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France says will take some migrants from Ocean Viking as ship runs out of food

France has said it will take some migrants from the NGO migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking which has been stalled at sea for 13 days with 356 migrants aboard after…

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Political parties ask for more time in Italian political crisis

After two days of political consultations, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Thursday evening that the parties had asked for more time, adding that next week the consultations will continue.…

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Macron says Italy deserves leaders who are up to the task

French President Emmanuel Macron has said Italy deserves leaders who are up to the task, describing one of the party chiefs in Rome’s collapsed government as the “great loser” for…

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Nadia Toffa’s grandmother dies heartbroken after hearing of her death

Nadia Toffa’s family once more is in mourning due to the death of the grandmother of well know TV presenter and reporter who died earlier this month from cancer. Maria…

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Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship still stranded in the Mediterranean

France has become the first EU member state to say it would welcome some of the 356 migrants on board the stranded rescue ship Ocean Viking. It is currently waiting…

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Photo Story: Migrants at sea off Lampedusa

A handout photo made available by the Italian Coast Guard shows a migrant being rescued at sea after diving from the Open Arms ship off the coast of Lampedusa, southern…

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Italian PD leader Zingaretti calls for full-term government or elections

Centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Nicola Zingaretti on Wednesday called for a government fit to last the remaining three years of the legislative term, saying that if that were not…

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Migrants on-board Open Arms disembark

Migrants on-board the Open Arms rescue ship disembarked the vessel at the Italian port of Lampedusa late last night after spending 19 days stranded at sea. It comes after an…

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No sign of euro zone crisis due to political turmoil in Italy

Olaf Scholz , the German Finance Minister, said that there is no sign of a looming euro zone crisis due to political upheaval in Italy. Asked on Wednesday morning if…

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Talks to start today to seek way out of Italian government crisis

Italian President Sergio Mattarella begins two days of talks with parties on Wednesday to seek a way out of a political crisis that will lead to formation of the country’s…

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Italy’s crunch day

Tuesday is a crunch day for Italy's government crisis with Premier Giuseppe Conte addressing the Senate at 15:00 local before possibly resigning and officially opening the crisis. He would then…

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Gere says Salvini is ‘Baby Trump’

Richard Gere has a nickname for Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini: "Baby Trump." The American actor told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump and…

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Italian actor legally recognised as Domenico Modugno’s son

The supreme Court of Cassation on Monday recognised actor Fabio Camilli as the legitimate son of late Italian singing legend Domenico Modugno. A case that had been dragging on for…

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Ocean Viking rescues migrants off the Libyan coast

A handout photo dated 12 August 2019 and made available by SOS Mediterranee 19 August 2019, showing rescue vessel Ocean Viking rescuing a group of migrants off the coast of…

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French tourists risking jail for sand theft from beach in Sardinia

A French couple who were caught with 40kg of Sardinian sand in their car could face up to six years in jail. They say they wanted to take the sand…

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Spain and Italy close to deal to disembark Open Arms migrants in Mallorca

Spain and Italy appear to have struck a deal that will see the 107 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for 18 days disembark at the Spanish port of Mallorca, Spanish…

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Spain makes new offer to Open Arms

Spain has made another offer to the Open Arms migrant rescue vessel situated off the coast of Italy to dock at the nearest Spanish port. It's after the boat with…

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M5S says Salvini no longer a credible partner

Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) said on Sunday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, was no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of…

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Salvini’s use of the rosary beads and invocation of Catholic religion for his populist politics hurts – Gozo’s Bishop Grech

Gozo Bishop Mario Grech has said that it ‘hurts’ to watch Italy's Home Affairs Minister Matteo Salvini brandish rosary beads and invoke European saints while insisting on putting a stop…

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Photo Story: The Palio di Siena horse race in Italy

Remorex (2 from R) the horse remained without a jockey, following a fall at mid-race, on its way to win the Palio di Siena, Italy, on the 16 August 2019.…

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European Commission says Open Arms situation untenable

Open Arms remains close to the Italian island of Lampedusa, but the future of 134 migrants aboard remains unclear. Only a handful of people could disembark for medical reasons. The…

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Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi dies at the age of 76

Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi, one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours, has died at the age of 76. Gimondi suffered a heart attack…

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Photo Story: Ferragosto in Rome

A backpacker walks in front of the Colosseum in the Italian capital, which is emptying for the summer vacations, in what is known as 'Ferragosto', Rome, Italy. Ferragosto is an…

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Four people disembark from the Open Arms in Lampedusa

Four migrants from the ship of the Spanish Open Arms NGO disembark for medical treatment, in the port of Lampedusa, Italy. Nine others on board were allowed to land the…

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UPDATED: Final farewell to Italian TV presenter Nadia Toffa

Hundreds of mourners said farewell to Nadia Toffa at the 40-year-old journalist and TV presenter's funeral in her native Brescia on Friday after her death from cancer Tuesday. Her family…

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Salvini is sorry, but now the ‘frittata’ (omlette) is done – Everyone is the creator of his own destiny – Di Maio

"Salvini is now sorry, but now the 'frittata' (omelette) is done. Everyone is the creator of his own destiny. Good luck." In a Facebook post, the vice-premier and M5s leader…

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Caro Matteo ti scrivo…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has written a letter to Matteo Salvini stressing the importance of his responsibility as a Minister contrary a populist leader undermining the role of the…

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Open Arms enters Italian waters outside Lampedusa

The Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms entered Italian territorial waters off the Italian island of Lampedusa with 147 rescued migrants on board . It headed to the island after a…

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Italian police foil kidnapping of woman in Turin

Police in Turin on Wednesday foiled the apparent kidnapping of a woman after being alerted by members of the public in the city's Piazza San Carlo that someone had been…

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Italy marks anniversary of Genoa bridge disaster

Italy on Wednesday marked a year since the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people. The ceremony is taking place close to the spot where a section of the…

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Pope Francis writes to the people of Genoa on Morandi bridge disaster anniversary

Pope Francis wrote to the citizens of Genoa, Italy, affected by the August 14 2018 collapse of the northern Italian city's Morandi Bridge which killed 43 people. In the letter,…

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Italian Senate votes down League’s motion for no confidence motion in PM Giuseppe Conte

The Senate on Tuesday voted down a League motion for its no confidence motion in Premier Giuseppe Conte to be voted on Wednesday, with the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the…

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Le Iene Tv host Nadia Toffa dies of cancer

Nadia Toffa, a well-known Italian TV presenter and host of Le Iene, died at 40 years after a long battle against cancer. The editorial staff of Le Iene announced her…

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Italian Senate to vote on Tuesday on Government crisis schedule

The Italian Senate will vote on the scheduling of work related to the government crisis at 18:00 on Tuesday. The crisis was triggered by Deputy Premier and League leader Matteo…

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Since the beginning of the year, 40 dolphins died off the coast of Viareggio, Italy

Since the beginning of the year 40 lifeless dolphins have been washed to the Tuscan shores. Over the weekend two more were found dead off the coast of Viareggio. This…

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Red alert for 11 Italian cities as heatwave peaks

The heatwave Italy is currently enduring is set to peak on Monday, with 11 cities being put on the health ministry's maximum, red alert for heat. The cities are Bolzano,…

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Crucial days ahead for the future of Italy’s government

Italy’s political leaders will meet in Rome today to discuss a date for a no-confidence vote in the government. The right-wing Northern League governs the country in a coalition with…

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Investigation opened after pieces of a Norwegian Boeing 787 fell near Fiumicino airport

An investigation is being held by Italy's flight safety agency (ENAC) into an incident over the weekend in which fragments of a Norwegian airlines Boeing 787 damaged cars and roofs…

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With Salvini, Italian ‘Brexit’ is not impossible – Enrico Letta

League chief Matteo Salvini's call for snap Italian elections after he turned on his own coalition partner faced mounting resistance on Sunday, with both his former 5-Star ally and the…

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Sand stolen by tourists visiting Sardinia returned to beaches, fines of between €500 to €3,000 for culprits

Italian authorities and environmental experts have teamed up with Olbia Airport in Sardinia to return sand, pebbles and shells confiscated from tourists’ luggage to beaches on Sardinia's famed 'Emerald Coast'.…

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Photo Story: Matteo Salvini on summer campaign on Italian beaches

Italian Minister of Interior Matteo Salvini canoes after his speech in Policoro, Potenza, Italy, during his beaches tour, on 10 August 2019. There were moments of tensions as some people…

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Leaving euro not an option – Salvini

The leader of Italy’s League Matteo Salvini, said on Saturday leaving the euro was not an option on the table. La Repubblica daily said on Saturday that Salvini was preparing…

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Richard Gere and Matteo Salvini clash over migrants

Hollywood star Richard Gere has called upon the Italian government to assist migrants who have been stranded on a Spanish charity boat in the Mediterranean for more than a week.…

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IOC warns Italy of “serious concerns” about new sports law, risks exclusion from Tokyo 2020 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics

The decree law on sport passed in Italy’s Senate on 7 August has raised the temperature in a dispute between Italy and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, who…

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