CDE News - The Dispatch

Russia’s Chubais discharged from Italian hospital after treatment

MILAN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Anatoly Chubais, the former privatisation tsar of post-Soviet Russia who quit his post as a Kremlin special envoy due to the war in Ukraine, has…

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Care for elderly stepped up as Italy swelters in driest year ever

MILAN, (Reuters) - Volunteers delivered food and medicines to elderly people living alone in Milan, as another heatwave swept through northern Italy in what is the country's driest year since…

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Drought takes toll on Tuscany’s famed olive oil and wine production

SAN CASCIANO IN VAL DI PESA, Italy, (Reuters) - Farmers in Tuscany, the heart of Italy's prized wine and olive oil industry, are battling to salvage as much as they…

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Meloni says would be a great honour to be Italy’s first female PM

ROME, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said it would be a "great honour" if she were the first woman to lead the country, with her Brothers of Italy…

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Meloni’s party won’t jeopardise Italy recovery plan funds – founder

MILAN, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The far-right Brothers of Italy party, leading in polls ahead of next month's election, will not jeopardise Italy's access to a European Union-funded investment programme, one of…

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Italy, Intel close to $5 billion deal for chip factory

Italy is close to clinching a deal initially worth $5 billion with Intel to build an advanced semiconductor packaging and assembly plant in the country, two sources briefed on discussions…

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Italy asks bidders to recast proposals for Ita Airways

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy has asked bidders willing to take over Ita Airways to come up with improved proposals, the economy minister said, because the government does not deem the current bids to be…

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Italy finalises justice reform to help unlock EU funding

MILAN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Italy's outgoing government approved on Thursday a decree to reform the country's notoriously slow criminal justice system, according to government officials, paving the way for…

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UPDATED: Italy unveils new $17.4 billion package against inflation

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy approved on Thursday a new aid package worth around 17 billion euros ($17.4 billion) to help shield firms and families from surging energy costs and rising consumer prices. The scheme, one of the…

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Italy police seize assets from architect linked to Russia

Italy's tax police have seized assets worth over 141 million euros ($144 million) from an architect who designed a luxury estate on the Black Sea which has been dubbed "Putin's…

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Italy service sector contracts in July – PMI

ROME, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Italy's services sector contracted in July for the first time since January as new business fell and inflationary pressures rose, a survey showed on Wednesday. S&P Global's…

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Italy heading for another intense heat wave

After a brief truce, Italy is starting to feel the effects of the latest in a long series of intense heat waves to hit the country this year, exacerbating its…

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Italy’s right-wing frontrunner asks Draghi to freeze Ita Airways sale

The Brothers of Italy party, leading polls ahead of next month's election, has asked outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi to freeze the sale of a majority stake in state-owned airline…

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Italy’s centre-left sees open electoral race after pact with centrists

Italy's Democratic Party (PD) formed an alliance with a smaller centrist group on Tuesday in a move seen as boosting the centre-left's chances of preventing a right-wing triumph in an…

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Italy parliament approves competition bill to unlock European funds

ROME, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Italian parliament has given its final approval to a highly contested bill to promote competition in product and services markets, required to help secure a new…

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PD-Azione Pact agreement for Italian elections reached

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 2 - Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta and former industry ministry Carlo Calenda, the head of the centrist Azione group, on Tuesday reached an agreement…

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Italy’s right-wing frontrunners see room to revamp national Recovery Plan

The Brothers of Italy party, in pole position for next month's elections, sees room to revamp parts of an European Union-funded investment programme to help the economy tackle an energy crisis and…

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Factbox: Italy’s election law favours coalitions, fewer seats up for grabs

(Reuters) - Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament, with an election set to be held on Sept. 25, several months ahead of schedule. Following is a description of Italy's complex…

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Photo Story – Italy’s Holiday Season

Crowd of travelers departing from Central Station for the weekend of late July-early August, which coincides with the first exodus to the holiday resorts, Milan, ITaly, 29 July 2022. Photo…

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Lampedusa migrant hotspot close to collapse after 6 more landings

Lampedusa immigration centres are close to collapse after the last 6 small boats arrival with 159 migrants on board. The number of arrivals in the last 18 hours has risen…

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Photo Story: Italy’s longest river drying up

View of almost dried up Italian longest river Po near the Bondeno bridge, which joins Veneto and Emilia Romagna regions, in Ficarolo Italy. Northern Italy has been struggling with a…

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Russia’s potential involvement on Draghi’s Italy’s government collapse emerge

After Mario Draghi’s coalition government collapsed, plunging Italy into fresh turmoil, an unsettling question is hanging in the air: was the Kremlin involved? Two incidents involving contact between right-wing party chiefs…

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Photo Story: Fridays for Future manifestation in Turin

Activists attend the Fridays for Future march under the slogan 'Join the fight! Time is now' in Turin, Italy, 29 July 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO

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Italy’s economy grew faster than expected

ROME, July 29 (Reuters) - Italy's economy grew 1.0% in the second quarter of the year from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Friday, a stronger-than-expected reading and…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of the flooding of the Re torrent in Niardo, Italy

View of damages after the flooding of the Re torrent, in Niardo, Italy. A violent storm caused two rivers adjacent to the inhabited centers to overflow, the Re torrent and…

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Italy’s centre-right strike deal over candidate for PM

ROME, (Reuters) - The party with the most votes in Italy's centre-right coalition will choose the prime minister if the bloc wins the coming election, the alliance said, putting far-right…

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Italian fizzy drinks risk falling flat as C02 runs short

MILAN, July 27 (Reuters) - Italian drinks companies are facing a shortage of the carbon dioxide (CO2) they need to put the fizz into their cans and bottles this summer…

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Italy business and consumer confidence morale fall in July as political instability returns

ROME, July 27 (Reuters) - Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers fell in July, a month that marked the return of political instability to Italy with the collapse of Prime…

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Italy has $14.5 billion firepower for anti-inflation package

Italy plans to spend an additional 14.3 billion euros ($14.5 billion) to shield firms and families from surging energy costs and consumer prices in what will be one of the last…

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Russia poses threat to Italian election warns head of Democratic Party

Moscow could try to skew the forthcoming Italian national election by spreading fake news on social media to favour pro-Russian parties, the head of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) said on…

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Italy preparing raft of support measures to help families counter cost-of-living increase

Italy is preparing a new stimulus decree worth up to 13 billion euros ($13.3 billion) to help families and firms deal with a surge in electricity, gas and petrol costs, deputy…

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Dog owners in Sicily must now wash away pets’ urine as well

As well as picking up their pets' excrement, dog owners in Sicily will now have to wash away their urine under a regional law approved by the Sicilian Assembly (ARS)…

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Large amount of migrants land in Sicily and Lampedusa, five found dead

A drifting fishing boat with over 600 migrants was rescued, about 124 miles from Calabria, by a merchant ship, 3 Coast Guard patrol boats and a unit of the Guardia di Finanza.…

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Italy will keep supporting Ukraine if right wins vote, says Meloni

Italy will keep sending arms to Ukraine and back Kyiv in its war against Russia if the conservative bloc wins a forthcoming national election, the head of the most popular…

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FACTBOX-As Italian PM Draghi resigns, what risks being left undone?

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned on Thursday after his national unity government fell apart, setting the country on course for an early election in September or October and…

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Tears, and some jeers, as Italy’s Draghi resigns

MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Even for a country like Italy, which is steeped in political intrigue and used to revolving-door governments, the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi has stunned…

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Right tipped to win Italy’s September election – ANSA

ANSA - Italy is set to hold a general election on September 25 after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday following outgoing Premier Mario Draghi's resignation, with a coalition…

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UPDATED: Italy to hold September election after PM Draghi resigns

ROME, July 21 (Reuters) - Italy will hold a snap national election on Sept. 25 after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned following the collapse of his national unity government, sending tremors through…

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NEWSMAKER – Italy’s ‘Super Mario’ Draghi undone by political infighting

ROME, July 21 (Reuters) - Mario Draghi, the central banker turned Italian prime minister, won plaudits for his calm leadership as Italy emerged from the coronavirus crisis but suffered the same fate…

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Number of Italian cities on heat-wave red alert to rise to 16

The health ministry said that the number of Italian cities on red alert because of the heat wave that is baking the country is set to rise from nine to…

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Italy registers 86,067 new Covid cases, 157 more deaths

Italy has registered 86,067 new COVID-19 cases and 157 coronavirus deaths in the last 24-hour period, the health ministry revealed on Wednesday. That compares to 120,683 new cases and 176…

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Crypto.com, Trade Republic register for crypto services in Italy

Singapore-based Crypto.com and German investment platform Trade Republic said they had registered as cryptocurrency operators in Italy, following in the tracks of rivals such as Binance and Coinbase. In an…

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Italy battles wildfires as hundreds evacuated in Tuscany

MILAN, July 20 (Reuters) - Fire brigades in Tuscany battled a wildfire on Wednesday that forced hundreds to evacuate and caused gas tanks to explode, as smoke from a blaze in northeast…

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FACTBOX-Italian PM Draghi’s to do list if he stays on

July 20 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Wednesday challenged his coalition parties to get behind him to tackle a series of problems before an election due in the first…

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UPDATED: Draghi demands Italian unity as price for staying on as PM

ROME, July 20 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Wednesday demanded unity among his coalition partners if they wanted him to stay in office, leaving his resignation threat hanging over…

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Algeria to ink $4 bln Italy gas supply deal

Algeria will supply "very big volumes of gas" to Italy through a $4 billion deal, President Abdulmadjid Tebboune said on Monday (July 18), hailing a "strategic partnership" with Rome during…

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What risks being left undone in Italy government crisis?

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is due to address parliament on Wednesday to clarify his position after the president rejected his resignation last week. It is not clear whether Draghi will change his…

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Milan police justify Bakayoko search as being necessary in critical situation

Milan police justified searching AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko at gunpoint, saying it was necessary given the seriousness of a dangerous situation taking place at the time. The incident involving…

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Italy’s centre-right may win outright majority at elections, study shows

A bloc of conservative parties, led by the far-right Brothers of Italy, looks likely to win a clear majority at the next elections, which might come as early as September, a…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Rome, Italy

An aerial view taken from an Italian Police's helicopter of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI

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Italians ask Draghi to overcome political crisis, stay in office

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's mayors, business organisations and union leaders urged Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the weekend to rethink his decision to resign, warning that the stability of the…

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Photo Story: Joint patrol between the Carabinieri and the Spanish Civil Guard, in Rome

A handout photo made available by the Italian Carabinieri and Spanish Guardia Civil shows the joint patrol between the Carabinieri and the Spanish Civil Guard through the streets, to allow…

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Photo Story: Sorrentino directs Katy Perry in Capri for D&G commercial

US singer Katy Perry in action during the filming of the commercial for Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana directed by Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino, in Capri, Italy,…

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Algeria to provide Italy with additional gas

Algeria will provide Italy with an additional four billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas this year, on top of the 21 bcm planned previously, an official source told Reuters. State…

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Italian inflation at highest level since 1986 – ISTAT

Italy's annual inflation rate rose to 8% in June, the highest level since it was at 8.2% in January 1986, ISTAT said on Friday, confirming its preliminary estimate. The annual…

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Italy left in political limbo, early election beckons

ROME, July 15 (Reuters) - Italy might need early elections to overcome a political impasse, government officials said on Friday, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation in the…

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Ten years on, Italy faces debt crisis Draghi may not solve

FRANKFURT/ROME, July 15 (Reuters) - Ten years after Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" pledge saved the euro, Italy is once again in the middle of a debt crisis - but…

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