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Avalanche, Fireworks, and Boycotts Dominate News

Rescuers in California are searching for nine backcountry skiers missing after an avalanche in the Lake Tahoe region on Tuesday, while Ukrainian officials announced a boycott of the upcoming Winter Paralympics due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Meanwhile, in eastern China, at least twelve people died in a fireworks explosion during Lunar New Year celebrations.

The avalanche in California occurred in the Castle Peak area near Truckee, according to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office. Six other skiers were rescued after the incident. Weather conditions remain dangerous, with a high chance of further avalanches, prompting the deployment of "highly skilled rescue ski teams" from two nearby ski resorts, the sheriff's office reported (Source 1).

In Italy, Ukrainian officials will boycott the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics next month due to the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their flags (Source 5). While Ukrainian athletes will still participate, no officials from the country will attend the games. The International Paralympic Committee cleared the athletes to compete following Tuesday's decision.

Elsewhere, in eastern China, a fireworks shop explosion and fire in the town of Xiangyang, Hubei province, claimed the lives of at least twelve people during Lunar New Year celebrations (Source 4). The official Xinhua News Agency reported that emergency services extinguished the blaze, which engulfed a 50sqm area of the shop. Firework-related blasts are not uncommon in China, especially during the Lunar New Year holiday.

In other news, Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won Olympic slalom gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, ending her eight-year Winter Games medal drought (Source 2). Additionally, all defendants in the Filton24 case in the United Kingdom were acquitted of aggravated burglary at an Israeli arms company after prosecutors said they could offer no evidence to support the charge (Source 3).

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