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Spanish, Italian police arrest 106 in mafia sting operation

Spanish and Italian police said on Monday they had arrested 106 people for belonging to a gang that allegedly laundered money for mafia groups and made millions of euros through…

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Canaries volcano streams slow down, homes destroyed, thousands flee

Lava flowing from Spain's Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of 5,500 people and destroyed around 100 houses but the streams were advancing slower…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Casaleggio Novara, Italy

The abandoned church of San Antonio Abate is reflected in the water of the filled rice fields in Casaleggio Novara, Northern Italy. A legend says that the church is inhabited…

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Greek current account turn to surplus in July, tourism revenues up

Greece's current account turned to surplus in July compared to the same month last year on the back of a significant rise in tourism revenues, the Bank of Greece said…

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COVID: France plans legislation allowing extension of health pass requirement beyond Nov. 15

The French government's cabinet will review on October 13 a draft bill allowing it to extend, if necessary, the country's COVID-19 health pass requirement beyond a Nov. 15 deadline, said…

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Children ‘as young as 10’ involved in drug dealing in Catania

Criminal gangs used children as young as 10 to deal drugs in Catania, according to an investigation that led to a Carabinieri police operation to arrest 20 people in the…

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Canaries airspace open despite volcano eruption, few flights cancelled

Spain's civil air authority Enaire said on Monday that the airspace above the Canary Islands was open despite a volcanic eruption, while only a few flights were cancelled by a…

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UPDATED: Thousands flee as lava spewing from volcano on Spain’s La Palma island destroys houses

Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava spews from an erupting volcano, local officials said. The 15-meter high lava…

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Extreme heat ravages Greece’s mussel harvest

Fisherman Stefanos Sougioultzis cracks open the mussels he cultivated in Greece’s Aegean Sea only to find scores of empty shells. After a summer of scorching heat and warming waters, it…

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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’

Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the Greek prime minister said, warning that the cost of doing nothing was unimaginable, with mankind possibly struggling to survive…

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Lava shoots up from volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands

LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending fountains of lava and a plume of smoke and ash into the…

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French League to meet after Lens v Lille crowd trouble

PARIS (Reuters) - The disciplinary committee of the French League (LFP) will meet on Monday to discuss the crowd trouble that marred Saturday’s RC Lens v Lille derby, the LFP…

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Photo Story: The 60th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, Italy’s Aerobatic Team

The overflight of the Frecce Tricolori, with acrobatics and figures, as it concludes the international Air Show, organized on Saturday on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Frecce…

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Australia’s PM Morrison says understands France’s disappointment over submarine deal

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he understood France's disappointment over Canberra's cancellation of a submarine deal in favour of a pact with the United States and Britain…

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Italy set for referendum on liberalising cannabis use, say weed advocates

Weed advocates in Italy said they had gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum on liberalising the use of cannabis, setting the stage for a nationwide vote on the issue…

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In Pictures – French slackliner wows crowd with Eiffel Tower performance

PARIS (Reuters) - Slackliner Nathan Paulin drew applause from a watching crowd in Paris as he completed a 600-metre crossing on Saturday from the Eiffel Tower to the other side…

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Earthquakes ease on Spain’s La Palma as volcano alert remains

LA PALMA, Spain, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A surge in seismic activity on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has slowed in the past day but could return at…

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Reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris can finally begin

Paris (dpa) - The reconstruction of Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was badly damaged in a 2019 fire, is finally ready to begin following two years of securing and cleaning the surviving parts of…

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Greece is bouncing back from pandemic rout, says PM Mitsotakis

ATHENS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Greece is on track to produce a primary surplus from 2023, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, saying the country's economy had shown resilience…

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Vaccine bookings jump in Italy after COVID health pass made mandatory

ROME, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Bookings for COVID-19 vaccinations jumped in Italy on Friday after the government made inoculation mandatory for all workers in some of the strictest anti-coronavirus measures…

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Alitalia kicks off brand sale with a base price of 290 mln euros

MILAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Alitalia will kick off the sale of its brand on Sept. 18 with a base price of 290 million euros ($340 million) plus taxes, the…

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EU’s Mediterranean states demand global action on climate crisis

ATHENS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Leaders of the EU's bloc of nine southern European members on Friday demanded urgent global action to combat a worsening climate crisis and build a…

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In escalation over submarine deal, France recalls envoys from U.S. and Australia

PARIS/CANBERRA/WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after it recalled its ambassadors from both countries over a…

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Greece sees jump in international arrivals in August

International air traffic to Greece picked up strongly in August at the peak of the summer tourism season, civil aviation authority data showed on Friday. Arrivals nearly doubled in that…

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Spain’s government to hike minimum wage 1.6%, according to labour ministry

Spain's government agreed to increase the minimum wage by 1.6%, according to a statement by the Labour ministry, the third time the left-wing coalition government has done so since coming…

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Spain to add more than 80,000 jobs in September

Spain is likely to add more than 80,000 jobs in September as the economy recovers from the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva said.…

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Renault plans 2,000 job cuts in France as it moves to electric cars

French carmaker Renault said on Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 engineering and support jobs in France as it shifts into electric cars and hires in different positions. The…

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Spain to give third vaccine dose to care-home residents, infections fall

Spain will give a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and other vulnerable groups, the Health Ministry said, and released data that showed the infection rate fell…

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Earthquake swarm triggers volcano alert on Spain’s La Palma

Authorities on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma have warned that a sudden increase in seismic activity could herald a volcanic eruption in the coming days or weeks. Spain's…

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Berlusconi refuses court-ordered medical check-up, trial to continue

A trial over bribery charges against Silvio Berlusconi will continue after the former Italian prime minister refused to undergo a court-ordered check-up that was meant to determine whether he was…

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Italy makes COVID health pass mandatory for all workers

The Italian government approved on Thursday some of the strictest anti-COVID measures in the world, making it obligatory for all workers either to show proof of vaccination, a negative test…

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Italy working on measures to curb power prices – minister

MILAN, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Italy will introduce short-term measures to offset the expected rise in retail power prices and is working on a longer-term reform of power bills, energy…

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Italy posts 8.762 bln euro trade surplus in July

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Italy posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of 8.762 billion euros ($10.32 billion) in July, compared with a surplus of 9.689 billion…

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Amazon to more than double payroll in Spain to 25,000 by 2025

TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. online retail giant Amazon will more than double its payroll in Spain to 25,000 workers by 2025 from 12,000 last year, Mariangela Marseglia,…

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3,000 healthcare staff suspended in France over compulsory vaccines

Hospitals, care homes and health centres have suspended around 3,000 workers across France for failing to comply with mandatory COVID vaccination, the government said on Thursday, as countries around Europe…

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Italy readies law to make COVID health pass mandatory for all workers

ROME, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Italy is poised to become the first country in Europe to make it obligatory for all workers to have a COVID-19 "Green Pass", with the…

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Photo Story: 15 migrants on a boat rescued in Granada

Maritime rescue services transfer a group of migrants rescued at sea in a small boat to Motril's port in Granada, Spain, 16 September 2021. A total of 15 Moroccan, including…

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Seven drown in choppy Mediterranean Sea off French coast

At least seven people have died after drowning in rough Mediterranean seas in the south of France, authorities say. They were swept out to sea while swimming off seven beaches…

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Portugal fully vaccinates 80% of population against COVID-19

Portugal has fully inoculated 80% of its population against the coronavirus, official data showed, becoming one of the world's most vaccinated nations as authorities gradually drop most COVID-19 restrictions. According…

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UPDATED: UK’s M&S to close 11 franchise stores in France after Brexit

British retailer Marks & Spencer said it would close all 11 franchise food stores it runs with partner SFH in France over the coming months after new trade rules in…

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Italy vows to block EU label for Croatia’s prosek wine

Italy said it would protest to the European Commission over an attempt by Croatia to get EU-protected label status for a sweet white wine which Rome says has a name…

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Monte dei Paschi prepares to close 50 branches

Monte dei Paschi di Siena is preparing to close 50 branches in line with commitments taken with European Union authorities under its restructuring plan through 2021, according to a copy…

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UPDATED: Macron says French forces killed Islamic State leader in Sahara

French military forces have killed the leader of a West African affiliate of Islamic State in an air strike, President Emmanuel Macron and other officials said on Thursday. Adnan Abu…

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Italy eying power bill reform as energy costs soar

Italy is looking to review the way electricity bills are calculated in an effort to curb prices at a time when energy costs are running high, two sources familiar with…

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Greek unemployment drops to 14.2% in July

Greece's jobless rate dropped to 14.2% in July from 15.0% in the previous month, data from the statistics service ELSTAT showed on Wednesday. Seasonally adjusted data showed 664,384 people were…

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Zara owner Inditex sales rebound to top pre-pandemic levels

Fashion brand Zara owner Inditex rebounded with an 850 million euro second-quarter profit on Wednesday as sales topped pre-pandemic levels, outshining Swedish rival H&M. The world's biggest fashion retailer's sales…

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Italy to make COVID ‘Green Pass’ mandatory for workers

Italy is to make a COVID-19 "Green Pass" mandatory for public and private sector workers, a minister said on Wednesday, becoming the first European country to do so as it…

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Italy’s COVID-19 death toll passes 130,000

The health ministry said Tuesday that Italy has registered 4,021 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period and 72 coronavirus sufferers died here in that time. As a result,…

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Israeli court petitioned over suspected kidnapping of Italy cable crash survivor

The family of the only survivor of an Italian cable car disaster, a six-year old boy, petitioned a Tel Aviv court on Tuesday for his return after his grandfather took him to…

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Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help

ATHENS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Greece would seek to block a potential wave of Afghan asylum-seekers fleeing Taliban rule and needs more European Union help on migrant issues, the prime…

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Six-year-old boy among five people stabbed in Italian resort, Somali man arrested

MILAN (Reuters) - A Somali asylum-seeker was arrested by Italian police after he allegedly stabbed four women and a six-year-old child in the tourist town of Rimini on Saturday night,…

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Anti COVID vaccine protesters clash with police in Greece

Demonstrations against compulsory vaccination also took place in Istanbul on Saturday, where more than 2,000 Turks protested against the government's new inoculation push. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired tear…

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Italy data authority asks Facebook for clarifications on smart glasses

MILAN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Italy's data protection authority said on Friday it has asked Facebook to provide clarifications over the social media giant's newly launched smart glasses to assess…

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Thousands of Catalans rally for independence in Barcelona

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Thousands of Catalans chanted, sang and waved flags as they marched through Barcelona on Saturday, calling for the region's independence from Spain. The march, organised by the…

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In Pictures – Tornado hits Italy’s Pantelleria island, killing two people

MILAN (Reuters) - Two people died and nine were injuried after a windstorm hit Pantelleria, a small Italian island in the Mediterranean, sweeping up cars and whipping down coastal roads,…

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Italy industry output rises more than expected in July as recovery continues

Italian industrial output was stronger than expected in July, rising 0.8% from the month before following a 1.1% increase in June, data showed on Friday. A Reuters survey of 18…

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Photo Story: Naples prepares for the scholastic year

Operators of the municipal company 'Naples Services' are engaged in accurate cleaning in kindergartens in anticipation of the return of schoolchildren to classes in presence, Naples, Italy, 10 September 2021.…

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