Italy

World food prices hit 10-year peak -FAO

World food prices rose for a second consecutive month in September to reach a 10-year peak, driven by gains for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said…

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Italy says mRNA COVID jab effectiveness stable after 7 months, but not for all

Seven months after the second dose, there is no reduction in the efficacy of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the general population in Italy, while a slight decline is seen for…

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Mussolini’s granddaughter wins second term in Rome municipal vote

A granddaughter of Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini has won a second term as a city councillor in Rome with a much increased majority and said her success was down…

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Italy government tensions flare up over tax reform

Divisions in Italy's government widened on Tuesday when the rightist League deserted a cabinet meeting that approved the framework of a contested tax reform promised to the European Union. The…

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Italy to present framework for tax reform promised to EU

The Italian government said it will present a bill on Tuesday setting the framework for a broad tax reform promised to the European Union, overcoming political tensions in Prime Minister Mario Draghi's coalition.…

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Centre-left wins Italian mayoral elections, 5-Star loses Rome

Centre-left candidates are set to win Italy's big cities in local elections, partial results showed on Monday, with Rome's incumbent mayor Virginia Raggi of the 5-Star Movement headed for defeat. The…

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Eight dead as small plane crashes into a building in Milan

A small private plane crashed into an empty building on the outskirts of Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, killing all eight people onboard, police said. The plane, which took off…

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UPDATED: Fire in Rome causes damage to Ponte di Ferro

A huge fire on Saturday night severely damaged Rome's famed "Iron Bridge," with parts of the 19th century structure plunging into the River Tiber. The bridge, which was opened 1863…

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Italy votes in municipal elections

Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin and Bologna, will vote in municipal elections to elect new mayors and city councillors to be held on 03 and 04 October. Municipal elections are about…

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Italy OKs simultaneous administration of COVID vaccine with flu shot

Italy’s health ministry has given its green light for people to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot at the same time, it said in a statement. Earlier this…

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Italy’s manufacturing growth eases slightly in September -PMI

ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Italy's manufacturing sector maintained strong growth in September although supply delays and material shortages hampered the sector, a survey showed on Friday. The IHS Markit…

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Italy’s Salvini pressured by far-right as centre-left set to sweep mayors

Mayoral elections in Italy's largest cities on Sunday and Monday are expected to illustrate Matteo Salvini's weakening grip of the right and see centre-left wins in the most high-profile contests.…

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Italian mayor who helped migrants gets 13 yrs for irregularities

A southern Italian ex-mayor who won worldwide plaudits for the way he helped migrants integrate and revive his small town on Thursday got over 13 years in jail for irregularities…

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Italy August unemployment rate stable at 9.3%, but 80,000 jobs lost vs month before

Italy's unemployment rate was stable at 9.3% in August but some 80,000 jobs were lost during the month as more people stopped looking for work, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported…

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Photo Story: Italian Prime Minister Draghi meets Greta Thunberg at Milan climate talks

A handout picture made available by the Chigi Palace (Palazzo Chigi) Press Office shows Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) meeeting (R-L) Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Ugandan climate justice…

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Italy to propose Rome as host city for 2030 Expo

Italy will propose Rome as host city for the Expo 2030 world fair, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in a statement. “This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the development…

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Italy’s electricity bills to rise 29.8% in next quarter – Arera regulator

Household electricity prices in Italy are set to rise 29.8% in the next quarter and gas prices by as much as 14.4%, fuelled by an "extraordinary dynamic" in prices of…

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Barilla, Unilever’s Algida team up to sell ice cream, snacks

Italian food company Barilla and Unilever’s brand Algida have signed a strategic partnership to sell ice cream and snacks in Italy, the two groups said. Barilla, whose Gocciole biscuits are…

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Italy gives COVID green light to six non-EU tourist destinations

Italy’s health ministry announced it had given the go-ahead for travel to six non-European tourist spots without the need for quarantine as a COVID-19 precaution either on arrival or return.…

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More than 700 migrants land in Lampedusa overnight

Hundreds of migrants have arrived by boat in the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. A large boat carried 686 people to the island overnight, local authorities said,…

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Italy’s ‘Smart Bay’ seeks to tackle Mediterranean climate change

On Italy's Ligurian coast, biologists and environmentalists are working to tackle the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean with help from a so-called "Smart Bay". Marine biologists fear the Mediterranean is…

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Italian far-right leader Salvini’s media guru quits amid drug inquiry

The social media guru for Italy's Matteo Salvini said on Monday he had quit his post, key to building the far-right leader's popularity, following media reports that he was under…

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In Italy’s interest to have Draghi president, vote new govt – minister to paper

It is in Italy's interest for Prime Minister Mario Draghi to become the next head of state and for the country to hold elections as soon as possible to form…

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Draghi launches economic and social pact for Italy

ANSA - ROME, SEP 23 -Premier Mario Draghi on Thursday launched an economic and social pact to boost the post-COVID economy and create jobs. Speaking for the first time to…

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Italy backs COVID-19 shots for pregnant women from second trimester

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's National Health Institute (ISS) recommended on Friday that pregnant women should get COVID-19 vaccines after the first three months of their pregnancy. The health authority said…

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In shock ruling, Italy court overturns mafia verdicts

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian appeals court on Thursday overturned convictions in a major mafia trial, dismantling accusations that the state had colluded with Sicilian mobsters after a deadly wave…

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Italy’s Enel sets up digital grid service company

Italy's biggest utility, Enel , has set up a new company to offer digital grid services to power distributors round the world to help upgrade networks as the energy transition…

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Sep

Yum China, Italy’s Lavazza aim to open 1,000 cafes in China by 2025

Chinese restaurant chain Yum China and Italian coffee maker Lavazza, which formed a partnership in 2020, aim to open 1,000 Lavazza cafés in China by 2025, they said on Thursday.…

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Ferrero Rocher launches chocolate bar

After entering the world of ice lollies, Italian chocolate giant Ferrero Rocher this week launched a new chocolate bar aiming for a chunk of the world's 578 million euro market.…

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Italy’s Draghi says not planning tax hikes, promises help with power prices

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi promised on Thursday not to hike taxes and said his government would help soften the blow of surging power costs, winning himself a standing ovation…

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Booster COVID-19 shot likely for all Italians in 2022

All Italians will likely be offered a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines in 2022 and after that recurring boosters will be needed, Walter Ricciardi, a health ministry adviser, told daily…

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Italy’s mafias using less violence, more ‘silent infiltration’ says report, Malta among countries where they have established solid base

Italy's mafia organizations are increasingly changing the way they operate, using less violence and more "silent infiltration" of the economy by working in synch with white-collar workers, according to the…

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Italy pledges to donate 45m vaccine doses

Italy plans to give other countries 45 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year, three times its original pledge, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday.…

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Italian Senate passes first justice reform confidence vote

The Senate on Wednesday passed a confidence vote on the first article of the government's reform of the criminal justice system by 208 votes to 28. The reform was approved…

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In Pictures – Mount Etna erupts again

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano has erupted again, the first time in three weeks. The volcano monitoring website Volcano Discovery said the plume of ash and smoke reached 9,000…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sep