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Protests rock Milan over economic and environmental cost of Winter Olympics

Feb 8, 2026
Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near a Winter Olympics venue on Saturday. The brief confrontation came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of US agents in Italy. Story by Antoine Fenaux & Daniel Quinlan.
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