Italy

Capri lifts ban on tourists after resolving problems with water supply

The Italian island of Capri has lifted a ban on tourists after problems with the water supply to the holiday hotspot were resolved. The ban had been announced early on…

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Roberto Baggio injured in armed robbery

Former Italian footballer Roberto Baggio was injured in an armed robbery at hishome in northern Italy. The incident occurred at 22:00 local time when at least five individuals broke into…

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Italy poverty at all-time high says Caritas

Poverty in Italy is at an all-time high, Catholic charity Caritas said. "Poverty today is at an all-time high and is to be understood as a structural phenomenon of the…

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Italian PM Meloni’s ‘mother of all reforms’ gets first OK in parliament

An ambitious overhaul of the Italian constitution to allow for the direct election of a prime minister won the Senate's approval on Tuesday, the start of what is likely to…

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Italy pulls licences of 47 ‘diploma mill’ schools

Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said Tuesday that authorities in three regions have started the procedure to remove the licences of a total of 47 private schools that allegedly made…

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Italian mafia shifts focus to corruption, West Africa and Albanian links gain prominence

Italy's organized-crime syndicates are increasingly focusing on corruption and infiltration of the legal economy and less on violence, according to a report to parliament by the National Anti-mafia Investigative Directorate…

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Migrant shipwrecks off Italy leave 11 dead, more than 60 missing

Eleven people died and more than 60 were missing, including 26 children, following two migrant shipwrecks off Italy's southern shores, aid groups, coastguard officials and U.N. agencies said. German aid…

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Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri chairman found dead at home

Claudio Graziano, the chairman of Italian state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri and a former army general, has died, the company said in a statement on Monday. "Fincantieri expresses its immense sorrow for…

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China to dominate final day of G7, Pope to lead AI discussions

Group of Seven (G7) leaders hold a final day of talks at their annual summit on Friday, with China topping the agenda before Pope Francis puts in a historic appearance…

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What’s on the agenda at Italy’s G7 summit?

Italy hosts the annual summit of leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on June 13-15. Here are key facts and figures about the three-day event. WHERE IS…

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Italian Authorities Dismantle Sophisticated Counterfeit Banknote Print Shop

On an action day conducted on 10 June 2024 in Lecce, the Italian Carabinieri arrested a money counterfeiter and dismantled a sophisticated counterfeiting print shop. The raid, which resulted in…

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Italy’s PM Meloni comes out on top in EU vote, strengthening her hand

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's arch-conservative Brothers of Italy group won the most votes in this weekend's European parliamentary election, initial results showed, boosting her standing both at home and abroad.…

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How does Italy’s migration deal with Albania work?

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Albania on Wednesday, where her government plans to build reception camps to house thousands of migrants picked up at sea. Looking to curb migration…

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Italy’s Meloni blames organised crime for ‘alarming’ migrant visa fraud

Criminal gangs are exploiting loopholes in Italy's legal visa system for foreign workers to smuggle in illegal immigrants, a problem the anti-Mafia prosecutor should investigate, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told…

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UPDATED: Amanda Knox fails to overturn slander conviction in Italy

Amanda Knox has lost her bid to overturn a slander conviction in Italy. The American woman was eventually cleared of the brutal 2007 murder of her flatmate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher,…

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Illegal migrant arrivals 60% down says Meloni

The Italian government has managed to get illegal migrant arrivals down by 60% this year with respect to the same period last year, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the cabinet Tuesday."The…

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EU approves major state grant for STMicroelectronics plant in Sicily

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2 billion Italian measure to support STMicroelectronics in the construction and operation of an integrated chip manufacturing plant for Silicon…

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Once ostracised, Italy’s Meloni is now centre stage in Europe

When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took power in 2022, far-right parties across Europe hailed her victory, expecting the fiery new leader in Rome to pursue a nationalist agenda and…

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Italy rules out letting Kyiv use its weapons on Russian territory

Italy will never send any troops to Ukraine and any weapons it has supplied to Kyiv should not be used on Russian territory, the Italian foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, said…

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Suspicious death of Italian MEP’s husband

Italian MEP Francesca Donato claims her husband was killed as authorities investigate the death of Angelo Onorato, found in his car by his wife and daughter on Saturday. An Italian…

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Italy says violence against civilians in Gaza ‘no longer justifiable’

Italy said on Monday Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza were no longer justifiable in one of the strongest criticisms Rome has made so far against Israel's campaign. "There…

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Half of Italians struggling to make ends meet – Eurispes

Over half of the Italian population, 57.4%, have trouble making their salaries last until the end of the month, research institute Eurispes said in its 'Italy 2024 Report' on Friday.It…

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Italian police dismantle Turkish gang involved in terror plot

Investigators in Milan announced that 19 people had been arrested in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Turkey in dawn operations involving hundreds of police officers to dismantle an armed criminal gang…

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UPDATED: Jail, some homes evacuated over Campi Flegrei quakes in Naples

Inspections following the earthquakes that started late on Monday in the area of the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera near Naples led to 39 families being evacuated from their homes in…

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More than a third of Italian teens want to emigrate, survey finds

More than a third of Italian teenagers want to emigrate when they are older, according to a survey by national statistics institute Istat which also found that young people have…

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Burglars break into Salvini’s home in Rome

Burglars on Sunday night broke into the Rome home of Deputy Premier, Transport Minister and rightwing League party leader Matteo Salvini, police said Monday.The home intruders reportedly did not manage…

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EP elections – Meloni committed to defend family as a pillar of society; oppose introduction of gender theory in schools

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni firmly expressed her commitment to defending the family as a pillar of society and to counteract the introduction of gender theory in schools, as well…

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Italian police uncover billion-euro tax credit scam

Italian police said they had uncovered a billion-euro scam to obtain illegal tax credits from government incentives that were meant to encourage home renovations. Finance Police (GdF) in the northwestern…

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Italy police find drug dealers testing remote-controlled sub

Italian police on Tuesday said they had uncovered a gang of drug dealers testing a remote-controlled submarine which they were most likely planning to use for smuggling. The organisation was…

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Italy seizes $140 million from airline owners compensated for 1980 Ustica crash

Italian police this week seized 130 million euros ($140 million) from two directors of an airline that went bankrupt after a 1980 air disaster that killed 81 people above the…

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Italy bans NGO planes from using airports close to migrant routes

Italy announced that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty would no longer be able to fly from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa…

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Italy won’t send soldiers to Ukraine – Tajani

The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that his country will not send soldiers to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron said NATO should send ground troops if the Russian…

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G7 commits to phasing out coal by 2035

The G7 countries have expressed their renewed commitment to the gradual elimination of coal-generated energy during the first half of the 2030s or in a period consistent with keeping the…

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Italy’s ex-foreign minister Fini convicted over Monte Carlo apartment sale

An Italian court sentenced former foreign minister Gianfranco Fini to two years and eight months in jail after he was convicted for his role in the sale of a Monte…

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Italian PM Meloni to contest EP elections

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that she will be a candidate in next June's European elections. On the stage of the her party's conference in Pescara, Meloni recalled the…

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Venice begins charging day-trippers for access

Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the…

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Italy registered a 29% rise in cyber attacks in 2023

Italy's National Cyber Security Agency (ACN) said Wednesday that it deal with 1,411 cyber attacks in 2023, 29% more than the previous year. In its annual report to parliament, ACN…

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Herculaneum papyri reveal Plato’s burial place

The Herculaneum papyri have revealed the location of Plato's burial place in the Platonic Academy in Athens, an Italian researcher said on Tuesday. The Herculaneum papyri are more than 1,800…

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Italy’s Meloni and allies keep control of Basilicata region

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing allies have kept control of the small southern region of Basilicata, election results on Monday showed, defeating their centre-left opponents by a…

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Milan to ban the sale of takeaway food after midnight in war on ‘wild nightlife’

Milan’s leaders have been accused of waging war against ice-cream in their bid to combat “wild nightlife” in the northern Italian city. Marco Granelli, the deputy mayor for public security,…

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Murder rate in Italy increases by 15% in 4 yrs

Italy's murder rate rose 15% in the four years from 2020 to 2023 and there were 329 homicides in 2023, up from 287 in 2022, according to figures released recently…

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Dozens injured on Capri ferry in Naples

At least 29 people were injured in Italy on Friday when a ferry carrying people from the Italian island of Capri collided with a quay in Naples. The island is…

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Amanda Knox retrial over slander conviction begins in Italy

An Italian court has opened a new trial against Amanda Knox over a slander conviction she received for wrongly accusing a bar owner of murdering the British student Meredith Kercher.…

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Little girl among nine migrants that drowned in Malta’s SAR area

Nine migrants including a little girl died in waters within Malta's search and rescue zone on Wednesday while another 22 were rescued, the Italian Coast Guard said. It said that…

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Italian Senate approves bill on seizing smartphones in schools

The Italian Senate approved a bill on seizing smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices in Italian schools.The measure now moves to the House. Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said in a…

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Italy approves Berlusconi postage stamp

The government approved the issuing of a pstage stamp commemorating late three-time ex premier and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi who died last June aged 86 having dominated Italian public life…

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Earthquake magnitude 3 between the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Parma

A magnitude earthquake 3 was registered at 6:20 am between the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Parma.According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the earthquake…

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Italy arrests Tajik man suspected of belonging to Islamic State

Italian police on Monday arrested a man from Tajikistan wanted for terrorism-related crimes and suspected of being an active member of the Islamic State militant group, a police statement said.…

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Italy arrests 22, seizes millions in EU fund fraud case

Italian police said they had arrested 22 people and seized assets from villas to Rolexes worth over 600 million euros ($652 million) as part of an investigation into alleged fraud…

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Italy insists dialogue must remain open with Russia

Communications with Russia must remain open despite its attack on Ukraine, Italy's defence minister said on Friday, commenting on recent talks between his French and Russian counterparts. On Wednesday, French…

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Venice starts trial of 5-euro entry ticket

Venice on Thursday began a trial of a 5-euro entry ticket as part of efforts to limit the tourist flows that risk suffocating the Lagoon city.The trial will be done…

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Italy asks for southern front become NATO priority

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he had successfully asked an Atlantic Council meeting to make NATO's southern front a priority for the alliance."I'm very satisfied because the Italian request to…

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Forza Italia defies doom-mongers to outlive Berlusconi

After Silvio Berlusconi's death last June, senior figures in his Forza Italia party openly speculated that the group would not be able to survive without its charismatic leader at the…

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Italian government to ensure majority of students in classrooms are Italian

The government will take measures to try to ensure that the majority of Italian school classes are Italian pupils and that foreign students assimilate along with their parents by learning…

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Europe’s far-right vows hard line on immigration, but cracks emerge elsewhere

By Angelo Amante European far-right parties met in Italy on Saturday vowing to curb immigration to the continent and to oppose a second five-year term for European Commission President Ursula…

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Italian PM Meloni against direct NATO military intervention in Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that NATO troops could be sent to Ukraine saying that this risked unacceptable escalation in the conflict with Russia.…

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Russians vote for Putin must be accepted, Italy’s Salvini says

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini distanced himself on Monday from Western leaders' critical response to Vladimir Putin's landslide victory in Russia's presidential election, saying the voters' verdict must be…

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