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Italy approves $2.2 billion relief package for flood-hit areas

Italy approved an emergency relief package worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to help flood-hit areas in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on…

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Sicily’s Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna ash disruption

ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Catania airport has reopened after being forced to suspend flights on Sunday when nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, the airport operator…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Italy’s Unipol join forces to help Italians hit by flooding

MILAN (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the…

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Italy’s Meloni vows support for flood-hit Emilia-Romagna

ROME (Reuters) -Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged to support the recovery of flood-hit areas of northern Italy on Sunday after returning early from the G7 summit in Japan to see…

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Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily’s Catania airport

ROME (Reuters) - Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities…

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Photo Story: Protest during the ‘Wish for a Baby’ fertility fair in Milan

Protest by Fratelli d'Italia, Lega and feminist associations in defense of the family on the occasion of 'Wish for a Baby', the event dedicated to fertility, in Milan, Italy, 20…

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Italy’s Meloni to leave Japan G7 a day early to tackle floods crisis at home

HIROSHIMA/ROME, May 20 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to leave the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima a day earlier than scheduled to lead the…

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Number of evacuees from floods in Italy rises to 15,000

The number of people who have had to leave their homes because of the flooding in Emilia-Romagna has risen to over 15,000 the regional government said on Friday. It said…

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Berlusconi says his ‘nightmare is over’ after 6-week hospital stay

Ex-Italian PM treated for lung infection linked to leukaemia Political allies welcome him back MILAN, (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiled from a car as he left…

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Exceptional weather becomes the new norm in exposed Italy

By Crispian Balmer and Francesca Piscioneri Italy sees five-fold jump in extreme weather events Ministers say climate change behind wave of disasters Poor planning, unregulated building make things worse ROME…

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UPDATED: Berlusconi discharged from hospital after 45 days

MILAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was discharged from Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Friday, more than 40 days after his admission to treat a…

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Springsteen draws criticism for not cancelling Italy gig after deadly floods

ROME (Reuters) - U.S. rock legend Bruce Springsteen came under criticism in Italy for going ahead with a concert in Ferrara on Thursday evening after the northern Emilia-Romagna region was…

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New activity reported on Etna volcano

Fresh explosive activity was reported at Etna's New Mouth crater as Europe's tallest active volcano blew its stack once again. Explosive activity from the Bocca Nuova crater was observed from…

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UPDATED: Emilia-Romagna flood death toll climbs to 14

The death toll from this week's deadly flooding in Emilia Romagna has climbed to 14 after the police recovered the body of a man in his 70s in Faenza early…

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Italian retailers, financial firms revamp talks to cut card payment fees

By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za Parties working on latest scheme in push to cut fees Deal would allow Italy to drop threat of levy on small payments Italy lags…

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UPDATED: Italy to declare state of calamity in Emilia Romagna

A state of calamity will be declared for Emilia Romagna at next Tuesday's cabinet meeting on the flooding emergency that has left nine people dead in the northern region, Environment…

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Mild earthquake rattles Catania, Sicily

An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 was registered at 3:22 am in north-eastern Sicily, in the province of Catania. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv),…

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UPDATED: Emilia Romagna hit by severe rains and floods; F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix cancelled

ROME, May 17 (Reuters) - At least three people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as devastating floods hit Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, authorities said on Wednesday, warning…

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Italy and EU allies “have the numbers” to car vehicle emission rules, Salvini says

Italy's transport minister said on Tuesday that Italy and its allies in the European Union can block the Euro 7 regulation which tightens vehicle emission limits for pollutants including nitrogen oxides and…

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Italy allocates funds to shield workers from AI replacement threat

ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Italy on Monday earmarked 30 million euros ($33 million) to improve the skills of unemployed people as well as those workers whose jobs could be most at…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits Italy

. May 13 (Reuters) - Italy's leaders promised full military and financial backing for Ukraine and reiterated support for its EU membership bid as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Rome on Saturday for…

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Photo Story: Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister attend Birth rate discussion

Pope Francis (R) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni share a light moment as they attend a Conciliation auditorium event discussing the 'General state of the birth rate', in Rome,…

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Italy’s birth crisis is shrinking school classes

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's school population will shrink by one million in the coming decade because of the plunging birth rate and continuing brain drain, the education…

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UPDATED: Explosion in Milan street injures one, foul play ruled out

By Giancarlo Navach MILAN, May 11 (Reuters) - A van transporting oxygen gas canisters exploded in a Milan street on Thursday, injuring one person and setting nearby cars and motorbikes…

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Italian PM Meloni: No decision yet on quitting China deal

ROME, (Reuters) - The Italian government has not yet taken a decision on whether to leave the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China and is reviewing its options,…

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Italy arrests 29 for smuggling migrants from Greece, Turkey

ROME, (Reuters) - Italian police on Wednesday arrested 29 people on charges of belonging to a criminal group smuggling migrants by boat from Turkey and Greece, a statement said. Italy…

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Italian banks see 14 bln euro drop in deposits in March

MILAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Italian savers shifted 14.3 billion euros ($15.7 billion) out of deposits with domestic banks in March, while lenders continued to shrink credit to businesses and…

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Italian court refuses to extradite former EU lawmaker’s accountant to Belgium

MILAN, (Reuters) - An Italian court on Tuesday refused to hand over to Belgian authorities the tax consultant of a former EU lawmaker at the centre of a cash-for-influence corruption…

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Sources say Italy open to selling down MPS stake on market if terms, buyers are right

Italy considers market placements to cut MPS stake - sources Any buyers would need to be aligned with national interest ECB sees merger with stronger peer as best option for…

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Photo Story: The redesigned Italian Air Force Museum at Vigna di Valle

Various aircraft are on display at the Italian Air Force Museum at Vigna di Valle, on Lake Bracciano, near Rome. The museum, operated by the Italian Air Force's 'Aeronautica Militare,'…

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Italy must learn to live with drought-inducing weather -minister

Drought is not a one-off crisis, Italy minister says Italy needs to do much more to adapt to new weather Country must not be "ideological" about climate change By Crispian…

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Italy’s government calls crisis meeting over surging pasta prices

MILAN, May 4 (Reuters) - Italy's Industry Minister Adolfo Urso called on for a crisis meeting over prices for pasta, the country's favourite staple, after they jumped by more than…

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Photo Story: More than 30 migrants rescued in Italy

Migrants pictured after they were rescued in Lampedusa, Italy, 06 May 2023. More than 30 migrants, were rescued by the NGO ship Nadir and three fishing boats, and then transferred…

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Woman dies after migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa

A woman from Guinea drowned in waters off Lampedusa on Friday after the boat she was travelling on capsized. Another 46 people also on board were rescued by finance police…

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68 people arrested in Sicily, Calabria and Lombardy over car theft and cocaine trafficking

Carabinieri police based in the Sicilian port city of Catania on Friday executed arrest warrants against 68 people thought to belong to two criminal organisations involved in car theft and…

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Italy pushes to limit executive pay in listed state-run firms

By Giuseppe Fonte Italy committed to limit executives' pay, golden handshakes Plan is part of May Day package to boost jobs, workers' pay Italian inflation of almost 9% is well…

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UPDATED: France plays down latest spat with Italy

French government spokesman Olivier Véran on Friday played down the latest spat between France and Italy over migration management, saying Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had "no desire to ostracize Italy".…

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Italy unlikely to renew China deal, but needs time, official says

By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 4 (Reuters) - Italy is highly unlikely to renew its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China, which expires early next year, but needs…

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UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Meloni in talks with Libyan warlord Haftar

Premier Giorgia Meloni and eastern Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar discussed the recent unprecedented upsurge in migrant flows to Italy in their two-hour talks in Rome Thursday, sources said as…

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Knights of Malta elect Canadian as first Grand Master from Americas

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - John Dunlap, a Canadian lawyer, was elected on Wednesday as the new Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, the global lay Catholic religious…

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Torrential rain lashes northern Italy, killing at least two people

Emilia Romagna Governor Stefano Bonaccini said that he will ask central government to declare a state of emergency in the north eastern region after it was hit by a wave…

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Italy approves May Day labour package amid union criticism

Italy's right-wing government on Monday approved measures to boost job creation and workers' pay, amid hostile reactions from unions and opposition parties over accompanying welfare cuts and looser rules on…

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4.8 magnitude earthquake off the north-west coast of Calabria

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 was registered at 4:41 am off the northwestern coast of Calabria in Italy. According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology…

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Skilled, educated and washing dishes: how Italy squanders migrant talent

By Alessandro Parodi and Alberto Chiumento (Reuters) - Marilyn Nabor, an experienced high school mathematics teacher in the Philippines, moved to Italy 14 years ago with high hopes of honing…

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Only 28.9% of women living in southern Italy work

Only 28.9% of women living in southern Italy, fewer than one in three, are in employment, compared to 52% in the north of the country, retailers association Confcommercio said in…

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Photo Story: Geo Barents arrives in the port of Naples with 75 migrants onboard

Police and volunteers await the disembarkation of migrants from the Geo Barents ship at the port of Naples, Italy, on Thursday 27 April 2023. The MSF-operated search and rescue ship…

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Italy’s Berlusconi health improving after three weeks in hospital

MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's health has improved, his doctors said on Wednesday, three weeks after he was admitted to hospital for a lung…

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Italy aims to play leading role in Ukrainian reconstruction

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 26 (Reuters) - Italy on Wednesday said it aimed to play a major role in the reconstruction of Ukraine and urged European…

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Big police operation in Catania against migrant smuggling

Police in Catania on Wednesday executed arrest orders against 25 people suspected of being part of a foreign network that smuggled migrants arriving in Italy from sub-Saharan Africa to other…

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UPDATED: Italy rescues more migrants in Mediterranean

Two fishing boats respectively carrying 115 and 125 migrants and refugees arrived in Lampedusa on Wednesday, taking to 821 the number of people arriving on the tiny island in 15…

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Italy’s Meloni distances herself from fascism on Liberation Day celebrations

Italy's ruling coalition has no "nostalgia for fascism", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, looking to push back against critics who have accused her Brothers of Italy party of…

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Italy touts money for reforms as EU discusses upheaval in Tunisia

Italy offered Tunisia a prospect of money in exchange for economic and political reforms as European Union foreign ministers discussed on Monday how to respond to growing instability in a…

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Italy touts money for reforms as EU discusses upheaval in Tunisia

By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - Italy offered Tunisia a prospect of money in exchange for economic and political reforms as European Union foreign ministers…

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Lake Garda at lowest level in 70 years

Lake Garda in northern Italy has reached its lowest level since 1953, satellite data released on Monday has shown. The lake, the largest in Italy and which borders with the…

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Italy plans looser rules on short-term jobs, tax cuts on wages

Around 3.4 bln euros will go to lift wages of employees Italy PM to unveil package on May 1, International Workers' Day Opposition parties say government undermining job security By…

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20 persons said to be missing after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean

Around 20 people were said to be missing on Monday after a migrant boat shipwreck that left one person confirmed dead, according to survivors. Fishermen rescued the group of 34…

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‘Esterno Notte’: Marco Bellochio’s series grapples with ghost of assassinated Italian prime minister Aldo Moro

Central Rome, 9 May 1978. A crowd of curious passersby spills out by an open car boot. There lies the bullet-riddled body of Aldo Moro, Italy’s Prime Minister, parked mid-way…

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