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Russian winter athletes, including skeleton racer Olga Potylitsina, European skeleton champion Elena Nikitina, Skeleton racer Alexsandr Tretyakov, and cross-country skier Alexei Petukohv reacted to the news. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in a press conference in Lausanne it would ban Russia from participating at the next Winter Olympics 2018, allowing clean Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag.
Liverpool fans arriving to Moscow for a Champions League draw with Russian team Spartak were pleasantly surprised with a warm welcome from Russian fans, including free T-shirts. The event is part of an initiative dubbed 'Gentlefan,' which first started in February 2017 when Rostov fans offered their Manchester United counterparts warm blankets prior to the rainy match. The tradition is picking up steam with Liverpool as well as Manchester United supporters receiving free merchandise in Moscow this September, and will continue next summer during the World Cup.
Ferrari's brand new hardtop convertible, dubbed the Portofino, premiered at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday. The four-seater boasts a 3.9-litre turbocharged V8 engine generating 592 horsepower, which propels the Portofino from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds and gives it a top speed of just under 200 miles per hour. Portofino, which is named after the Italian coastal city, substitutes Ferrari's California T model with upgraded power and luxurious amenities. The price of the Portofino will reportedly be in the range of around €215,000, or just over $250,000.
Fans flock as the highest-grossing tour in history finally arrives in Europe on Thursday with Taylor Swift due to kick off her European dates with four nights in Paris. IMAGES
Investigators search the Brussels office of German MEP Maximilian Krah as part of a probe into his aide, who is suspected of spying for China, German prosecutors said. IMAGES
Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says. "Our judicial authorities have now confirmed this interference is subject to prosecution," De Croo said. "The cash payments did not take place in Belgium, but the interference does. As Belgium is the seat of the EU institutions, we have a responsibility to uphold every citizen's right to a free and safe vote." SOUNDBITE
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