• Apollonio-Socrepes lift unfinished a week from Games

• State-backed infrastructure agency says work on course

A cable car being built to carry spectators to the women’s Olympic Alpine skiing events in Cortina is in serious doubt of not being completed in time, prompting Games organisers to request school closures to ease the pressure on the Dolomite resort’s transport system.

The Apollonio-Socrepes lift is one of the most contentious pieces of Olympic infrastructure for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Work on the system, designed to take spectators from the centre of Cortina d’Ampezzo directly to the slopes, began behind schedule, and some residents raised safety concerns about its location in an area prone to landslides.

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© Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

© Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, a spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.

Rubaya produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum – a heat-resistant metal that is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines. The site, where local people dig manually for a few dollars a day, has been under the control of the M23 rebel group since 2024.

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© Photograph: Sylvain Liechti/MONUSCO

© Photograph: Sylvain Liechti/MONUSCO

30 ‌janvier (Reuters) - L'action Electrolux grimpe en Bourse vendredi et s'apprête à enregistrer sa meilleure performance depuis 2007, après que le groupe suédois a publié des résultats meilleurs que ‍prévu au quatrième trimestre, portés par des ventes solides et des réductions de coûts. Le fabricant d'électroménager a fait état d'un bénéfice d'exploitation de 1,52 milliard de couronnes suédoises (144,19 millions d'euros) pour le quatrième trimestre, alors que les analystes tablaient sur 1,18 milliard de couronnes selon un ‍consensus fourni par le groupe. Ses ventes organiques ont augmenté de 2% ‍au cours du trimestre, malgré la pression sur les prix aux États-Unis.

Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to ‘leftist media outlets’

Donald Trump on Thursday sued the US treasury department and Internal Revenue Service for $10bn over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.

In a complaint filed in Miami federal court, Trump, his adult sons, and his namesake company said the agencies failed to take “mandatory precautions” to prevent former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn from leaking their tax returns to “leftist media outlets”, including the New York Times and ProPublica.

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© Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP

© Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP

Starbucks' shares fell about 2% on Thursday after the much-awaited long-term targets were announced.

Home Depot is projecting a bigger profit drop for fiscal 2025 in its latest earnings

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His press conference was anything but the typical back-and-forth over the outlook for the economy and interest rates, as Powell was peppered with questions about a DOJ probe.

Iga Swiatek demanded more privacy off the courts at the Australian Open after cameras captured Coco Gauff in a post-match meltdown that the American said should have been a personal moment.

The social media platform plans to reallocate resources to its artificial intelligence-focused roles and strategy.

India and the EU struck a long‑delayed deal that will slash tariffs on most goods, aiming to boost two‑way trade and reduce reliance on the United States amid growing global trade tensions.

Moscow has sharply intensified bombardments of Ukraine's energy system since it invaded its neighbor in 2022.

Third seed Coco Gauff weathered a three-set thriller to beat Karolina Muchova 6-1 3-6 6-3 on Sunday to advance to the ⁠Australian Open quarterfinals.

Frigid weather drives record electricity demand, spiking prices and testing U.S. grid stability.

Tens of millions watched the national championship game between Indiana and Miami on Monday night

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Putintseva held her nerve to win the final set but it was her post-match antics that stole the show.

Coco Gauff shrugged off a poor start against fellow American Hailey Baptiste en route to a 3-6 6-0 6-3 win, reaching the Australian Open fourth round.

Microsoft's suite of productivity software was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

The company in October cut some 14,000 white-collar jobs, about half of the 30,000 target first reported by Reuters.

"The train hasn't been overturned or derailed," a spokesperson for Murcia's emergency services said.