Italy

Mont Blanc Glacier in danger of collapse, experts warn

A handout photo made available by the Municipality of Courmayeur shows an aerial view of the Planpincieux glacier (section of the glacier at risk of collapse highlighted by authorities…

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Berlusconi investigated over 1993 Mafia bombings

Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated by Florence prosecutors in relation to a series of Mafia bombings in 1993. The news emerged after Berlusconi's lawyers presented documentation to…

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Malta migrant agreement is turning point says Italian PM Conte

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has hailed the agreement Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese reached in Malta with other EU countries on Monday on sharing the burden of the migrants who…

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Photo Story: Giant parade of Fiat 500 cars at the Mirafiori plant

Highlights from the historic parade of Fiat 500s through the streets of the city to the test track of the Mirafiori plant, Turin, Italy, that was held on Sunday 22…

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The Via Pacis Half Marathon in Rome

The Bersaglieri, a group of the infantry corps of the Italian Army, participate at the 3rd edition of the Rome Half Marathon Via Pacis in Rome, Italy, 22 September 2019.…

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Renzi’s new party faces uphill struggle to win moderate voters

Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's new party will not find it easy to claim the moderate middle ground of Italian politics according to the first polls after its breakaway from…

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Austria revives double passport plan for Alto Adige

The Austrian parliament on Friday revived a plan to give a double passport to give citizens in the Italian region of Alto Adige who are German and local Ladin speakers…

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Photo Story: The Milan Fashion Week S/S 2020

Models Gigi Hadid (L), Bella Hadidi (C) and Kaia Gerber present creations by Max Mara during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, 19 September 2019. Spring-Summer 2020 women's collections…

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Several tremors registered in Norcia, Italy

Several earth tremors were registered by the Italian INGV in Norcia, in Perugia, between Wednesday and Thursday. One of the latest tremors was registered this morning at 4.19am and that…

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Libya’s Al-Sarraj in Rome for talks

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj was in Rome for talks with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The meeting saw discussions about joint cooperation between the…

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Cause of death of Ruby-trial witness still unknown

Italian prosecutors said that Imane Fadil, one of the key witnesses in the 'Ruby' trials against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, died of an extremely rare illness, the cause of…

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Italy, France agree on ‘automatic’ distribution of migrants

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Wednesday for the EU to introduce a new automatic system to distribute migrants across the bloc, as the two…

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Photo Story: Maltese President Vella in talks with Italian President Mattarella in Rome

A series of photos of the meeting Maltese President George Vella had with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday 17 September 2019. The…

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Three killed in boat crash in Venice

A motorboat crash on a Venice dam on Tuesday night has killed three people and left one person injured. Among the dead is legendary Italian motorboat designer and racer Fabio…

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Ocean Viking rescues another 109 migrants in Mediterranean

The Ocean Viking rescue boat picked up a total of 109 migrants off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, according to the organizations that run the charity vessel. The rescue team…

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Mild earthquake registered in Catania

An earthquake measuring 3.3 was registered late Tuesday night in Sicily, Italy. The earthquake's epicentre was on the western side of the Etna. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica…

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Renzi to leave PD

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is to leave the Democratic Party and create a new centrist group. POLITICO reports that the decision will be announced Tuesday morning in an…

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Italian police arrest Juventus ultra-groups members for extortion, money laundering and violence

Italian police on Monday arrested 12 hardcore 'ultra' fans of Serie A champions Juventus in relation to a probe by Turin prosecutors, sources quoted by ANSA said. The suspects are…

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Italy finally assigns safe harbor to the Ocean Viking

Italy assigned Lampedusa as a safe harbor to 82 people rescued by the charity vessel Ocean Viking, the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders said on Twitter, on Saturday. The vessel…

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Chaos in Rome metro due to technical faults

Passengers were forced to walk for hundreds of metres in a Rome metro tunnel after several cars on a train were evacuated for technical faults on Friday. The train came…

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Al Bano to be removed from Ukraine blacklist

Italian singer-songwriter Al Bano is to be removed from Ukraine's blacklist for those who have allegedly supported Russia's illegitimate claim to Crimea, his lawyer has announced. "It's," His lawyer, Cristiano…

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7,000 unvaccinated children banned from schools in the Italy

A reported 7,000 unvaccinated children under the age of six will not be admitted in schools in the Veneto region, regional health authorities announced. According to the data released by…

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Italian PM Conte wants financial penalties for those refusing to carry the burden of migration

Premier Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that EU member States which refuse to share the burden of the arrival of migrants should face financial penalties. "Those who do not participate in…

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Italian government given green light by Parliament’s vote of confidence

The new Italian government was approved in a vote of confidence on Monday evening after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pledged that the new ruling coalition between the Five Star Movement…

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UPDATED: 4.5 earthquake registered in southern Italy, tremor felt in Malta

In the early hours of Monday an earthquake of the intensity of 4.5 was registered in southern Italy. The tremor was registered in the sea, 42km from Cetraro in the…

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Italian New Agriculture Minister targeted for her ‘education’ and attire

Social media haters have targeted new Agriculture Minister Teresa Bellanova because of her allegedly low academic qualifications and her personal appearance at the swearing-in of Premier Giuseppe Conte's new executive…

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Roger Waters expresses relief that ‘Salvini is gone’ and brand Boris Johnson as a dangerous sociopath

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters brought his "US + THEM" concert movie to the Venice Film Festival on Friday, transporting audiences to one of his live performances. The movie shows…

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Beppe Grillo’s son probed for sexual violence

Ciro Grillo, the 19-year-old son of anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) founder Beppe Grillo, has been placed under investigation for sexual violence, together with three friends. Prosecutors in the Sardinian coastal…

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Photo Story: Roberto Saviano attends the Venice Film Festival

Italian author and screenwriter Roberto Saviano attends the premiere of 'ZeroZeroZero' during the 76th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, on the evening of the 05 September…

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Putin’s anger at the arrest of Russian manager in Naples

A top manager at ODK, a state-run Russian firm that produces engines, has been detained in Naples at the request of the United States which accuses him of "economic spying",…

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Salvini investigated for defaming Sea-Watch captain Rackete

Former interior minister and anti-migrant League party leader Matteo Salvini was placed under investigation Thursday on suspicion of defaming Carla Rackete, the German skipper of the migrant rescue NGO ship…

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Italy nominates Gentiloni for the European Commission

Italy has tapped former centre-left Democratic Party (PD) Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni as a candidate for the European Commission. Sources said Gentiloni was the only name to have been indicated by…

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New Italian government sworn in

On Thursday morning the swearing in took place of Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte new cabinet, at the presidential palace in Rome. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte unveiled his new…

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Conte presents new Cabinet “to make Italy better”

Giuseppe Conte presented the list who will form his cabinet in the new M5S-PD coalition government. The 5Stars have 10 ministers, the PD nine and one goes to Leu, a…

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New Italian government to be sworn in on Thursday

Premier-designate Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday returned to President Sergio Mattarella and formally 'dropped his reservations' about forming a government between the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic Party…

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Venice considering going smoke-free

Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro has mooted the idea of making the lagoon city smoke-free. For now, Brugnaro is thinking of smoke-free zones in the biggest tourist areas. The ban would…

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Conte to present President Mattarella with new government

Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte is poised to form Italy’s next government after supporters of the Five Star Movement, one of the two main parties set to join the coalition, backed…

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Italy : 79.3% of M5s members vote in favour of PD coalition government

79.3% of the members of the Movimento Cinque Stelle voted in favour, 20.7% against, the coalition government agreement with the Democratic Party. The members voted through the so called Rousseau…

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Conte urges M5s members to back new coalition

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to back a new coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD), saying the planned government could transform…

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Cinque Stelle members to vote on new government coalition on Tuesday

An online vote by grass-roots members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement on forming a government with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) will take place from 09:00 to 18:00 Tuesday, the…

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Inter’s Lukaku subjected to racist abuse in Serie A match

Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racist abuse as he scored a second-half penalty to earn his side a 2-1 victory at Cagliari in Italy's Serie A. The 26-year-old…

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Conte sets Thursday as the deadline for new government

The leader of Italy's Democratic Party (PD) said on Sunday his team was working hard to form a new coalition government with once bitter adversaries from the 5-Star Movement, with…

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Moderate earthquake registered near Norcia, Italy

A series of earth tremors were registered in central Italy early Sunday morning in the same area which was hit by a powerful earthquake in 2016 and 2017. The most…

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Coalition government talks in Italy underway in PD – M5s – Conte summit

A summit between the PD and Movimento Cinque Stelle and designate Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is underway with the aim to iron our differences that emerged in the discussions regards…

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Photo Story – So Help Me God

A handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (L) meeting with Italian Premier-designate Giuseppe Conte (R) after the funeral of Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, prefect emeritus of the…

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Include our points in new government programme or let’s go for elections – Di Maio’s ultimatum to Conte

Anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio laid down an apparent ultimatum on enforcing the M5S programme after government-formation consultations with premier-designate Giuseppe Conte Friday spurring doubts within his…

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Supreme Court orders Berlusconi’s ex-Wife to pay back alimony money

The supreme Court on Friday upheld a November 2017 Milan appeal court ruling that said Silvio Berlusconi should not pay alimony of 1.4 million euros a month to his ex-wife…

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Berlusconi points finger at Salvini on how ‘he gave country the to the Left’

"The fact that the "Lega" has has handed the country to the Left, represents a very serious political problem, on which all centre-right voters must reflect." Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi…

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Giuseppe Conte given mandate to form government

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has given outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte a mandate to form a new government comprising the ruling 5-Star Movement and opposition Democratic Party (PD), a presidential…

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Salvini sidelined…for now

Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic party (PD) have agreed to try to form a new government in a move that could avert snap elections and…

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Conte to be given a mandate to form government

Following days of often tense and difficult talks, the leaders of 5-Star and the PD told Italy's president that the new government should once again be led by the outgoing…

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Photo story: Brad Pitt arrives for the Venice Film Festival

US actor Brad Pitt arrives at Lido Beach for the 76th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, 28 August 2019. The festival runs from 28 August to 07…

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Coalition talks resume between PD and M5S

Italy’s ruling M5S and opposition Democratic Party (PD) resumed talks on Wednesday over the formation of a new government led by outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. On Tuesday night negotiations…

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Salvini closes Italy’s ports to German refugee rescue ship

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini banned a German humanitarian ship carrying migrants rescued off Libya from entering Italian territorial waters. The boat took aboard 100 people from a rubber lifeboat sinking…

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M5S – PD talks start again – Trump supports Conte

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed into Italy's political crisis on Tuesday, saying he hoped Giuseppe Conte would be reinstated as prime minister, as the climate improved in party talks to…

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Di Maio denies Premiership intentions as discussion on new government comes to a halt

Update: A scheduled meeting between the PD and M5s was cancelled in view of the fact that there seem to be an issue on the appointment of Giuseppe Conte. The situation…

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M5S insistence on new mandate for Conte blocking M5S-PD Italian government deal

A change is needed in a government team that could be the fruit of deal between the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), PD leader Nicola…

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