling team hits back at cheating accusations. Here are the quick hits from day 10 of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.... more
    Australian writer Murray Hunter cleared of criminal defamation by Thai court
    17 Feb: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has dropped a criminal defamation case against Australian writer Murray Hunter.... more

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     20 Jan: China's population declines for a fourth straight year amid record low birthrates ++++++++++++++
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     International NewsLinks
      18 Feb: The wine industry headache (RadioNZ)
      17 Feb: France bans its own player for remainder of games after olympic ice hockey brawl (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Kangaroo cull: why new origin international eligibility rules spell trouble for australia (Sydney Morning Herald)
      15 Feb: Watch: moment crew docks at international space station (BBCWorld)
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