A Curling Champion Is Italyâs Hometown Hero at the Olympic Games
Stefania Constantini worked in a clothes shop until her sports career took off. The champion curler is now one of Italyâs best hopes at the Winter Games.
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Stefania Constantini worked in a clothes shop until her sports career took off. The champion curler is now one of Italyâs best hopes at the Winter Games.
U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.
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At least six people have been detained a week after a different demonstration in Turin turned violent.
Initiative aims to identify proficient gamers and coders who can help companies identify flaws in their cybersecurity Cybercriminals, the shadowy online figures often depicted in Hollywood movies as hooded villains capable of wiping millions of pounds off the value of businesses at a keystroke, are not usually known for their candour. But in a sixth-form college in Manchester this week, two former hackers gave the young people gathered an honest appraisal of what living a life of internet cri...
Jeff Bezosâs axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of Americaâs democracy to withstand Trumpâs attacks The email landed in Lizzie Johnsonâs in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time. It came at a tough time for the reporter: Russia had been repeatedly striking the countryâs power grid, and just days before she had been forced to work out of her car without heat, power or running water, writing in pencil because pen ink freezes too read...
Thousands of women with life-changing complications still in limbo two years after call for financial redress The governmentâs failure to respond to calls for a compensation scheme for women harmed by pelvic mesh has been described as âmorally unacceptableâ by campaigners. Thousands of women were left with life-changing complications after receiving transvaginal mesh implants, with some unable to walk or work again. Continue reading...
Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over ÂŁ1.2m a day â so what are the options? British Steel was losing ÂŁ700,000 a day last year when its Chinese owner announced plans to shut the steelworks at Scunthorpe. After Jingye rejected support to buy raw materials, the UK government stepped in with emergency legislation to take control of the plant. But that was not the end of the crisis. The cost to the government of propping up British Steel is now m...
Laws to be introduced this week include up to two years in prison for distributing, displaying or reciting prohibited phrases to harass or offend Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland could become the first state in Australia to outlaw the phrase âfrom the river to the seaâ, under sweeping new hate speech reforms announced by the state government. The premier, David Crisafulli, announced the proposed laws on Sunday, ahead of their introduction to parliament o...
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) flagged an unusual phone call between two members of foreign intelligence, who discussed a person close to Donald Trump , according to a whistleblowerâs attorney who was briefed on details of the call. The highly sensitive communique, which has roiled Washington over the past week , was brought to the attention of the director ...
The group, which has prompted skepticism from some U.S. allies, is scheduled to meet on Feb. 19, according to the officials.
Wind gusts up to 170km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow on Sunday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell is expected to maintain its category 3 intensity as it barrels along the Pilbara coast before making landfall. Located west of Karratha, the cyclone was about 30km offshore with 120km/h winds near the centre and gusts up to 165km...
The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.
Deal sees all former Nationals frontbenchers suspended from shadow ministry until March Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has reunited after Sussan Ley brokered a deal with David Littleproud to bring the Liberals and Nationals back together for the second time since the May 2025 election. Littleproud guaranteed there would be no further splits while he and Ley were in charge, after both leaders mad...
Sundayâs election is a test for the progressive, pro-democracy movement in Thailand, which has been blocked from taking power despite success at the polls.
State transport minister says ebikes modified to exceed 25km/h speed limit will be confiscated by police and âend up as a twisted wreckâ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The NSW government has announced a âcrackdownâ on illegally modified ebikes, with police to be given powers to seize and destroy any that exceed the legal speed limit. The transport minister, John Graham, announced on Sunday that new seizure la...
"We received your message," the US news anchor says in the latest video plea for the return of her mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, who is believed to be abducted.
Palestine Action Group march planned from Sydney Town Hall to NSW parliament in breach of public assembly declaration Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A court challenge to the New South Wales governmentâs use of special powers during the visit of Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, will be decided at an urgent hearing on Monday, as police continue to urge protesters planning to march through Sydneyâs CBD to take a...
The disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie has left a community searching for clues and hoping for her safe return.
Sanae Takaichi, who has proved popular as the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, hopes to bolster her power in a snap election. But she faces hurdles.