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France says needs new pandemic business insurance law

France will need a law requiring insurers to offer businesses coverage for losses linked to future pandemics, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday. "The state is not…

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Business, SpainSpain

Spain’s factory activity picks up in Sept after August dip

Spanish factory activity expanded slightly in September, a survey showed on Thursday, having shrunk the previous month amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections. IHS Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of…

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Business, ItalyItaly

Italy August jobless rate edges down to 9.7% as labour market recovers from Covid lockdown

Italy's unemployment rate fell marginally to 9.7% in August and 83.000 jobs were created from the month before, data showed on Thursday, as the labour market continued to recover after…

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Corporate Dispatch, France, ItalySTMicroelectronics, Switzerland

STMicroelectronics revenue exceeds own third-quarter expectation

STMicroelectronics saw a sharp rise in automotive and microcontrollers demand in the third quarter, setting it on course to top its 2020 guidance, the semiconductor maker said on Thursday. The…

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France accuses Turkey of sending Syrian mercenaries to Nagorno-Karabakh

France accused Turkey on Thursday of sending Syrian mercenaries to fight in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said it was working with Russia to reach a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic…

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Italy to extend COVID state of emergency to end of January

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday he would ask parliament to extend the country's COVID-19 state of emergency to the end of January, as the government tries to…

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Spain to lock down capital Madrid

Residents of infection hotspot Madrid are to be barred from leaving except on essential trips under new rules to fight the coronavirus resurgence, Spain’s government announced. But regional authorities said…

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Italy considers extending COVID-19 emergency until Jan. 31

Italy is considering extending until Jan. 31 next year its state of emergency over the COVID-19 crisis, two national newspapers said on Thursday. The emergency, set to expire in mid-October,…

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Italian Senate halts after two members test COVID-positive

The Italian Senate suspended all parliamentary activity on Wednesday after two members from the co-ruling 5-Star Movement fell ill with COVID-19. Marco Croatti and Francesco Mollame wrote on Facebook that…

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Corporate Dispatch, FranceAir France, France

Air France’s revenue fell 70% in August

Air France suffered a 70% fall in revenue in August while filling only about 30% of the seats on its intercontinental routes, its CEO has told Italian newspaper Corriere della…

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Business, SpainEmployment, Spain

Spain says added about 100,000 jobs in September

Spain added about 100,000 jobs in September as the economy slowly recovers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva said on Wednesday. "We had…

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Corporate Dispatch, Italyferrero, Italy

Italian giant Ferrero in talks to buy Fox’s Biscuits

Ferrero Group, the Italian confectionery giant, is plotting a £250m takeover of Fox's Biscuits amid a battle for control which has drawn some of the sector's biggest names. Sky News…

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CD eNews, ItalyItaly

Shots fired as Tunisian fishing boat rams Italian patrol boat

An Italian finance police unit opened fire after a Tunisian fishing boat disobeyed an order to stop and rammed a patrol vessel, sources said Wednesday. The Italian finance police and…

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Breaking News, CD eNews, FranceFrance, Paris

UPDATED: Blast heard all over Paris was fighter jet sonic boom

A French fighter jet broke the sound barrier as it scrambled to join a commercial jet that had lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday, causing a sonic boom…

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TUI cruise ship crew in Greece negative for COVID-19

Twelve crew members of a cruise ship that docked at Piraeus port near Athens on Tuesday tested negative for coronavirus in repeat checks by Greek health authorities, the ship’s operator…

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FranceFrance

France to ban wild animals from travelling circuses

France said it planned to "gradually" ban mink farms in the country as well the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and the breeding of dolphins and orcas in…

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Spainanimal welfare, Asturias, Carreno, Spain, Whales

Nine stranded pilot whales died on a beach in Spain

Nine stranded pilot whales have died on a beach on Spain’s northern coast but local authorities and residents managed to help others back at sea, the regional government said on…

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CD Sport, ItalyItaly, Sport

Former Roma captain Francesco Totti visits girl who woke up from coma after hearing his message

Italian footballing legend and former Roma captain Francesco Totti has visited Ilenia Mellili, the girl who woke up from a coma after listening to a video messages sent by the…

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Belarus, CD eNews, FranceBelarus

Macron promises help to Belarus opposition

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday committed to help mediate in the Belarusian political crisis during a meeting with opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. "We will do our best as Europeans…

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CD eNews, Greece, TurkeyGreece, Turkey

Greece and Turkey to resume talks after weeks of tensions in East Med

The United States and Greece called on Monday for a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the east Mediterranean as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a two-day trip…

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SpainCoronavirus, Spain

Spanish authorities disagree on containment measures, prompting residents fury

A clash between Madrid's regional authorities and the Spanish government over how to contain the city's surging coronavirus caseload is provoking growing discontent among residents in poorer areas who say…

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ItalyItaly, Murder

21 year old student arrested in connection with murder of Italian referee

21 year old nursing student Antonio de Marco has been arrested in conjunction with the recent cold-blooded murder of referee Daniele De Santis and his partner Eleonora in their home…

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CD Sport, Coronavirus, ItalyFootball

Serie A – 14 Genoa team members test positive for coronavirus

Fourteen team members and staff of Serie A side Genoa have now tested positive for COVID-19, the club said in a statement on Monday. Eleven of the cases concern players while the rest are members of the staff. Genoa had earlier reported that…

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Corporate Dispatch, GreeceAegean Airlines, Greece

Aegean Airlines reports loss due to pandemic

Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines on Monday reported a second-quarter net loss of 73.4 million euros ($85.4 million) hit by the grounding of planes as part of restrictions to stem…

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Photo Story, SpainSpain

Photo Story: Biggest walkaway in Europe built in Malaga

People walk along the walkway upon Guadalhorce river during its inauguration in the weekend, in Malaga, southern Spain. This walkaway, a highlight of the Shore Path, a big route that…

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Entertainment World, Italy, Malta, Malta NewsItaly, Malta

Scenes from Italian film about Caravaggio to be shot in Malta

The shooting of the film "L'Ombra di Caravaggio" written, directed and starring Michele Placido has begun on the 21 September in Naples, after four years of work on the project.…

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Hospitals in France delay operations to cope with COVID surge

Hospitals in the Paris and Marseille regions are delaying some scheduled operations to free up space for COVID-19 patients as the French government tries to stem a rising tide of…

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Some crew on the first cruise ship to dock in Greece test positive for Covid

In Greece, a dozen crew members on the first cruise ship to dock after the coronavirus lockdown have tested positive, the coastguard said on Monday. The Maltese-flagged Mein Schiff 6…

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Coronavirus, GreeceCoronavirus, Greece, Migration

Greece says first migrant dies of COVID-19 since the pandemic

A male migrant died of COVID-19 on Sunday, the first reported death of an asylum seeker since the pandemic broke out in Greece in late February, a government official told…

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ItalyItaly

Wave of bad weather hits Italy

Several parts of Italy were hit by bad weather on Sunday with the capital Rome experiencing flooding after a violent thunderstorm. The Civil Protection of Lazio said in a note…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, SpainCoronavirus, Schools

Nearly 3,000 classes in Spain forced to quarantine

The coronavirus has forced students of all ages from 2,852 classrooms across Spain to go into quarantine since the beginning of the school year, according to data provided by regional authorities…

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ItalyAurelio Visalli, Milazzo, Sicily

Italian coast-guard official dies while saving two boys at sea in Milazzo, Sicily

The lifeless body of Aurelio Visalli, 40, an officer of the Port Authority of Milazzo, who drowned after saving two young men, was found at sea by his colleagues on…

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ItalyCannabis, Pavia

Italy – 14-month-girl goes in coma – Cannabis found in her blood

A 14-month-old girl was in coma at the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia where doctors found traces of marijuana in her urine. The little girl recovered within a few days…

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Greece, TurkeyGreece, Turkey

Turkey reserves sea area near Rhodes for live fire naval exercise

Turkey on Saturday issued a navigational telex for a naval exercise with live fire, reserving a sea area between the Greek islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo, Greek media reports. The…

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CD eNews, GreeceLesbos, Migration, Moria

Testimony of how Moria migrant camp blaze started

A lengthy testimony to the security police on Lesvos over the devastating blaze that destroyed the migrant camp in Moria, an eyewitness described how a group of Afghan nationals set…

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CD eNews, France, LebanonFrance

France will not let Lebanon down – source close to Macron

France will not let Lebanon down, a source close to French president Emmanuel Macron told Reuters on Saturday, following the decision of its prime minister-designate to quit after trying for…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, FranceFrance

The second wave came faster than we thought – French Doctors’ head

France will face a months-long coronavirus epidemic that will overwhelm its health system if something does not change, one of the country's top medical figures warned Sunday. France 24 reports…

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Corporate Dispatch, ItalyBergamo, Monopoly

Monopoly launches Bergamo edition

The Municipality of Bergamo has granted the use of the coat of arms to Winning Moves Italia, the company that produces the famous Monopoly game and which in exchange undertakes…

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Italy, Photo StoryCaposele, Italy

Photo Story – Rainbow of hope in Caposele, Italy

is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. The town was seriously damaged by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. It borders with Calabritto, Bagnoli Irpino, Lioni, Teora, Conza della Campania, Castelnuovo di Conza, Laviano and Valva. Photo : Gerardo Viscido

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Fashion, ItalyFashion Show, Giorgio Armani, Italy

Armani to shift catwalk to prime-time TV

Forty-five years after founding his fashion group, Giorgio Armani came up with a new way of showing his latest catwalk creations on Saturday - a prime-time TV show. The show…

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Economy, PortugalPortugual

Portuguese workers demand higher salaries

Thousands of workers gathered in cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday demanding higher wages and more government action to protect jobs threatened by the coronavirus pandemic. During the peaceful…

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Photo Story, SpainSpain

Photo Story: Flamenco performance at El Prado Museum in Madrid

A handout picture made available by the 'Tablaos Flamencos' Association of Madrid shows a Spanish Flamenco dancer performing at one of the rooms of El Prado Museum in Madrid, central…

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Coronavirus, Europe, FranceCoronavirus, France

New scientific model said to predict virus peaks of contamination in Europe

A team of researchers has revealed a pioneering model that aims to predict the rate of propagation of Covid-19 in each country in Europe. A team of scientists has set about…

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Photo Story, SpainSpain

Photo Story: Storm Odette hits Ibiza

A destroyed boat is seen on the rocks at Sa Punta des Moli in Sant Antoni, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, 26 September 2020, as storm Odette hits the island causing…

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Italy, Photo StoryAlberto Sordi, Italy

Photo story: Scenes from the exhibition “Alberto Sordi 1920 – 2020” in Rome

An important exhibition has just opened for the public in the Italian capital dedicated to Alberto Sordi, one of the iconic Italian actors. The exhibition is being held to celebrate…

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Business, Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

Italy launches fund to help virus-hit hospitality industry

Italy's state lender CDP said on Friday it had created a National Tourism Fund to invest up to 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in the hotel sector, ravaged by the…

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Coronavirus, ItalyItaly, Silvio Berlusconi

Berlusconi tests positive once more for coronavirus

Tests on former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi showed he is still positive for Covid almost a month after he was admitted to hospital because of it. The latest checks…

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Football, ItalyJuventus, Luis Suarez

The chats and phone calls at the centre of the Luis Suarez ‘rigged’ Italian test

Italian investigators will reportedly examine the emails, laptop and mobile phone of a lawyer hired by Juventus amid claims she promised to have potential signings take their Italian citizenship test at…

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Coronavirus cases pass half-million mark in France

The number of coronavirus cases in France has passed 500,000, authorities said on Friday after recording a near-record daily jump in infections. The total number stood at 513,034, health ministry…

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Some Greek retail stores to close earlier to stem COVID-19 spread

Some Greek retail stores must close earlier from Saturday until Oct. 4, authorities said, further tightening restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the greater Athens area and other…

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CD eNews, FranceCharlie Hebdo, France, Terrorism

Paris knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo office declared act of terrorism

Two people were seriously wounded in a knife attack in central Paris near the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Friday, police said. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin…

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France registers 14,412 new cases

France registered 14,412 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, not far from a daily record of 16,096 set earlier this week. The total number of cases now stands at 527,446,…

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Italy registers highest number of cases since lockdown

The health ministry said Friday that Italy has registered 1,912 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. That is the highest daily tally since the end of the lockdown…

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Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, CoVid19, Italy

Italy deemed as ‘low-risk’ country by ECDC

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in an update report on COVID-19 on Thursday that Italy was currently among a group of nations where the risk…

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Over 400 schools had Covid19 cases in Italy, 75 forced to close

Over 400 schools have been hit by at least one COVID-19 case since Italy's schools reopened this month and 75 have had to close, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on…

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