The Dispatch

Greek jobless rate drops to lowest since March 2010

ATHENS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate eased to 11.8% in September from a downwardly revised 12.1% the previous month, marking its lowest rate since March 2010, data from…

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Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 – UN report

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro…

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Italy’s Meloni “proud” of contested rave clamp down

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended a tough crackdown on unlicensed rave parties introduced this week by her new government and dismissed accusations it impinged on public…

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Pope Francis leaves on Thursday for Bahrain

VATICAN CITY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis leaves on Thursday for Bahrain, a trip aimed at improving ties with the Islamic world but which could thrust him into a…

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Preparing for winter, Italy gas storage hits 95% capacity

ROME, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Italy's gas storage facilities are more than 95% full as the country prepares for a winter when supplies might be constrained by the war in…

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France had hottest month of October since 1945

October 2022 is set to be the hottest month of October in France since records started in 1945, national weather agency Meteo-France said in a statement. With an average temperature…

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Macron, Zelenskiy discuss Ukraine’s defence needs, restoring energy facilities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had an "extremely important and productive conversation" with French President Emmanuel Macron about strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities and restoring damageds energy infrastructure.…

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France seeks to broker deal on retail share trading in EU

A European Union proposal to ban payment-for-order flow (PFOF) on stock markets could be ditched if the practice came under stricter conditions, an EU paper authored by France showed on Monday. PFOF…

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Italy delays EU-required justice reform, scraps vaccine mandate for medics

Italy's new government on Monday delayed the application of a justice reform required to obtain European post-pandemic funds and scrapped a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers. Both moves mark…

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Italy’s economy grows stronger than expected

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Italy's economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Monday, a much stronger reading than expected…

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Photo Story: Italian police break up rave party in Modena

Italian police break up a rave party in Modena, Italy. Police on Monday morning started to break up a massive rave party that had been going on in an abandoned…

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New Italy govt aims to cut debt, tackle inflation – economy minister

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Italy's new government aims to reduce the country's budget deficit and public debt, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Monday, also promising action to help…

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UPDATED: France seeks to rally EU over land routes for Ukrainian crops

PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - France is working to boost Ukraine grain exports via land routes in conjunction with other EU states, the farm minister in Paris said on Monday,…

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Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, says: ‘Don’t call me Mr.’

ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she did not want to be called "mister", backtracking on a government circular that said this would be her official…

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LNG ships play waiting game off Spain’s coast as higher prices eyed

MADRID/LONDON, (Reuters) - Several ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) anchored off Spain's Bay of Cadiz are likely to stay there until late November in anticipation of a rise in…

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Italian inflation surges in October ahead of euro zone figures

ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Italian inflation surged to a new record high in October, data showed on Friday, underscoring the economic challenges facing new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and…

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Portugal’s October inflation hits highest mark since May 1992

LISBON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Portuguese consumer prices rose 10.2% year-on-year in October, at their fastest pace since May 1992 and up from 9.3% in the previous month, flash data…

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Italy’s antitrust tells utilities to stop changes to contracts

MILAN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority has ordered Spanish utility Iberdrola and Germany's E.ON to re-instate the original electricity and gas contracts they had with customers, it said…

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Italy will not be dependent on China, minister says

ROME, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Italy will not be dependent on Chinese trade or technology and will safeguard any sector deemed as strategic, the new industry minister said. Adolfo Urso…

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After blistering summer, France and Spain bathe in unseasonably warm autumn

NICE, France (Reuters) - France and Spain experienced unusually warm temperatures on Thursday, bringing some bathers out to beaches but also adding to mounting concerns about changing weather patterns in…

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UPDATED: One dead and Monza player among several injured in Milan stabbing spree

Italy's Carabinieri police said one person had died in Thursday's attack, a 47-year-old Bolivian national who worked at the supermarket in the town of Assago. Another employee was injured along…

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Greece urges cuts in peak-hour use of energy-intensive appliances

ATHENS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Greek consumers should cut use of energy-hungry appliances during peak hours to help save at least 5% of energy over the winter, its energy minister…

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Spain’s unemployment rate rises to 12.67%

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Spain's unemployment rate rose to 12.67% in the third quarter up from 12.48% in the previous quarter, data from the National Statistics Institute showed on Thursday.…

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New Italian govt aims to double national gas production

MILAN, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Italy plans to double its national gas production to 6 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year from the current 3 bcm, its industry minister said,…

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German Chancellor tells Greek paper solidarity only way out of energy crisis

ATHENS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Solidarity is the only way to deal with the energy crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea before…

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Over 1,150 migrants rescued off Italy as new govt mulls ban on 2 NGO ships

ROME (Reuters) - Two migrants were found dead and more than 1,150 were rescued off Sicily, the coast guard said on Wednesday, as the new nationalist government in Rome threatened…

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Italy’s Meloni wins Senate confidence vote, now ready to govern

ROME (Reuters) - The only way to facilitate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is helping Kyiv to defend itself militarily, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told parliament on…

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Macron, Scholz plaster over differences with smiles and a handshake

PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris with smiles and a handshake on Wednesday, but ignored questions on their faltering…

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UPDATED: Book gifted by Macron to pope was never Nazi plunder

PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A rare book gifted by French President Emmanuel Macron to Pope Francis was never plundered by the Nazis, its seller and authorities in Warsaw said…

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France wants to ban poorly insulated rentals from Airbnb

France will seek to block poorly-insulated housing from being listed on short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb, the French junior minister for housing and cities said. As soon as January…

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UPDATED: Pope appeals to politicians to avert threat of nuclear war over Ukraine

May God lead us onto a lasting peace path in Ukraine, Pope Francis told his weekly general audience on Wednesday. "Let's not forget to pray, to continue with prayer for…

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What we’ve learnt from Giorgia Meloni’s maiden speech

ROME, Oct 25 (Reuters) - New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled her policy priorities in her maiden speech to the lower house of parliament on Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights. RUSSIA/ENERGY…

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Italy to approve new LNG terminal this week

FLORENCE, (Reuters) - A state-appointed commissioner said on Friday he would give the go-ahead for Italy's new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Tuscan port of Piombino at the…

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As Macron meets Pope Francis, abuse victims urge swifter reparations

PARIS (Reuters) - A group of victims of sexual abuse says the Catholic church is reacting too slowly to a report revealing assaults by French clergy on more than 200,000…

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Sheep take over Madrid’s streets as they head for winter pastures

MADRID (Reuters) - Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to…

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Pope appeals for peace in Ethiopia, prays for unity in Italy

Pope Francis on Sunday (October 24) offered his prayers for Ethiopia ahead of peace talks to be held in South Africa. "Once again, I heartily reiterate that violence does not…

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Giorgia Meloni heads ministers’ meeting as new Italian government starts work

Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has taken over her official duties, after symbolic handing over of the bell by her predecessor Mario Draghi at the Chigi Palace, the official…

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Spain’s number of flights in September reached 94% of pre-pandemic 2019 levels

Oct 17 (Reuters) - The number of flights from and to Spanish airports in September reached 94% of the number registered in September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the…

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Photo Story: Paris+ par Art Basel at Grand Palais Ephemere

A sculpture of a giant panda by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami on display at the Louis Vuitton space during the Paris+ par Art Basel art fair in Paris, France. The…

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Vatican confirms renewal of contested accord with China on bishops’ appointments

VATICAN CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Saturday said that it and China had renewed a secret and contested agreement on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops in…

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Parents of girl found in suitcase urge French politicians to stop exploiting death

The parents of a French schoolgirl whose death stunned the country have urged rightwing politicians to stop using her photograph for political ends. A 24-year-old woman from Algeria with a…

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The full list of the new Italian Cabinet led by Giorgia Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet on Saturday were sworn into government. There are 24 ministers, one more than the government of outgoing Premier Mario Draghi. Only six…

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UPDATED: Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female PM

ROME, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy's first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since…

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UPDATE – Italy’s Meloni accepts mandate and forms new government

ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Giorgia Meloni has accepted a mandate to form Italy's next government, a presidential official said on Friday, paving the way for her to become the country's first…

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Two children found dead on migrant boat off Italy – coastguard

MILAN (Reuters) - Two children were found dead and a woman was still missing following the rescue of migrants from a boat off the southern coast of Italy on Friday,…

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UPDATED: Italy’s president summons Meloni, expected to give her mandate to form new govt

ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has summoned rightist leader Giorgia Meloni for talks later on Friday - a move widely expected to lead to her being…

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Italy’s outgoing finmin says Giorgetti right choice as successor

MILAN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Outgoing Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco gave his blessing to the appointment of Giancarlo Giorgetti as his successor, saying in a newspaper interview on Friday…

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Putin’s vodka gift to Berlusconi flouts Russia sanctions – EU Commission

ROME (Reuters) - The 20 bottles of vodka sent to Italy's Silvio Berlusconi as a birthday gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin breach European sanctions imposed after the invasion of…

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3.4 magnitude earthquake north of Florence

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 was recorded at 5:49 am north of Florence in Italy. According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the earthquake was at…

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Spain, France have owners pay for yachts frozen under Russia sanctions

BARCELONA/PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Spain and France have authorized the owners of superyachts frozen under sanctions against Russian businessmen to pay for their upkeep, three sources told Reuters. In…

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PHOTO STORY: Tintin exhibition in Paris

People visit the exhibition ’Tintin, l’aventure immersive (Tintin, the immersive adventure), from the comic book series by Belgian cartoonist Herge, at the Atelier des Lumieres, in Paris, France, 20 October…

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Italian economy faces threat from climate change – central bank

ROME, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Rising temperatures risk stunting the growth of the Italian economy over the coming decades, with sectors such as agriculture and tourism among the hardest hit,…

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French-German ties need ‘reset’ amid Ukraine war and energy crisis, French minister says

PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Strained relations between France and Germany amid the war in Ukraine and energy crisis need a "reset" to forge a stronger alliance between the two…

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