Hundreds of athletes at Italy's Winter Games in February will stay in mobile homes as part of a high-altitude Olympic Village offering mid-winter luxury camping at 1,300 metres (4,240 feet).
England arrived in Australia knowing it would take something special to reclaim the Ashes. Now, after losing the first two Tests, they need a miracle -- but it is one that has been achieved before.
Thirty years after the European ruling on the case of Jean-Marc Bosman transformed football's economic landscape, the sport is still wrestling with the legal fallout.
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Economy
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic recovered upward momentum on the back of interest rate optimism Monday, following a brief correction affecting mostly the tech sector.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed on with high-stakes talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys aimed at ending the war with Russia, but thorny territorial questions remained unresolved.
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European nations have committed themselves to huge hikes in spending on weapons, with giant defence firms reaping the early rewards -- but the signs are that smaller companies and investors are now beginning to mobilise.
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A driver who unleashed road rage horror on fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League victory, injuring over 100 people by ploughing into them with his car, broke down Monday at his sentencing hearing.
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German shipyard Meyer Werft has received a mega order worth up to 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion), officials said Monday, a boost for the shipbuilder after a state rescue last year.
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A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said Monday, as search and rescue operations continued.
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The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a rolling strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.
Australia's leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the worst mass shooting in decades decried as antisemitic "terrorism" by authorities.
Stock markets diverged Monday at the start of a week filled with economic data and central bank decisions, following a tech sell-off on Wall Street.
Wales captain Jac Morgan will join Gloucester for the 2026/27 season, the English Prem club announced on Monday.
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Culture
UK pop star Cliff Richard revealed Monday that he has been treated for prostate cancer over the past year, but said the disease has been successfully treated.
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US pop star Mariah Carey will sing at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina winter Olympics on February 6, organisers announced on Monday.
Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra.
The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.
Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for posting listings for banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis.
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- Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges
- Australia to toughen gun laws after deadly Bondi shootings
- Lyon poised to bounce back after surprise Brisbane omission
- Australia defends record on antisemitism after Bondi Beach attack
- US police probe deaths of director Rob Reiner, wife as 'apparent homicide'
- 'Terrified' Sydney man misidentified as Bondi shooter