04

Nov

Sharp increase in Covid patients in ICUs in Italy

The number of COVID-19 patients in Italian intensive care units increased by 12.9% in the period from October 27 to November 2, reversing a trend that had seen ICU admissions…

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04

Nov

Photo Story: Italy commemorates National Army Day

Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare)'s aerobatic demonstration team, the Frecce Tricolori (lit.Tricolour Arrows), show a colorful vapor trail as they fly over the Altare della Patria in Venice Square on…

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03

Nov

Italy September jobless rate edges down to 9.2%, with 59,000 jobs created vs month before

ROME, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Italy's unemployment rate was slightly down at 9.2% in September from 9.3% the month before, data showed on Wednesday, as some 59,000 jobs were created,…

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03

Nov

Covid vaccine in Italy may become obligatory for more groups

Health Undersecretary Andrea Costa said Wednesday that the government may make it obligatory for some additional groups of workers to have a COVID-19 vaccine. Although the Green Pass COVID-19 health…

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03

Nov

Brazil’s Bolsonaro met with protests in Italy visit

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was met by jeering protesters when he visted the Italian town of Pistoia on Tuesday to pay homage to a war memorial dedicated to Brazilian soldiers…

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01

Nov

Draghi says G20 a success, UN’s Guterres says G20 summit did not fulfill his hopes

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies made important progress towards tackling the growing threat of global warming, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Sunday, hailing the two-day…

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31

Oct

‘Father of tiramisu’ Ado Campeol dies aged 93

Restaurateur Ado Campeol, dubbed "the father of Tiramisu" by Italian media, has died aged 93. Campeol was the owner of Alle Beccherie, a restaurant in northern Italy where the famous…

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31

Oct

UPDATED: G20 leaders final statement offers few commitments on climate

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies agreed on a final statement on Sunday that urges "meaningful and effective" action to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius but…

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31

Oct

G20 leaders face tough climate talks on second day of summit

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies sit down for a second day of talks on Sunday faced with the difficult task of bridging…

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30

Oct

Amazon invests in Italian automated packaging machines maker

Amazon, through its Climate Pledge Fund, has bought a minority stake in Italy's CMC Machinery, a company with technology that makes custom-sized boxes that eliminate the need for single-use plastic…

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30

Oct

Climate, COVID and the economy top G20 agenda at Rome summit

By Crispian Balmer and Jan Strupczewski ROME, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The heads of the world's 20 biggest economies kicked off two days of talks on Saturday where they were…

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30

Oct

Italy’s Covid-19 Rt transmission number rises sharply

Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number and its case incidence have increased significantly, according to a draft of the latest coronavirus monitoring report of the Higher Health Institute (ISS) and the…

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29

Oct

Italian economy grows more than expected in Q3 as recovery from COVID crisis continues

ROME, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Italy's economy grew by 2.6% in the third quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Friday, a larger rise than expected as…

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29

Oct

Rich nations acknowledge climate threat, as Pope, Pacific Islands urge action

ROME, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Leaders of the 20 richest countries will recognise the existential threat of climate change, a draft communique seen by Reuters shows, as Pope Francis on…

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29

Oct

G20 set to commit to cutting period to develop vaccines in pandemic- draft

Leaders of the world's 20 largest economies are set to commit to supporting cutting to 100 days the period in which pharmaceutical companies can develop new vaccines, drugs and tests…

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29

Oct

G20 leaders to commit to tackle ‘existential’ climate challenge – draft

The world's 20 richest countries will commit this weekend to tackling the existential threat of climate change, paving the way for more detailed action at a UN climate change summit…

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29

Oct

Italy’s Draghi cuts taxes, raises retirement age in first budget

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi presented his first budget on Thursday, aiming to lower the public deficit next year while cutting income and corporate tax. Draghi, who took office in…

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28

Oct

Italian business confidence morale rises in Oct, consumer mood weakens

ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Morale amongst Italian businesses rose in October, boosted by growing optimism in the manufacturing and construction sectors, while the mood amongst consumers weakened, data showed…

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28

Oct

FACTBOX-The whys and wherefores of the Group of 20 summit

ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - International leaders descend on Rome this weekend for a summit of the Group of 20 - a forum that gathers together the world's biggest rich…

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28

Oct

Climate set to dominate G20 summit ahead of U.N. conference

ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - If high-stakes climate talks are to succeed next month in Glasgow, the initial signs of progress may emerge this weekend when leaders of the world's…

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28

Oct

Photo Story: Geo Barents with 367 migrants on board docks in Palermo

The landing operations of the Geo Barents, the ship of 'Doctors without borders' (Medicins Sans Frontieres) with 367 migrants on board, including 172 minors, rescued in recent days in the…

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28

Oct

Italian Senate brings down LGBT+ protection bill

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Senate voted on Wednesday to block debate over a bill that would make violence against women and LGBT+ people a hate crime, effectively killing off…

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27

Oct

Photo Story: The VoloCity prototype is presented at Fiumicino airport

People inspect the VoloCity prototype displayed at Fiumicino airport, Rome, Italy. According to the Italian infrastructure company Atlantia, Italy is set to be among the first countries to use VoloCity,…

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27

Oct

Italy likely to offer 3rd Covid jab to everyone from January

Health Undersecretary Pierpaolo Sileri said that third COVID-19 vaccine doses are likely to be offered to the general population in Italy as of January.At the moment, third jabs are being…

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27

Oct

Fierce storm turns squares into lakes in southern Italy

A powerful cyclonic storm hit the southern Italian island of Sicily on Tuesday causing widespread flooding around the city of Catania, turning streets and squares into rivers and lakes and…

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26

Oct

VIDEO: At least one person killed after Mediterranean hurricane batters Sicily

Fierce storms battered southern Italy for a second day on Monday, killing at least one person, triggering landslides and leaving roads and fields flooded, police said. The body of a…

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25

Oct

Storms, floods batter the  south of Italy

At least one person died after being caught up in the extreme weather that battered southern Italy at the weekend.The married couple, a 67-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, got…

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24

Oct

Italy’s Salvini ridicules calling of actor Gere to kidnapping trial

PALERMO, Italy, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's right-wing League party, said a trial where he faces kidnapping charges for refusing to let a migrant ship dock…

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23

Oct

Photo Story: Sea-Watch 3 vessel with 406 migrants on board arrives in Pozzallo, Sicily

Migrants disembark from the ship Sea-Watch 3 in Pozzallo, near Ragusa, Sicily Island, southern Italy, 23 October 2021. The Sea Watch 3 ship arrived in Pozzallo with 406 migrants rescued…

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23

Oct

Italy struggles to name climate envoy as ministers argue over name

Italy, joint host of a key United Nations climate summit just over a week away, has still not found a special envoy to represent it because the ministers responsible for…

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23

Oct

S&P raises Italy’s outlook to ‘positive’ on reforms

Ratings agency S&P Global raised Italy's outlook to "positive" from "stable", saying the government's commitment to pro-growth reforms would boost the economy. The government in April presented to the European…

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22

Oct

Italy delays contested new sugar and plastic taxes until 2023

The introduction of contested taxes on plastic and sugary drinks has been postponed for a fifth time and will not now come into force until 2023, the government said in…

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22

Oct

Italy’s Berlusconi acquitted of bribing witness in underage prostitution case

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was acquitted on Thursday of allegedly bribing a witness in a 2013 underage prostitution case, giving a fillip to the 85-year old who has…

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21

Oct

Italian senate asks government to ban Forza Nuova neofascist party

Italy's upper house Senate on Wednesday asked the government to dissolve the Forza Nuova neofascist party, which this month took part in violent protests against the introduction of mandatory COVID-19…

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21

Oct

G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit – sources

ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich countries are divided over phasing out coal and committing to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as they prepare…

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21

Oct

Italy reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak among poultry, OIE says

PARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Italy has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in a commercial farm of fattening turkeys in the north of the country, the…

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21

Oct

Photo Story: Handover of the mayoral office in Rome

Roberto Gualtieri (L), the new center-left mayor of Rome with outgoing mayor Virginia Raggi (R) greet from the balcony of the Campidolio (Capitol) after the handover of the office in…

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21

Oct

Slight tremor rattles Friuli Venezia Giulia in Italy

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 was recorded at 2:28 am in the north of Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the province of Udine.According to the findings of the National Institute of…

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21

Oct

Police detain 11 across Europe in mafia probe

Police in Germany, Italy and Bulgaria detained 11 people and raided 46 residential and commercial buildings in an investigation into tax fraud by the Italian mafia involving the trade in…

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20

Oct

Italy’s Cabinet approves budget draft but parties at odds over pensions

The Italian government approved a draft 2022 budget with income tax cuts and funds to cap household energy bills, but the ruling parties failed to reach agreement on the thorny…

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19

Oct

VIDEO: Health pass protest continues at Italian port despite police water cannon, tear gas

Italian police used water cannon and tear gas on Monday in an attempt to clear a sit-in at the port of Trieste, where opponents of the government's mandatory COVID-19 health…

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18

Oct

Italy considers new fuel poverty monitor as energy prices soar

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy is looking to monitor fuel poverty as part of broader plans to reform the energy market and temper price increases for consumers, a government decree showed.…

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17

Oct

Centre-left favoured to take Rome in Italian municipal run-offs

Italians begin voting on Sunday in a two-day run-off for the local governments of 65 large cities and smaller towns, including the capital Rome. Two weeks ago, the centre-left Democratic…

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16

Oct

Protests and strikes in Italy as Green Pass comes into force in workplace

There were widespread protests and strikes in Italy Friday as the Green Pass health pass came into force in all Italian workplaces. There was disruption at three of Italy's six…

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15

Oct

Alitalia dies after 75 turbulent years, hands over to ITA

MILAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Alitalia, a one-time symbol of Italian style and glamour brought low by economic mismanagement, will operate its last flight on Thursday after 75 years, before handing…

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14

Oct

Italian port workers  threaten huge disruption over Green Pass obligation

A spokesperson for port workers  in Trieste said that activity at most of Italy's ports will be halted on Friday if the government presses ahead with its plan to make…

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14

Oct

Four Egyptian officers face Italian trial over Regeni murder

Four senior members of Egypt's security services will stand trial in absentia in an Italian court on Thursday over their suspected role in the disappearance and murder of student Giulio…

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14

Oct

Italy court overturns arrest warrant for broker on trial at Vatican

Italy's highest appeals court on Wednesday overturned an arrest warrant for an Italian broker on trial at the Vatican in a case involving the purchase of building in one of…

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13

Oct

Italy’s cloud market to grow by 16% this year – study

The Italian market for cloud services is set to grow by 16% in 2021 as companies and the public administration strive to build on a digital acceleration brought about by…

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13

Oct

Italian Police break up gang that enslaved Bulgarian prostitutes in Sicily

Police in the Sicilian city of Catania said Tuesday that they had broke up a gang that effectively enslaved young women recruited in Bulgaria, forcing them into prostitution and paying…

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13

Oct

Britain and Italy start work on partnership to boost trade

Britain and Italy have agreed to pursue a new trade partnership, the British trade department said on Wednesday following talks on the sidelines of a G20 ministerial meeting in Italy.…

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12

Oct

Pressure mounts in Italy to dissolve neo-fascist group after no-vax riots

Italy's government was under growing pressure on Monday to dissolve the Forza Nuova neo-fascist group involved in violent weekend protests against a government drive to make the COVID-19 "Green Pass"…

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10

Oct

Italian police arrest far-right party officials after anti-vax riot

ROME, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Italian police said on Sunday they had arrested 12 people, including top officials of the extreme right-wing party Forza Nuova, following clashes in Rome against…

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10

Oct

Anti-Green Pass Protest in Rome turns violent

A protest against Italy’s ‘Green Pass’ turned violent in the centre of Rome on Saturday evening, with police responding to clashes with tear gas and water cannon. Among the estimated 10,000…

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10

Oct

Italy hits target of fully vaccinating 80% of people over-12s

MILAN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Italy reached the target of fully vaccinating 80% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19, according to official data, achieving a goal…

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09

Oct

Italy widens COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign to frail and over 60s

Italy has decided to provide a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to frail people regardless of their age as well as people aged 60 and over, the…

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09

Oct

Italy’s Turin to host Eurovision song contest in 2022

The Italian city of Turin will host the 2022 Eurovision song contest, one of the world’s largest televised events, marking its return to Italy after 31 years, the event’s organizers…

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