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Latest news bulletin | February 8th, 2026 – Midday

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Emergency worker killed in Portugal as Storm Marta passes over Iberian peninsula

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Italian police arrest protesters after clash in Olympic host city Milan

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CEO of The Washington Post steps down days after mass layoffs

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Electric Start: Day 1 Highlights from the Paris Grand Slam 2026

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The Spanish Super Bowl: Bad Bunny, language and identity crisis set for collision

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Netanyahu to meet Trump in Washington Wednesday to discuss Iran talks

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Scientists find a new way to slow memory loss in Alzheimer’s

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Better regulation: speed should not become a substitute for transparency

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Cannibalistic jellies and aggressive blue crabs: Invasive species threaten Venice’s fragile lagoon

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An Ottoman-era lock-up and a juvenile jail: How former prisons are turning into five-star hotels

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Latest news bulletin | February 8th, 2026 – Morning

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Italian police fire tear gas as protesters clash near Winter Olympics venue

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Milan protesters rally against environmentally and economically 'unsustainable' Winter Olympics

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France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links

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Latest news bulletin | February 7th, 2026 – Evening

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Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin

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General shot in Moscow conscious after surgery, Russian media say

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Stellantis-backed ACC shelves plans to open battery gigafactories in Italy and Germany

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Storm Marta batters Portugal and Spain just days after deadly floods

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US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelensky

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Imitation Game: Bad Bunny lookalike contest won by professional impersonator

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Zelenskyy says US set June deadline for peace deal, as Russia launches new attacks on energy sites

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EU courts Gulf countries for free trade deal as Brussels seeks to counter tariffs

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Latest news bulletin | February 7th, 2026 – Midday

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'I didn't make a mistake': Trump refuses to apologise for since-deleted racist post about Obamas

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Heavy snowfall in Japan leaves at least 45 dead, more than 500 injured

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Winter Olympics officially open in Milan and Cortina, with two cauldrons lit to start the games

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Which countries are the worst and best in the public sector AI race?

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Travelling to the Olympics? How visitors can stay healthy during the Milan-Cortina games

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No front line, no pause: Russia's hybrid pressure on the Bundeswehr in Lithuania

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The world has pledged to triple climate financing for poorer countries. Is the UK about to U-turn?

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Latest news bulletin | February 7th, 2026 – Morning

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Ayahuasca retreats are booming in Spain, one of the only European countries with a legal loophole

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Norway's crown princess apologises after pressure over Epstein friendship

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Canadian flag raised as consulate opens in Greenland

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Canada and France open Greenland consulates after Trump demands

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US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism

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Ukrainian mother's joy after phone call with son she thought had been killed

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Russian actors behind smear campaign to frame Macron in the Epstein files

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Suspected Chinese spies arrested in quiet French town

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Latest news bulletin | February 6th, 2026 – Evening

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Pokémon theme park opens in Japan as tourism boom drives demand

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Germany warns of increased Iranian espionage targeting the Bundeswehr

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'Regime change in Iran should come from within,' former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says

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China develops compact microwave driver that could power a ‘Starlink-killer’ weapon

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Thousands of Romanian teachers protest against government-planned austerity measures

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France becomes first EU country to open a consulate in Greenland

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Europe feels the impact of weeks of wet weather and freezing cold

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