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Italian PM Meloni slams 'illiberal drift' after comedian quits TV show

Italian PM Meloni slams 'illiberal drift' after comedian quits TV show

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused centre-left opponents of trying to silence their critics in the entertainment world after a self-declared right-wing comedian pulled out of a hugely popular show.

Olympics-Ice hockey-Sweden sail into quarters with 4-0 win over France

Olympics-Ice hockey-Sweden sail into quarters with 4-0 win over France

By Trevor Stynes and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sweden secured their place in the Olympic women's ice hockey quarter-finals with a 4-0 win over France in Group B at Milano Rho arena on Sunday, condemning the French to their third defeat in as many games.

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Johnson wins downhill after big crash for teammate Vonn

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Johnson wins downhill after big crash for teammate Vonn

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - World champion Breezy Johnson won the women's Alpine skiing downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday in a race interrupted and overshadowed by U.S. teammate Lindsey Vonn crashing and being taken to hospital.

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Johnson fastest, Vonn third in interrupted final training

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Johnson fastest, Vonn third in interrupted final training

(corrects day to Saturday in first paragraph) By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - World champion Breezy Johnson led a weather-interrupted final training for the women's Olympic downhill on Saturday but injured U.S. teammate and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn was again the talk

Analysis-ECB's safety net is part of EU plan to court new allies

Analysis-ECB's safety net is part of EU plan to court new allies

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The ECB’s plan to make it easier for foreign central banks to secure funding in euros is the latest part of Europe’s emerging strategy to win trade and political friends and hold its own against the United States and China.

Euro zone inflation to rebound to target next year, ECB survey shows

Euro zone inflation to rebound to target next year, ECB survey shows

FRANKFURT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation is likely to remain broadly on the same path as seen three months ago, dipping below 2% this year, then returning to target in 2027, the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday.

Italy braces for Winter Olympics with high security and decree targeting violent protesters

Italy braces for Winter Olympics with high security and decree targeting violent protesters

Italy has put in place a massive security operation for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ahead of Friday's opening ceremony

Falling tech stocks and a plunge for bitcoin hit Wall Street

Falling tech stocks and a plunge for bitcoin hit Wall Street

Sharp drops hit Wall Street as technology stocks sank and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set in the fall

Drops for tech stocks and bad news on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin plunges

Drops for tech stocks and bad news on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin plunges

More drops for technology stocks are yanking the U.S. market lower, while bitcoin’s price dropped by nearly half from its record set last fall

Trading Day: AI, crypto routs deepen

Trading Day: AI, crypto routs deepen

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The tech-fueled stock market selloff snowballed on Thursday and slammed the Nasdaq to its lowest since November, while precious metals prices and bitcoin tanked, as worries over companies' massive AI capex spending and the U.S. job market

Olympics-Ice hockey-Japan win 3-2 and condemn France to second defeat

Olympics-Ice hockey-Japan win 3-2 and condemn France to second defeat

By Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan scored twice late on to overcome France 3-2 in their opening match of the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics on Friday, with the French suffering their second successive loss of the Games.

Olympics-Milano Cortina Games to begin with unique twinned opening ceremony

Olympics-Milano Cortina Games to begin with unique twinned opening ceremony

By Keith Weir and Julien Pretot MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will officially open later on Friday with a ceremony combining elements from the co-hosts, seeking to reflect both city and mountain life.