Europe – Mediterranean

22nd October 2020

France passes 1 million covid-19 cases

France has become the second country in Western Europe to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The current total is 1,000,357. France has…

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22nd October 2020

Greece calls for tougher EU action against Turkey

Greece urged the European Union on Wednesday to reconsider its customs union with Turkey in response to Ankara's continued gas exploration in contested Mediterranean areas, deploring what it termed Turkey's…

Comuniq.EU, GreeceGreece, Turkey

22nd October 2020

France awards Legion of Honor to slain schoolteacher

President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Wednesday to a French history teacher beheaded by an Islamist radical as a “quiet hero” dedicated to instilling the democratic values of the French…

FranceFrance, Terrorism

21st October 2020

Spain becomes first European country to record million coronavirus cases

pain became the first Western European country to exceed 1 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, doubling its tally in just six weeks despite a series of increasingly stringent measures to…

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21st October 2020

Spain’s Rovi plans to start manufacturing Moderna vaccine ‘very soon’

Spain's pharmaceutical firm Rovi , in charge of the "fill and finish" final stage of manufacturing for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate outside the United States, said it expects to start…

Coronavirus, SpainModerna, Rovi, Spain

21st October 2020

Italy could top growth forecasts next year – Economy Minister

Italy's economy could exceed the current government's growth forecast if Rome will be able to contain the new surge in COVID-19 cases, Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said on Wednesday. "If…

Business, ItalyItaly

21st October 2020

Photo Story: Demolition of illegal Casamonica crime clan villas in Rome

An operation started early Wednesday morning to demolish eight illegally built warehouses and villas with swimming pools linked to the infamous Casamonica Rome crime clan, in Rome, Italy, 21 October…

Italy, Photo StoryItaly, Rome

21st October 2020

Young lead new wave of COVID-19 infections in Greece

Greece recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases on Tuesday, topping the 600 mark for the first time, with younger people accounting for a majority of the new infections,…

Coronavirus, GreeceCoronavirus, Greece

21st October 2020

Coronavirus cases in Spain close to 1 million

Spain is nearing a total of a million coronavirus infections over the course of the pandemic so far, with 988,322 currently registered on the Johns Hopkins coronavirus database, which would…

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21st October 2020

France to pay respects to beheaded teacher with ceremony at Sorbonne

France will pay tribute Wednesday to a history teacher beheaded in a quiet Paris suburb as President Emmanuel Macron promised to intensify a clampdown on Islamist extremism. Police have carried…

FranceFrance, Terrorism

21st October 2020

Italy’s situation critical, but life goes on with rules – Conte

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte told a press conference after talks with Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez in Rome Tuesday that "our countries are going through a moment of particular difficulty, critical…

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20th October 2020

Former France goalkeeper Bruno Martini dies at 58

Former France goalkeeper Bruno Martini has died aged 58. Martini was hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest last week. He spent the majority of his career at French clubs Auxerre…

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20th October 2020

EU launches infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus on golden passport schemes

Today, the European Commission is launching infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta by issuing letters of formal notice regarding their investor citizenship schemes also referred to as “golden passport” schemes.…

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20th October 2020

Italy’s budget to restore confidence and development – Conte

The government's new 2021 budget bill is aimed at restoring Italy's confidence and development, Premier Giuseppe Conte said yesterday, indicating strong allocations for the healthcare, transport and schools sectors. Conte…

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20th October 2020

French police conduct raids in crackdown after teacher beheading

French police on Monday raided Islamic associations and foreigners suspected of extremist religious beliefs, police sources said, three days after a suspected Islamist beheaded a school teacher. History teacher Samuel…

FranceFrance, Terrorism

20th October 2020

Lombardy seeks evening curfew to control new spike in cases

The Italian region of Lombardy, which includes the financial capital Milan, on Monday asked the government to approve a curfew after a spike in coronavirus cases. The restrictions would apply…

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20th October 2020

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Eugi, Spain

The dam of Eugi discharging water, in Eugi, province of Navarra, Spain.  This operation is carried out at the end of the summer since 1991 with the purpose of eliminating…

EPA's Eye in The Sky, Photo Story, SpainSpain

19th October 2020

Spain’s economy minister sees recovery slowing

Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Monday economic growth in the fourth quarter will likely be slower than the 13% she expects in the third quarter. "It's obvious that…

Business, SpainSpain

19th October 2020

ETA’s last boss apologizes for deaths

The last known chief of ETA, the now-extinct Basque separatist militant group, went on trial Monday in Paris for terrorism charges that he deems “absurd” because of his role in…

SpainETA, Spain

19th October 2020

French food group Danone launches portfolio review to cope with COVID-19 world

 Danone said on Monday it was launching a review of its assets and reshaping its management to better cope with challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The world's largest yoghurt…

Corporate Dispatch, Francedanone, France

19th October 2020

Indications France to expel 231 suspected extremists after attack on teacher

France is preparing to expel 231 foreigners on a government watch list for suspected extremist religious beliefs, a police union source said, two days after a Russian-born Islamist beheaded a…

FranceFrance, Terrorism

19th October 2020

PM Tatar wins North Cyprus presidential vote

Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of North Cyprus, won a presidential election runoff on Sunday with almost 52% of votes, in a result which could further strain…

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19th October 2020

Italy mayors given power to shut down public squares from 9 p.m. to curb virus surge

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave mayors the power to shut public squares from 9 p.m. to halt gatherings as he unveiled a further package of measures on Sunday to…

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18th October 2020

Photo Story: Fossilized skeleton of dinosaur sold for €2 million

Flavio Bacchia, owner of Zoic laboratories, looks at one of his dinosaurs know as Big Sara in Trieste, northern Italy. The skeleton measures 10 meters in length and is 150…

France, Photo StoryFrance, Italy

18th October 2020

Photo Story: The San Lucas Fair in Jaen, Spain

Spanish bull sidesteppers Javier Pradanas in action during 'Ciudad de Santo Reino' sidesteppers contest as part of San Lucas Fair held in Jaen, southern Spain. Spanish bullfighter Juan Ortega in…

Photo Story, SpainSpain

18th October 2020

Italy approves new stimulus package

Italy has approved a new stimulus package in its 2021 budget to foster an economic rebound from the recession caused by the pandemic, its government has said after a late-night…

Business, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

18th October 2020

Turkish Cypriots vote on Sunday in a leadership runoff

Turkish Cypriots in the breakaway northern Cyprus voted in a tight presidential runoff that pits two different views of ties with the rest of the island, and that could influence…

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18th October 2020

Cyprus posts new high in coronavirus cases

Cyprus registered a daily record of 203 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, health authorities said, urging the public to stick to strict health protocols at a crucial point in tackling…

Coronavirus, CyprusCoronavirus, Cyprus

18th October 2020

Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France identified as Chechen teen

A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee unknown to intelligence services who posted a grisly claim of…

France, TerrorismFrance, Terrorism

18th October 2020

France posts record number of new COVID-19 cases

The French health ministry reported a record number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday at 32,427, after reporting 25,086 on Friday. The total number of infections since the…

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18th October 2020

Coronavirus infections continue to spike in Italy

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will announce on Sunday another set of measures to counter the new wave of COVID-19 cases, his office said, after the country registered a new…

Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

18th October 2020

Series of earth tremors rock Enna in Sicily

A series of earth tremors were recorded in Sicily, in the province of Enna according to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) between Saturday night and Sunday…

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17th October 2020

Greek central bank chief warns of 9.4% economic slump if pandemic worsens

Greece's recession-hit economy could shrink at a rate closer to its central bank's worst-case scenario if the coronavirus pandemic deepens, the head of the Bank of Greece said on Saturday.…

Economy, GreeceCoronavirus

17th October 2020

Samuel Paty, the beheaded French teacher was target of social media hate campaign

Samuel Paty, the teacher beheaded outside his school in a Paris suburb, was described by his pupils and their parents as caring and professional. But he was killed after becoming…

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17th October 2020

Italy expected to announce increase restrictions on Sunday

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will announce on Sunday another set of measures to counter the new wave of COVID-19 cases, his office said, after the country registered a new…

Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus

17th October 2020

France report 25,086 new coronavirus cases

The French health ministry reported 25,086 new confirmed coronavirus cases in past 24 hours on Friday, after reporting a record 30,621 on Thursday. It also reported that 122 people had…

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17th October 2020

Italy’s Intensive Care Unit’s at risk as country enters second wave

Intensive care for COVID patients is at risk in every Italian regions, the country's anaesthetists said Friday. The president of the national association of anesthetists and ICU doctors, Alessandro Vergallo,…

Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Hospitals, ICU, Intensive care, Italy

17th October 2020

The new ‘face’ of poverty in Italy is a ‘mother of two’ in her forties – Caritas

The new poverty in Italy has changed identity and face. The new 'poor' is a woman, Italian, with two children and an average age of around 40. The identikit emerges…

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17th October 2020

Turkey defies EU, US and NATO – Greek media

As the European Union sent out another strongly worded statement on Friday regarding Turkey’s infringements in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey continued on its path of defiance to the West with the reported missile…

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17th October 2020

French police arrest nine after suspect Islamist beheaded school teacher

French police have arrested nine people after a suspected Islamist sympathiser beheaded a school teacher on the street of a Paris suburb on Friday, police sources said. Investigators were trying…

CD eNews, FranceFrance

17th October 2020

Ronaldo denies breaking coronavirus protocol

Cristiano Ronaldo shot back at Italy's sports minister on Friday by denying that he broke the coronavirus protocol adopted for the country's football after returning from international duty while positive…

Coronavirus, Italy, SportsCristiano Ronaldo, Italy

17th October 2020

Sarkozy indicted for concealment of Libyan public funds in new corruption charges

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed on Friday his "innocence is again violated" after new charges were issued against him as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal campaign…

France, LibyaFrance, Libya, Sarkozy

17th October 2020

Italy registers record 10,010 daily new cases

New COVID infections in Italy topped 10,000 Friday, with 10,010 fresh cases cording to the health ministry, a new record. The number of swabs was 150,377. New deaths in the…

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17th October 2020

Teacher knifed to death in France after showing class cartoons of Prophet Mohammad

A middle school history teacher in France was knifed to death near the school where earlier this month he had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, considered blasphemous by Muslims,…

CD eNews, FranceFrance, Terrorism

16th October 2020

Man decapitated in Paris – Terror probe launched

A man has been found decapitated in the French department of Val-d'Oise, located some 28 km northwest of Paris. The suspect is also reported to have been shot dead. Police…

France, NewsFrance, Paris, Terrorism

16th October 2020

Photo Story: Anniversary of the Nazi raid of the Ghetto of Rome commemorated

The Mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi (C) attends an event to commemorate the 1943 Nazi roundup of the Ghetto of Rome, in Rome, Italy, 16 October 2020. On 16 October…

Italy, Photo StoryItaly, WW2

16th October 2020

France promises 1 billion euros for curfew-hit companies

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire promised 1 billion euros ($1.17 billion) of additional support to help French companies cushion the impact of a nightly curfew in Paris and eight other…

Business, Coronavirus, FranceCoronavirus, France

16th October 2020

Italy warned it has ‘two weeks’ to stop rising rates

Italy has two weeks to stop the rising rate of transmission of coronavirus or it risks “following in the footsteps” of European neighbours where exponential spreads have ushered back harsh…

Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

16th October 2020

Photo Story: More than 300 migrants reach Canary Islands

Children and adults are taken care of by Red Cross members after they reached the coast on board a boat on Hondura Beach, in Fuerteventura island, Canary Islands, Spain, late…

Migration, Photo Story, SpainMigration, Spain

16th October 2020

Photo Story: Rome Film Festival 2020 kicks off

British artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen arrives for the screening of 'Soul' on Thursday evening at the 15th annual Rome International Film Festival, in Rome, Italy. The film festival runs…

Entertainment World, Italy, Photo StoryItaly

16th October 2020

Italy condemns detention of fishermen seized off eastern Libya

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Khalifa Haftar’s administration in eastern Libya of “unacceptable” behaviour on Thursday for detaining 18 sailors who were seized while fishing in the southern…

ItalyItaly, Libya

16th October 2020

Concern as France’s new COVID-19 cases set new 24-hour record, Spain registers 13,300 cases

French health authorities on Thursday reported the number of new daily coronavirus infections jumped above 30,000 for the first time since the start of the epidemic. French President Emmanuel Macron…

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16th October 2020

Italy’s Campania region to shut down schools, daily nationwide record close to 9,000

Italy’s southern Campania region, around Naples, on Thursday announced it would shut down schools until the end of October, the region said in a statement, in an effort to curb…

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15th October 2020

Pirelli reboots its R&D to stay on track through the pandemic

When the coronavirus pandemic forced Italian tyremaker Pirelli to temporarily shut its factories in March, R&D chief Pierangelo Misani needed a rapid rethink. With a new range of products due…

Corporate Dispatch, ItalyItaly, Pirelli

15th October 2020

France says EU should press ahead with digital tax plans

The European Union should press ahead with plans for a bloc-wide digital tax in case global talks at the OECD to rewrite international tax rules fail, French Finance Minister Bruno…

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