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Sanremo 2026, la serata delle cover e dei duetti: la diretta

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-27T18:15:09+00:00

Attesa per i duetti e delle cover. La super modella Bianca Balti affiancherà il direttore artistico Carlo Conti e Laura Pausini alla conduzione

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Pakistan’s patience runs out after badly miscalculating over Taliban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T18:12:02+00:00

Military reckoned ‘good’ Afghan insurgents were separate from ‘bad’ Pakistani insurgents but distinction has blurredDays after the Taliban swept to power in 2021, Pakistan’s then spymaster appeared in Kabul on what looked to many like a victory lap. Sipping tea in the lobby of the Afghan capital’s fanciest hotel, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed told reporters: “Don’t worry, everything will be OK.”This week it became clear just how badly Pakistan had miscalculated how it could rely on the Taliban, as Islamabad unleashed airstrikes in Afghanistan and troops from both countries fought each other on the border

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Has Trump’s trade strategy lost leverage?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-27T18:00:00+00:00

A Supreme Court setback on tariffs challenges Trump's protectionist trade strategy.

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PM vows to ‘keep fighting’ after Greens sweep past Labour and Reform to win byelection – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:57:46+00:00

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Report: Labour MPs demand Starmer change directionAnalysis: clock is ticking for StarmerProfile: who is Hannah Spencer, new Green MP?Reform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s hap

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Labour MPs demand Starmer change direction after humiliating byelection loss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:46:28+00:00

The Green candidate, Hannah Spencer, overturned a 13,000 Labour majority to win the Gorton and Denton seatKeir Starmer is facing an ultimatum from his own party to change direction or see a leadership challenge within months after the Greens humiliated Labour with a historic byelection victory in Gorton and Denton.Overturning a 13,000 Labour majority from the general election, Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green councillor, became the party’s fifth MP on Friday. Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin was second, just ahead of the Labour candidate, Angeliki Stogia. Continue reading...

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Labour MPs demand Starmer change course after humiliating byelection loss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:46:28+00:00

Scale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh despair and again raised prospect of leadership challengeKeir Starmer is facing an ultimatum from his own party to change direction or risk a leadership challenge within months after the Greens humiliated Labour with a historic byelection victory in Gorton and Denton.Overturning a 13,000 Labour majority from the general election, Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green councillor, became the party’s fifth MP on Friday. Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin was second, just ahead of the Labour candidate, Angeliki Stogia. Continue reading...

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A Milan, un tramway déraille, faisant deux morts et 39 blessés

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T17:45:56+00:00

L’accident s’est produit vers 16 heures dans la rue Vittorio Veneto, alors que le tramway circulait de la place de la République vers Porta Venezia.

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A Milan, un tramway déraille, faisant deux morts et 38 blessés

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T17:45:52+00:00

L’accident s’est produit vers 16 heures dans la rue Vittorio Veneto, alors que le tramway circulait de la place de la République vers Porta Venezia.

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Bill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes in House testimony

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:40:55+00:00

Deposition comes one day after Hillary Clinton testified and called proceedings ‘partisan political theater’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBill Clinton told a congressional committee on Friday that he “had no idea of the crimes” Jeffrey Epstein was committing and insisted he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker.The former president’s remarks came in his opening statement in a deposition to the House of Representatives oversight committee a day after his wife, Hillary Clinton, appeared bef

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Индекс промпроизводства упал в годовом и месячном выражении

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-27T17:27:30+00:00

Промышленное производство в январе 2026 г. сократилось на 0,8% год к году, а относительно декабря – на 23,7%, сообщил Росстат. Снижение происходит после всплеска в декабре 2025 г., когда рост показателя составил 3,7% год к году (в ноябре – 0,4%). Последний раз спад в годовом выражении был зафиксирован в феврале 2025 г. – тогда показатель сократился на 0,9%, следует из данных Росстата.

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Bill Clinton testifies before House committee investigating Epstein links

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:16:16+00:00

Deposition comes one day after Hillary Clinton testified and called proceedings ‘partisan political theater’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBill Clinton is testifying before Congress about his links to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday after his wife, Hillary Clinton, testified before the committee and called the proceedings “partisan political theatre” and “an insult to the American people”.The former president would be subjected to “a big portfolio of questions”, said James Comer, the committee’s chair, after Hillary Clinton deferred at least a dozen ques

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Dissatisfaction with life in UK unchanged since Covid, official data shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:12:45+00:00

Average life satisfaction still below pre-pandemic peak despite improving economic outlook, reports ONSThe proportion of people in the UK who feel dissatisfied with life has failed to improve since the pandemic despite the economic outlook improving, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics said a survey of personal wellbeing in the UK showed average life satisfaction remained below its pre-pandemic peak, despite the rate of gross domestic product per person rising since 2021. Continue reading...

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Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:11:39+00:00

CEO Jack Dorsey said 4,000 employees would be laid off as the fintech company, which owns Cash App, embraces AISign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFintech company Block announced that it would be laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of gains in AI productivity.“Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,” Jack Dorsey, Block’s CEO, said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. “We’re already seeing it internally. A significantly smaller team, using the tools we’re building, can do more and do it better. And intel

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Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 jobs due to AI advances at Square parent Block

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:11:39+00:00

Shares in company increased over 20% as investors were encouraged by CEO’s assertion that cuts will drive profitsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFintech company Block announced that it would be laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of gains in AI productivity.“Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,” Jack Dorsey, Block’s CEO, said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. “We’re already seeing it internally. A significantly smaller team, using the tools we’re building, can do more and do it better. And int

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‘Violent bully’ who broke partner’s neck and left her paralysed jailed for 16 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:11:14+00:00

Robert Easom violently assaulted Trudi Burgess, from Chorley, when she threatened to leave himA “violent and controlling bully” who broke the neck of his partner, leaving her paralysed and her life “destroyed”, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.Robert Easom, a landscape gardener, violently assaulted Trudi Burgess, a schoolteacher and former singer, when she threatened to leave him after enduring eight years of coercive, controlling behaviour.In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-

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Greens win Gorton and Denton: is this a turning point for UK politics? – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:07:27+00:00

The Green Party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gordon and Denton byelection in a major blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England, with Labour pushed into third place behind Nigel Farage’s Reform UK despite having a 13,000-vote majority.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s north of England correspondent Hannah Al-Othman, who lives in the constituency and was at the count overnight – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

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Bill Clinton testifies about ties to Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong’ – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:05:05+00:00

Former president tells House oversight committee he is cooperating in the Epstein investigation out of love of country and desire for victims to healSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inboxJames Comer, the chair of the House oversight committee, said the committee’s list of questions for Bill Clinton grew longer after Hillary Clinton’s deposition yesterday, where she deferred a host of questions to her husband.“So we already had a big portfolio of questions for him, and that increased yesterday,” Comer said at a press conference outside the building

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Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Starmer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T17:03:19+00:00

Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time PM is capable of changeUK politics live – latest updatesWhen Labour’s Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, urged Keir Starmer to stand down two weeks ago, the prime minister’s closest advisers presented him with a choice: fight, flight or hand over his destiny to his party by calling a leadership contest.The prime minister chose the first option and his Downing Street team sprung into action to contain the threat. At the moment of greatest peril for Starmer, MPs peered over the precipice and didn’t like what they saw. Continu

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James Char, spécialiste de l’armée chinoise : « L’ampleur des mises à l’écart sous Xi Jinping dépassent de loin ce qu’ont fait ses prédécesseurs »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T17:00:23+00:00

L’éviction, en janvier, du général le plus haut gradé de l’Armée populaire de libération témoigne de la volonté du président Xi d’assurer sa prééminence politique et de lutter contre la corruption, bien réelle, des élites, décrypte le chercheur James Char dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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James Char, spécialiste de l’armée chinoise : « L’ampleur des mises à l’écart sous Xi Jinping dépasse de loin ce qu’ont fait ses prédécesseurs »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T17:00:14+00:00

L’éviction, en janvier, du général le plus haut gradé de l’Armée populaire de libération témoigne de la volonté du président Xi d’assurer sa prééminence politique et de lutter contre la corruption, bien réelle, des élites, décrypte le chercheur James Char dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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