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Summer holiday abroad? Too soon to guarantee that, says French minister

PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - France said on Sunday it was too soon to say whether holidays abroad would be possible this summer as a third wave of coronavirus infections…

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Fears that Italian Mafia infiltrated country’s vaccination programme

Politico - The Italian mafia is diverting vaccines away from those who need them the most, lawmakers fear. The parliament's anti-mafia commission is investigating whether crime syndicates are redirecting vaccines…

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80% of Sicilians refuse AstraZeneca Vaccine

80% of Sicilians refuse the AstraZeneca vaccine. The announcement was made by the president of the Region Nello Musumeci. He said that the concern is only natural but there is…

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France extends gap between vaccine shots to speed-up rollout

PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - France will lengthen the period between the first and second shots of mRNA anti-COVID vaccines to six weeks from four weeks as of April 14…

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Italian prosecutor says Salvini should not be tried in Gregoretti migrant case

ROME (Reuters) - A prosecutor said on Saturday that Italy's right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini should not be sent to trial over illegally detaining migrants in a case being considered…

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Italy’s elderly pay high price for regional vaccine lottery

Agostino Airaudo, 86, died of the coronavirus on March 21. Ninety minutes earlier he had received an SMS telling him that, after weeks of waiting, he had got an appointment…

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Preliminary hearing for Salvini in case of kidnapping on migrants ship docking delays

Italy's League Party leader and former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (L) sits inside the bunker hall room of the Bicocca prison during a preliminary hearing on the Gregoretti case,…

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Portugal ex-PM Socrates to face trial for alleged money laundering

More than six years after his arrest in a major corruption investigation, Portugal’s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will stand trial, but only on lesser charges of money laundering and…

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French COVID-19 intensive care numbers resume upward trend

The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) with COVID-19 in France increased by 52 to 5,757 on Friday, a nearly five-month high, after dipping on Thursday, health ministry…

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Italy eases COVID-19 curbs as infections decline, but deaths still high

Lockdown measures will be eased from Monday in six Italian regions, the health ministry ruled on Friday, even as the nationwide daily death toll remains well above 400. New infections…

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Greek crime journalist shot dead by motorcycle gunmen: police

ATHENS (Reuters) - Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a prominent Greek crime journalist near his home in Athens on Friday, police said. George Karaivaz, a veteran journalist…

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French far-right politician Marine Le Pen to stand in 2022 election

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen said on Friday she would stand in the 2022 presidential election and that she thought victory was entirely "plausible". "I am once again standing…

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France still in favour of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The French health regulator should say later on Friday that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, like those developed by Pfizer and BioNTech , should be used as a second dose for people…

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Italy could sign contract with Moderna for more vaccine doses

Italy's government is in talks with Moderna Inc and could soon sign a contract with the group for further COVID-19 vaccine doses, on top of those supplied under a broader…

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UPDATED: France recommends second mRNA COVID-19 dose for under-55s who got first dose with AstraZeneca

France's top health body said recipients of a first dose of AstraZeneca's traditional COVID-19 vaccine who are under 55 should get a second shot with a new-style messenger-RNA (mRNA) vaccine,…

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Italian PM Draghi accuses Erdogan of humiliating European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of humiliating European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week and said it is important to be…

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‘Caravaggio’ discovered at Madrid auction house

Top Italian art critic Vittorio Sgarbi says he has discovered a lost Caravaggio at a Madrid auction house. The painting, The Crown of Thorns or Ecce Homo, attributed to Spanish…

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Draghi wants new Italian airline launched before the summer

ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday he hoped a new state-owned airline, dubbed ITA, would be launched before the summer, adding it was…

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Brexit weighs on French exports to Britain in February

French exports to Britain picked up 4% in February but were still at only 84% of the monthly average of the second half of 2020, as post-Brexit trade rules continued…

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Spain to revise down 2021 growth forecast after tough first quarter

Spanish government will lower its forecast for gross domestic product growth in 2021 after the first quarter was worse than expected, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Thursday. "We leave…

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Photo Story – Exhibition on the death and legacy of Napoleon I opens in Paris

Visitors look at the artwork 'Napoleon coming out of his Tomb' by French painter Horace Vernet on display during a press visit of the exhibition 'Napoleon N'Est Plus' (Napoleon is…

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Italy’s Illy seeks investor for food portfolio

Italy's Illy Group has hired Mediobanca as financial adviser to find a minority investor for its Polo del Gusto portfolio of food ventures, Chairman Riccardo Illy was quoted as saying…

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Photo Story – Spanish far-right party VOX campaign kicks off in Vallecas

Spanish National Police members clash with protesters during Spanish far-right party VOX's regional election kick-off campaign rally in Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, 07 April 2021. Madrid will hold regional elections on…

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Photo Story: Heavy snow in Barrea, Italy

Freshly fallen snow in Barrea, in the heart of the Abruzzo National Park, central Italy. Via EPA-EFE/BRUNO CELIDONIO

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Italian businesses, government sign protocol for worker vaccination

Italy’s government, the country’s main unions and employer associations said on Wednesday they had signed a protocol to organise the administration of vaccines in workplaces, as Rome steps up its…

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Greece to open high schools despite a increasing number of daily new cases

Greece will open high schools next week despite a record number of daily new cases recently, officials said, as the government began mass distribution of home-testing kits it hopes will…

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Italy, Britain suggest age limits for AstraZeneca vaccine but still recommend it

Italy recommended that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot only be used on those over 60 and Britain that people under 30 should get an alternative, due to possible links between the vaccine…

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France to open Mitterrand’s Rwanda archives

PARIS (Reuters) - France will open the Rwanda archives of former French president Francois Mitterrand, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Macron's office said the decision…

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French services slowdown eases in March despite COVID curbs -IHS Markit

A slowdown in France's service sector eased in March despite tougher coronavirus restrictions, a monthly survey showed on Wednesday, offering the euro zone's second-biggest economy some relief. Data compiler IHS…

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Italian service activity shrinks for 8th month running in March -PMI

Italy's services sector contracted for the eighth month running in March, and at a marginally faster rate than in February, a survey showed on Wednesday. IHS Markit's Business Activity Index…

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Spain plans to fully vaccinate 53% of population by late July

Spain is accelerating its COVID-19 vaccination rollout and will have fully inoculated 25 million people by late July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, also confirming the end-August target of giving…

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Spain’s Castile and Leon region suspends AstraZeneca shots

A regional Spanish health authority said on Wednesday it had suspended AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots pending a European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety report, though the national government said it would continue…

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UPDATED: Former Italian PM Berlusconi in hospital since Tuesday

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been in hospital since Tuesday afternoon for check-ups, two sources from his Forza Italia party said on Wednesday. One of the sources said…

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Rare COVID-19 variant identified in Sardinia

Cagliari's Policlinico university hospital said Tuesday that one of its laboratories has identified a rare variant of COVID-19 in Sardinia. At the moment there have been no other reports of…

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France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations at a near five-month high

France’s hospital system is under heavy pressure from the pandemic, with the number of people treated in intensive care units for COVID-19 at the highest in almost a year, even…

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Scuffles as Italy’s lengthy COVID-19 curbs spark small business protests

Dozens of small business owners scuffled with police on Tuesday as they tried to force their way into Rome’s parliament square to protest against Italy’s long-running coronavirus restrictions. “Freedom, freedom,”…

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Italy abolishes film censorship

The Italian Government has moved to abolish film censorship after more than 70 years, during which more than 700 flms were banned while over 34,000 were requested to carry out…

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269 priests died in Italy in first year of pandemic

269 Catholic priests have died of COVID-19 in Italy over the past year, according to religious news agency SIR. The vast majority of these fatalities happened in Northern Italy, with…

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Claims that vaccinated people are more likely to infect others have no scientific basis – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly denied claims that Covid-19 vaccines were among the factors causing the spread of new variants of the virus. These reports were being fuelled…

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Cruise stops in Venice centre banned indefinitely

Cruise ships have been stopped from berthing in the centre of the city after a new decree enacted by the Italian Government. Instead, new plans for a berth outside the…

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France to become biggest Air France shareholder with capital hike

France will contribute up to 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) to a recapitalisation of Air France-KLM and more than double its 14.3 percent stake in the airline group under plans…

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Four Italians probed for threatening Health Minister

Rome prosecutors said Friday that four people have been placed under investigation for allegedly threatening Health Minister Roberto Speranza via email. They said the homes of the suspects, all Italian…

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Greece pledges more support for businesses as shops reopen

Greece will provide more financial aid to businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions in April, the finance minister said on Monday, as shops reopened despite surging case numbers that have put…

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Italian Central Bank chief says uneven vaccination pace a threat to global recovery

Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco told the Financial Times newspaper in an interview that the biggest threat to a global economic recovery is the irregular pace at which countries…

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Wave of migrant landings in Lampedusa

There has been a new wave of migrant landings in recent days in Lampedusa, where over 400 migrants have landed within a few hours. After a boat with 215 persons,…

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Italian 5-day quarantine for arrivals extended until 30 April

The 5-day quarantine for those returning from EU countries was extended until 30 April, with the UK, Northern Ireland, Austria and Israel are back on the list of "safe states".…

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French tycoon Bernard Tapie attacked in violent burglary

Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, was attacked along with his wife during a night-time burglary of their home near Paris, police said.…

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Greece records highest number of deaths in 2021

Greek health authorities have reported 78 deaths linked to the coronavirus – the highest daily number recorded so far this year. A further 1,955 cases were also registered in the…

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Portugal extends restrictions on Spanish border until April 15

Portugal on Sunday extended restrictions on travel via land and sea to Spain that had been due to end this weekend until April 15 as it works to contain the…

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Greece extends restrictions on international flights to April 19

Greece said on Sunday it was extending restrictions on domestic flights until April 12 and on international flights until April 19 as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to…

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Italy reports 326 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 18,025 new cases

Italy reported 326 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 376 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections decreased to 18,025 from 21,261. Italy has…

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Eerily silent Charles de Gaulle airport marks Easter without air travel rush

Easter at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport typically starts two weeks early as extra staff are trained to cope with one of the busiest weekends of the year. An eerie…

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Photo Story: Emotional Easter Eggs in Naples

An 'Emotional Egg' is on display in the workshop La Scarabattola in the old town of Naples, Italy. The 'Emotional Eggs,' artistic works in ceramics by the master Neapolitan sculptors,…

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France reports further rise in COVID-19 intensive care patients

France reported on Saturday that 5,273 people were in intensive care units (ICU) for COVID-19, a rise of 19 from the previous day, as the country entered its third national…

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Five women arrested in southern France over suspected attack plan

French anti-terrorism prosecutors have arrested five women in the southern city of Beziers and launched a preliminary investigation in connection with a possible Islamist attack plot, a judicial source said…

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Beach crowds defy COVID-19 restrictions across Catalonia

Beaches were packed across Catalonia on Saturday as fine spring weather attracted sunseekers despite government warnings to avoid breaching COVID-19 restrictions. In Barcelona, Tarragona and other popular cities along the…

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Police arrest 100 gang members who smuggled drugs into Spain on speedboats

Spanish police said on Saturday they had arrested 100 members of a gang which ferried hashish and marijuana from Morocco to Spain in high powered speedboats. The gang filled their…

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