Italy

‘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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Sale of Italy’s MPS should help create several big banks, says Meloni

MILAN, April 22 (Reuters) - The privatisation of Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena should foster the creation of several large banking groups in the country, Prime Minister Giorgia…

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Italy may ratify EU bailout fund reform “if turned into growth instrument” – Meloni

ROME (Reuters) - Italy is ready to consider ratifying the reform of the euro zone's bailout fund (ESM) for countries and banks cut off from markets "if it is transformed…

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Italy narrows asylum rights in new clampdown on immigration

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italy's nationalist government approved a bill in the upper house of parliament on Thursday that aims to reduce the number of migrants who can…

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EU’s top court rules Italy can’t allow beach concessions to keep control of the sandy shore

Italy can't allow beach clubs to keep control of the sandy shore until 2033, the European Union's top court ruled on Thursday. While Italy's seafront is public property, large parts…

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Huge rail disruption in Italy after goods-train coach derails

Italy's rail network faced huge disruption on Thursday after the coach of a goods train derailed near a Florence station. This led to the suspension of rail traffic between Florence…

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EU ready to cover half of Messina Bridge study cost

The EU is ready to cover half of the cost of studies into the Messina Bridge project, Italy's transport ministry (MIT) said Wednesday. Brussels is ready to cover 50 per…

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Bear that killed Italian runner captured, death order on hold

ROME, April 18 (Reuters) - The female bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Italian Alps two weeks ago has been captured overnight, the Trento province said in a…

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Italy’s govt nominees for top jobs at Enel, Eni, Terna

MILAN, April 17 (Reuters) - The Italian government, which controls the country's biggest energy groups via the Treasury and state lender CDP, last week proposed new appointments for the top…

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Italian inflation slows in March as core prices stabilise

April 17 (Reuters) - Italy's inflation rate fell again in March thanks to a decline in energy prices, while core inflation stabilised after rising constantly since last year, official data…

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Sicily Governor says island ‘swamped’ by migrant landings; Tension at Lampedusa hotspot

Sicily Governor Renato Schifani on Monday denounced the emergency situation on the island region, saying in the last month it has been "swamped" by the arrival of migrants and refugees…

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Italian police seize 2 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Sicily

Finance police on Monday seized two tonnes of cocaine found floating off the east coast of Sicily.The drug, with an estimated market value of over 400 million euros, was wrapped…

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Berlusconi leaves intensive care unit

Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday left the intensive care unit of the Milan hospital where he has been receiving treatment for the last 12 days for a lung infection and the…

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Italian first! Meloni’s nationalists defend cultural identity at risk of irking EU

Italy pushes bills to protect national identity, heritage Meloni focusing on Italian food, language, 'traditional' family Govt struggling to make progress in other areas, analysts say Critics accuse PM of…

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Photo Story: SS Lazio captain Ciro Immobile unscathed after car crash

Police and Fire Department officers inspect the site of an accident between the car of SS Lazio captain Ciro Immobile (not pictured) and a tram on the Giacomo Matteotti Bridge…

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Italy’s planned bridge to Sicily sees costs ballooning

ROME, (Reuters) - A project to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland to the island of Sicily will cost as much as 14.6 billion euros ($16.14 billion), a Treasury…

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Meloni chooses coalition unity to end spat over company chiefs

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chose unity over getting her way when she realised that imposing her own candidates to lead state-controlled companies on her coalition partners would threaten government…

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Italian residents’ deposits down again in February

MILAN, April 12 (Reuters) - Italian residents' deposits with domestic banks were down again in February, touching an over two-year low, at 2.64 trillion euros ($2.88 trillion) compared with 2.66…

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Italy’s Berlusconi’s health improves, still in intensive care

MILAN, April 13 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi is continuing to show an improvement in his health but he remains in intensive care, the Milan hospital treating him…

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ChatGPT can resume in Italy if meets data watchdog’s demands

Data protection agency sets April 30 deadline OpenAI ChatGPT offline in Italy since March 31 OpenAI says looks forward to resuming service in Italy Italy was first Western country to…

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Italy to crackdown on perpetrators of attacks on cultural heritage sites

The Italian government approved a crackdown on art eco-vandals after a string of attacks on cultural heritage sites across Italy by climate-crisis protesters, setting out swingeing fines for those who…

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Italy buys time over key appointments at state-run companies

By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's ruling coalition ] failed to clinch a deal on key appointments at state-controlled companies, two people familiar with the matter…

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Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants

By Angelo Amante ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a "sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in…

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Italy’s Berlusconi health conditions steadily improving, his doctors say

MILAN, April 10 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's health condition is steadily improving as he is treated in hospital for a lung infection caused by chronic leukaemia,…

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Italian drugs cartels conceal payments via Chinese shadow banks

By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Drugs cartels operating in Italy are increasingly using shadow networks of unlicensed Chinese money brokers to conceal cross-border payments, according to Italian judicial and…

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Photo Story: Snowstorm hits Abruzzo as Italy prepares for cold Easter

A view of snow-covered area after a storm of wind and snow in Rovere, Rocca di Mezzo, Abruzzo district, central Italy, 08 April 2023. Italian weather forecasters said that Easter…

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Italy steps up security for Easter holidays

The Italian interior ministry has ordered that security be boosted at sites considered to be at risk in view of Easter, Italian news agency ANSA reported. These sensitive sites include…

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Italy’s Berlusconi still in hospital, but “better than he was”

By Elvira Pollina and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is "better than he was", his friend Fedele Confalonieri said after visiting him in hospital,…

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Birth rate in Italy at all-time low, registers increase in foreign population

The number of foreign citizens living in Italy grew in 2022, the national statistics institute Istat said on Friday.As of January 1, 2023, there were 5,050,000 foreigners living in Italy,…

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UPDATED: Italy’s Berlusconi spends second night in hospital, friends hopeful

Berlusconi, 86, is suffering from leukaemia Currently in intensive care for lung infection Taken to hospital on Wednesday with breathing problems Billionaire media tycoon leads Forza Italia party MILAN, April…

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Italian businesses more upbeat about economy-central bank survey

MILAN, April 6 (Reuters) - The opinion of Italian businesses on the prospects for the economy improved in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, the…

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UPDATED: Italy ex-premier Berlusconi has leukaemia

Berlusconi, 86, is suffering from leukaemia -source Taken to hospital on Wednesday with breathing problems Billionaire media tycoon leads Forza Italia party By Elvira Pollina MILAN, April 6 (Reuters) -…

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3.3 magnitude earthquake in the sea between Catania and Reggio Calabria

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was registered at 3:34 in the Ionian Sea, between Sicily and Calabria. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the…

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Italy retail sales fall in February as food-buying contracts

April 5 (Reuters) - Italy's retail sales fell both in value and in volume in February from the month before, statistics institute ISTAT said on Wednesday, as families cut down…

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UPDATED: Former Italian PM Berlusconi in intensive care in hospital

By Federico, Maccioni and Angelo Amante MILAN, April 5 (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, who was Italian prime minister four times, is in intensive care in a cardiac unit at Milan's…

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MSF rescues 440 migrants from fishing boat off Malta in stormy seas

ROME, April 5 (Reuters) - A total of 440 migrants have been rescued from an overcrowded fishing boat in international waters off Malta, after a complex 11-hour operation in stormy…

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Rome to ‘drastically’ reduce number of e-scooters on the roads

Rome is to "drastically" cut e-scooter numbers, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said commenting on the Parisian ban on for-hire e-scooters following a referendum. "A referendum on scooters? We have opted for…

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Italy’s ChatGPT ban attracts EU privacy regulators

Italy's move to temporarily ban ChatGPT has inspired other European countries to study if harsher measures are needed to rein in the wildly popular chatbots and whether to coordinate such…

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WATCH: NASA names woman, Black astronauts to Artemis II crew in lunar first

NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to…

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Italy seeks to ensure receiving all EU post-COVID funds

Italy's government is determined not to lose any of the money it is entitled from the European Union post-pandemic recovery funds, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday. Italy is…

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Italy rescues 32 migrants near Lampedusa

Italy's Coast Guard said on Monday it was forced to use a helicopter to rescue 32 migrants, including a child, who had been stranded on a desert island in the…

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Italian minister says country’s ban on ChatGPT is excessive

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's deputy prime minister on Sunday criticised a decision by the government's Data Protection Authority to temporarily ban chatbot ChatGPT, saying the block over privacy concerns seemed…

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Italian delays over Recovery plan negative for rating – Scope

By Sara Rossi and Alessia Pe MILAN, April 3 (Reuters) - Significant delays in Italian efforts to meet the targets in its pandemic Recovery Plan would likely lower the country's…

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Italy’s water crisis exacerbated by leaky pipes, data shows

ROME (Reuters) - Italy is wasting more and more of its water from leaky aqueducts, leaving the country increasingly vulnerable to droughts, national statistics bureau ISTAT said. Scientists and environmental…

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Meloni’s party looks to shield Italian language from foreign contamination

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party has proposed imposing fines of up to 100,000 euros ($108,750) on public and private entities which use foreign terms, most notably English,…

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Italy wages war on lab-grown food in drive to protect tradition

By Angelo Amante Ban on cell-based food production subject to parliament approval Agriculture lobby praises government move Angry reactions from food companies, animal rights groups ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's government…

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Italy data protection agency opens ChatGPT probe on privacy concerns

MILAN, March 31 (Reuters) - Italy's data protection agency said on Friday it had opened a probe into OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot over a suspected breach of the artificial intelligence application's…

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Italy producer price inflation eases further in February

March 30 (Reuters) - Italian industrial producer prices (PPI) posted a second month-on-month drop in February and the annual rate slowed, data showed on Thursday, as price pressure eased for…

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Italy jobless rate stable at 8.0% in February, in line with forecasts

ROME, March 30 (Reuters) - Italy's unemployment rate was stable in February at 8.0%, in line with expectations, after an upward revision to the previous month's data, national statistics bureau…

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Italy PM’s party presents bill to split retail and investment banks

The move comes in the wake of fresh global financial turmoil Chief proponent confident bill could be successful Meloni had sponsored similar reform when in opposition By Giuseppe Fonte and…

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Magnitude 4.6 quake strikes Southern Italy region

A powerful earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Molise late on Tuesday night. An initial report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said it was a magnitude 5.4 quake but the Italian Geophysics and…

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Siemens to provide technology for Italian energy project

Siemens Energy and Italy's FATA have been awarded a contract worth nearly 1 billion euros to supply transmission technology for a 970-kilometre power link connecting Sardinia and Sicily to the Italian mainland,…

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Banksy’s migrant rescue ship seized by Italy’s coast guard in Lampedusa

MILAN (Reuters) - A rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy was seized in Lampedusa on Sunday after Italy's coast guard said the boat had disobeyed its instructions to…

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60% of Italians do not go to the dentist

Some 60% of Italians do not go to the dentist because they cannot afford it, Higher Health Council representative and advisor on dentistry to the Minister of Health Enrico Gherlone…

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Italy warns Europe risks migrant surge without aid to Tunisia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe risks seeing a huge wave of migrants arriving on its shores from North Africa if financial stability in Tunisia is not safeguarded, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…

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Italy to cut rice output as drought looms for second year

Italy grows 50% of rice produced in EU Area sown in 2023 seen lowest for 23 years Soil moisture still not recovered from 2022 drought Researchers seek more drought-resistant varieties…

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Italian Chamber of Deputies votes to set up Orlandi inquiry

The Italian Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday voted to set up a joint parliamentary commission of inquiry into the disappearance of Vatican teenagers Emanuela Orlandi and Mirella Gregori in 1983.…

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