Italy

First group of migrants from Italy head to Albania

The first group of migrants were heading to Albania Monday to be processed in Italian-run centres set up in the Balkan country which have been criticised by rights groups as…

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Italy’s women doctors outnumber male medics for first time

Italy's women doctors outnumbered their male colleagues for the first time last year, physicians' pension agency Enpam said in a report this week. It said there were 180,916 women doctors…

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Italy’s demographics are worst in Europe for growth, Scope Ratings says

Italy's demographics are the worst in Europe in terms of economic growth potential between 2023 and 2040, Scope Ratings said on Wednesday, with a rapidly ageing population posing a threat…

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Italy to offer more migrant work visas to caregivers for old people

Italy will offer an extra 10,000 migrant work visas next year for people who look after old people and the disabled, the government said, as it adopted a new package…

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Italian rail services in chaos after glitch in Rome

Dozens of trains in Italy were delayed or cancelled on Wednesday after a technical malfunction on a stretch of line between the Italian capital's two main stations, train operator Trenitalia…

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Italy’s government to extend migrant NGO crackdown to planes

Italy will impose fines of up to 10,000 euros ($11,150) on pilots of aircraft that search for migrant boats in distress at sea, according to a draft government decree. The…

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Former Italian Lower House Speaker Irene Pivetti sentenced to 4 years for tax evasion and money laundering

Former Italian Lower House Speaker Irene Pivetti has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion and money laundering. The verdict was handed down by the fourth criminal…

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Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region hit by new devastating floods

A storm system that has wreaked havoc across central Europe brought devastating floods to the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna on Thursday, forcing people to leave their homes and the…

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Milan, Rome and Florence least safe Italian cities

Milan, Rome and Florence, in that order, are the least safe Italian cities amid a rise in crime, according to an annual crime report from business daily Il Sole 24…

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Italy’s prosecutor seeks 6-year jail sentence for Salvini on migrant kidnapping charges

An Italian prosecutor on Saturday asked a judge to sentence right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to six years in prison over his 2019 decision to prevent more than 100 migrants…

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Italians want destroying nature-climate to be a crime says study

Italian people are overwhelmingly in favour of making 'ecocide' - destroying, polluting or damaging the natural living world on a large scale - a crime, according to the results of…

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Italian Education Minister agrees with ban on cell phones for under-14s

Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said that he agreed with an appeal launched by education expert Daniele Novara and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai for under-14s to be banned from owning cell…

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Former minister Sangiuliano under investigation

Former culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano is under investigation in Rome in relation to the a scandal over an affair he had with a would-be advisor that led to his resignation…

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Violent storms batter northern Italy

A 58-year-old is missing after the tractor he was using was swept away on Thursday by flash floods at Feletto, near Turin, after a wave of violent storms and torrential…

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Italy’s culture minister admits trying to hire lover as ministry consultant

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni faces a new blow after her culture minister, a close ally, was forced to admit an affair with a social media influencer he tried to hire…

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Rome and other central and southern parts of Italy hit by fierce thunderstorm

Torrential rain hit Rome and other central and southern parts as a fierce thunderstorm unloaded onto the Italian capital after a weather front ended Italy's long heatwave Tuesday. Many parts…

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Heatwave expected to grip Italy for another week

Italy will be gripped by a heatwave for another seven days before a developing system in the Atlantic makes its way to the country, lowering temperatures, meteorologist Lorenzo Tedici of…

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Renowned Italian photographer Toscani says has terminal disease

Former Benetton photographer Oliviero Toscani revealed to Corriere della Sera on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with amyloidosis, a terminal illness. The 82-year-old said he is uncertain how much…

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Landslide in southern Italian province of Caserta leaves woman and son missing, feared dead

Torrential rains triggered a landslide in the southern Italian province of Caserta, forcing evacuations, and rescuers were searching for a woman and her adult son on Wednesday who were missing…

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New study suggests Shroud of Turin is 2,000 years old

Italian researchers have used a new X-ray technique to demonstrate that the Shroud of Turin dates from the time of Jesus Christ. Scientists at the Institute of Crystallography of the…

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Body of last missing person found after Sicily yacht sank

Italian search crews on Friday resumed efforts to find the body of Mike Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, the last person missing after the yacht belonging to the British tech magnate sank…

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What we know about the sinking of the superyacht off Sicily

Six people are missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, one person is dead and there are 15 survivors following the sinking of a luxury…

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UPDATED: Forger linked to 11 mln euros of fake notes arrested in Italy

A forger suspected of printing 11 million euros' ($12 million) worth of fake bank notes was arrested in the Italian city of Naples last week, European police body Europol said.…

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Migrant arrivals in Italy down 62%

Irregular migrant arrivals on Italy's coasts have dropped by 62.3% in the first seven months of 2024, with a boom in landings recorded instead in Spain and Greece, according to…

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Sicily’s orange growers call for help as drought threatens output

Sicily's orange farmers warned that searing heat and drought risked wrecking this year's production and called for help from regional and national authorities to save their business. After months of…

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Sardinia Among Italy’s Top Five Destinations for Extended Holidays in 2023

According to a study published this week by the Sardinian branch of the artisans association Confartigianato, based on ISTAT data, Sardinia was one of Italy's top five regions selected for…

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A growing number of Italian cities are under red heat alert

The number of Italian cities on red heat alert, when even the young and healthy are advised to stay out of the sun, is set to rise from 14 Sunday…

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Italy faces beach umbrella protest as licence row resurfaces

Italy's balneari -- or beach managers -- closed their umbrellas for a few hours on Friday in a symbolic protest against the government's failure to resolve a dispute with the…

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Upcoming weekend predicted to be hottest so far this year in Italy

The upcoming weekend is likely to be the hottest of the year with an increasing number of cities on red and orange alert, according to the health ministry.Overall, nine major…

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Etna gushes volcanic lava, 10-km-high cloud

A lava fountain and a 10-kilometre-high volcanic cloud were reported on Mount Etna Sunday morning by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in the fifth paroxysm that Europe's tallest…

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New tourist limits get warm welcome in Venice

Venetians and visitors alike welcomed new rules introduced on Thursday to limit the size of tourist groups in the latest effort to reduce overcrowding. Tourist parties will be capped at…

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Strong earthquake rattles Calabria

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 struck Calabria, Italy, early on August 1, 2024. The epicenter was located near the town of Cosenza. Despite the significant magnitude, no…

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‘Disastrous’ drought threatens to wipe out Sicilian goat breed

A blazing sun shining on the arid hills of San Cataldo in Sicily signals only despair for local goat breeder Luca Cammarata as he tries to find something for his…

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Venice to limit tourist groups to maximum of 25 people

Venice will limit the size of tourist parties to 25 people from Thursday in the latest attempt to reduce the impact of crowds on the lagoon city. Local authorities will…

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Meloni seeks better terms for Italian firms operating in China

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came to China to boost co-operation with the world's second-largest economy and even out trade ties, she told reporters on Tuesday, during a visit to…

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The mystery of the Monster of Florence reopens as unknown DNA found

The investigation into the Monster of Florence (Il Mostro di Firenze) has been reopened due to the discovery of an unknown DNA on a bullet used in the 1985 murders…

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13 major Italian cities on red alert as heatwave to worsen

The heatwave gripping Italy is set to intensify on Tuesday with 13 major cities on red alert, the health ministry warned on Monday.While only six major urban centres on Sunday…

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Italian government called to declare climate emergency amid drought crisis

Italy's Green-Left Alliance (AVS) called on Premier Giorgia Meloni's government to declare a climate state of emergency as southern and central regions struggle to cope with a major drought.In February…

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Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to ‘turn spotlight’ on country

Italy has decided to appoint an ambassador to Syria "to turn a spotlight" on the country, its foreign minister said, making it the first G7 nation to relaunch its diplomatic…

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Sicily faces severe drought

he severe drought that Sicily is experiencing is a "national emergency", Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini told a question-time session in the Lower House on Wednesday.He…

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Flights resume at Italy’s Catania after Etna ash disruption

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted for much of the day on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, bringing fresh travel woe during the…

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Italy’s Catania airport closed by Etna volcanic ash

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, the airport operator said, bringing fresh travel woe during the peak…

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Italy accuses NATO’s Stoltenberg of betrayal over new southern envoy

Italy's defence minister has accused NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of betraying Rome by not appointing an Italian as the alliance's new envoy tasked with coordinating NATO's actions on its…

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Italy’s Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's decision not to back Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission chief was driven by fear of losing rightwing grassroots supporters, analysts say, but may…

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Pompeii Victims: New Evidence of Earthquake Impact on AD79 Eruption Deaths

Victims who perished in Pompeii after the devastating AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius may have been killed by a simultaneous earthquake, research has suggested. Scholars have debated for decades whether…

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Number of Italian cities on heatwave red alert rises to 17; One-year-old girl dies forgotten in car

The long heatwave Italy is enduring is set to intensify, with the number of major cities on red alert rising from 13 on Thursday to 17 on Friday.When an area…

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Italian Antitrust Authority opens probes into Armani, Dior

The Italian Antitrust Authority said Wednesday that it has opened investigations into the Armani Group and the Dior Group over the alleged exploitation of workers by suppliers to the luxury…

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Southern Europe bakes under heat wave

The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked southern Europe and the Balkans and sent…

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By 2050 a third of Mediterranean sea creatures will be alien

A third of Mediterranean fish, mollusc and crustacean species will be aliens by 2020, a report said Saturday amid an invasion of clam-killing blue crabs, the piranha like fireworm, lethal…

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87% of the Mediterranean Sea is polluted

Some 87% of the Mediterranean Sea is polluted and there is a record level of microplastics in the sea, the WWF said in a new report.The sea is full of…

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Italy’s Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt, Catania Airport closed

Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of…

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Mount Etna spits lava into the night sky

Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters. At around 3000 meters of altitude, the volcano showed off a spectacle of its unusual…

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Libya bound drone parts for weapons use seized at Gioia Tauro

Components for the assembly of war drones were seized in the Calabrian port of Gioia Tauro by the Reggio Calabria Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza in cooperation with…

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Police detain 13 in raids across Europe targeting Italian organised crime

An operation across Europe led by the Italian Carabinieri and supported by Europol has resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals believed to be linked to Italian organised crime. In…

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Heat alert for 17 Italian cities this weekend

An orange heat alert has been issued for 17 cities across the country this weekend as the mercury is set to rise above 40 degrees C amid the return of…

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A Presidential Plea for Truth 44 Years After the Ustica Tragedy

President Sergio Mattarella called on "friendly" countries to help Italy finally get to the bottom of the 1980 Ustica plane crash on the 44th anniversary of the incident that killed…

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Italy’s Meloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters’ wishes

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised on Wednesday plans to share out the top jobs in EU institutions, saying they ignored the wishes voters had expressed during elections earlier this…

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