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Europe

Starmer says ‘nobody above law’ as UK probes push Prince Andrew on Epstein ties

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared 'nobody is above the law' while urging Prince Andrew to cooperate with investigators examining his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Nine UK police forces are reviewing Epstein-related allegations of human trafficking and sexual assault as the royal turns 65.

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Energy & Commodities

Cenovus Energy Q4 Profit Jumps to $934M on Record Output

Cenovus Energy Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit of $934 million, a sharp rise from $146 million a year earlier. The Calgary-based company hit record upstream production of 917,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day during the period.

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Conflicts & Security

Firefighters Battle Factory Fire in Darlaston, Avoid Area Urged

Firefighters from West Midlands Fire Service tackled a factory blaze on Bentley Road South in Darlaston early Thursday, scaling back from six to three pumps after initial response. Officials urged the public to avoid the area around the incident that started at 5:27 a.m.

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AI

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Burns 4x More Tokens Than Predecessor on Reasoning Tasks

Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 4.6 model consumes up to four times more tokens than its predecessor during extended reasoning tasks, offsetting its advertised 40% per-token cost cut compared to Opus 4.6. Sam Witteveen, an Anthropic expert, highlighted this trade-off as users weigh performance gains against higher overall expenses.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

Markets

Gold Jumps Rs 4,300 per Tola in Nepal to Rs 304,700

Gold prices in Nepal surged Rs 4,300 per tola on Thursday, reaching Rs 304,700 for fine gold. The rebound ended a week-long decline, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association.

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Policy & Law

BJP Slams Karnataka Government Over RTC Strike and Bengaluru Garbage Crisis

Karnataka BJP leader R. Ashoka accused the Congress government of financial mismanagement Thursday, blaming it for a transport workers' strike demanding 38 months of unpaid arrears and a worsening garbage crisis in Bengaluru.

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Corporate

Pine Labs Teams with OpenAI for AI-Optimized Merchant Payments

Pine Labs is integrating OpenAI's AI models into its payment systems to automate complex financial tasks like supplier negotiations and cross-border settlements. The move creates what the companies call an 'agentic commerce' stack for high-volume transactions.

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Conflicts & Security

Pakistan Delivers Demarche to Afghan Taliban over Bajaur Soldier Killings

Pakistan summoned the Afghan deputy head of mission in Islamabad on Wednesday and issued a strong demarche to the Taliban regime over a suicide bombing in Bajaur that killed 11 soldiers. The Foreign Office blamed the attack on the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, whose leadership operates from Afghan soil.

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Olympics & More

Oilers Eye Mangiapane Trade to Clear Cap for 2026 Deadline

Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland faces a dollar-for-dollar cap crunch at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, with under $800,000 available now according to PuckPedia. Analysts point to underperforming winger Andrew Mangiapane as the prime trade candidate to free up his $3.6 million cap hit.

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Innovation

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Restocks in US Next Week

Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold tri-screen smartphone will return to U.S. stock next week after selling out in days. The device, unveiled last month in Seoul, hit carrier shelves on October 25 and vanished from online inventories by October 28.

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Public Health

Tesco Offers Free Blood Pressure Checks at Swindon Store

Tesco launched free blood pressure tests at its Ocotal Way Extra store in Swindon on Monday to spotlight heart health risks during Heart Month. The checks, run with the British Heart Foundation, target the 54,000 Wiltshire residents with undiagnosed high blood pressure.

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Wirtschaft

Milliardär Khosla schlägt Steuerfreiheit für 125 Millionen US-Amerikaner vor

Der Milliardär und Risikokapitalgeber Vinod Khosla fordert die Abschaffung der Einkommensteuer für die unteren 125 Millionen US-Steuerzahler. Ziel ist es, Jobverluste durch KI auszugleichen.

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Economía

Khosla propone eliminar impuestos a 125 millones de estadounidenses por temor a despidos por IA

El multimillonario Vinod Khosla abogó por eliminar el impuesto sobre la renta a los 125 millones de contribuyentes de menores ingresos en EE.UU. para contrarrestar las pérdidas de empleo por inteligencia artificial. Sugirió compensar la recaudación elevando impuestos a ganancias de capital al nivel de la renta ordinaria y recortando exenciones fiscales.

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Olympics & More

Jamaica Bobsled Team Posts Best Olympic Finishes at Milano Cortina 2026

Jamaica's bobsled team notched its best Winter Olympics results ever at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games, with Mica Moore taking 14th in monobob and the two-man crew landing 22nd. The performances, surpassing prior marks from Sochi 2014, have drawn global cheers from fans and celebrities alike.

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Medicine

Nigeria Launches Audit of High-End Equipment in Teaching Hospitals

Nigeria's Federal Government has started a nationwide inventory of high-end medical equipment in teaching hospitals and medical centres to assess maintenance and identify gaps. The National Biomedical Equipment Audit supports the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.

WH News Feb 20, 2026