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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Feb. 14

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WASHINGTON -- Israeli additional settlement activity does not help peace with the Palestinians, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said here on Tuesday.

"We have been very clear about this, that additional settlement activity, unrestrained settlement activity, does not advance the prospect for peace," Heather Nauert said at a press briefing when asked to comment on such activity. (US-Israel-Settlement)

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COPENHAGEN -- Denmark's Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II, died on late Tuesday night, the palace announced early Wednesday.

Henrik, 83, passed away at 23:18 (2218 GMT) in sleep at Fredensborg Palace, the palace said in a brief press statement on its website, adding that he was surrounded by Queen Margrethe and their two sons. (Denmark-Henrik)

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JOHANNESBURG -- The potential dimission of the South African president is unlikely to impact the 10th BRICS Summit scheduled for July, said experts.

The 10th BRICS Summit is the 10th annual diplomatic meeting of the BRICS, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. (South Africa-Jacob Zuma)

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LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ended the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer's (TES) almost 14-year career of discovery on Jan. 31, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.

Launched in 2004 on NASA's Aura spacecraft, TES was the first instrument designed to monitor ozone in the lowest layers of the atmosphere directly from space. (US-NASA) Enditem

 

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