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Milan and Bergamo ready to host 2021 Global Health Summit

The mayors of the Lombardy cities of Milan and Bergamo said Friday that they are ready to host the 2021 Global Health Summit that will take place in Italy. Earlier…

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Salvini eyes electoral coup in Italy’s Tuscany

Italy's far-right League leader Matteo Salvini staged rallies across Tuscany on Friday, looking to pull off a potentially stunning electoral victory against the left in the picturesque region. Seven regions…

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3.4 magnitude earthquake recorded off Calabria coast

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:16 am off the southeastern coast of Calabria. According to the findings of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the earthquake…

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Conte welcomes von der Leyen’s announcement on Dublin Regulation overhaul

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's announcement that the Dublin Regulation, whereby migrants must register in the EU country they arrive,…

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Business, ItalyItaly

Italy posts 9.7 billion euro trade surplus in July

Italy posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of 9.694 billion euros ($11.43 billion) in July, well above the 7.617 billion euro surplus in the same month…

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EU okays 44 billion euro Italian recapitalisation scheme for virus-hit companies

EU competition regulators on Thursday gave the green light to a 44-billion-euro ($51.9 billion) Italian recapitalisation scheme for virus-hit large companies, saying this would support the Italian economy and labour…

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Pope Francis pays tribute to Italian priest killed in Como

Pope Francis on Wednesday paid tribute to an Italian priest killed by an immigrant suffering from mental illness, while far-right politician Matteo Salvini called for a "vendetta". Father Roberto Malgesini,…

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Italy with highest amount of positive cases since June

The health ministry said Wednesday that Italy has registered 1,452 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.That was up from 1,229 new cases on Tuesday although Wednesday's result stemmed…

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Italy could have AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by end November

Italy could have its first shots of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November, the managing director of IRBM told Reuters. Biotech firm IRBM, whose lab…

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Reports Macquarie to table bid for Enel stake in Italy’s Open Fiber by Thursday

Macquarie is set to submit a binding offer for all or part of the 50% stake held by utility Enel in Italian broadband network operator Open Fiber, a source familiar…

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ECB’s Visco says efficient public administration in Italy more important than state lender

European Central Bank governing council member Ignazio Visco said on Wednesday Italy would benefit more from reforms to its public administration than from the creation of a large public lender…

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Covid free flights between Rome and Milan

Passengers flying between Rome and Milan will from Wednesday have to present negative results for coronavirus as part of an experiment by the Lazio region that could be rolled out…

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UPDATED: Large fire in Italian city of Ancona

A large fire broke out near the port area of the Ancona, on Italy’s Adriatic coast in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sending a huge column of flame and…

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Haftar demands prisoner exchange with Italy for captured fishermen

The Libyan warlord General Khalifa Haftar is reportedly refusing to release 18 Italian fishermen until Italy frees four Libyan footballers convicted of human trafficking. The incident dates back to 1…

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Conte vows to fix back-to-school issues

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday vowed that his government would soon resolve the problems that have emerged after schools in most of Italy reopened on Monday for the first…

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Inter coach Antonio Conte falls victim to investment scam by Italian businessman with Malta links

Inter coach Antonio Conte is claiming that he has fallen victim to an alleged scam, with money allegedly flowing through countries including Luxembourg and Malta. The manager, has invested around…

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‘Migrants’ priest’ stabbed to death in Como

A 51-year-old priest, Don Roberto Malgesini, was stabbed to death this morning in Piazza San Rocco, Como. Don Malgesini, from Valtellina, was known in the city for his commitment in…

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Return to school is return to hope – Italian President

"The school is the mirror of our society, and reflects its difficulties and expectations. This is why, as schools re-open throughout these days, and students and teachers get back to…

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In pictures – Italy’s first day back to school

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Controversy and fear as Italy’s schools finally reopen

After a six-month shutdown, the longest in Europe, Italy reopened most of its schools on Monday, testing the organisational skills of the government, the nerves of teachers and the self-control…

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Italy’s Berlusconi leaves hospital after “dangerous” COVID battle

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi left hospital on Monday after overcoming coronavirus, saying he had survived "the most dangerous challenge" of his life. "I said to myself, with satisfaction,…

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Photo Story: Scala Philharmonic gives concert in Piazza del Duomo in Milan

Moments from the concert of the Scala Philharmonic conducted by Riccardo Chailly, Milan, Italy, on the evening of Sunday 13 September 2020. It is the first concert in the square…

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Italy prepares to go back to school

Tomorrow, over 5.6 million Italian pupils will resume classes as schools re-open in the pandemic stricken peninsula. In total, if one counts the regions where the school has already opened…

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Ferrari celebrates 1000th F1 race with passion, pride and pain

Ferrari celebrated their 1,000th Formula One world championship race on Sunday with passion, pride and pain -- and a Schumacher as Michael’s son Mick drove his father’s 2014 car around…

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Four persons arrested in relation to gang rape of two-under age British girls in Italy

Four young people have been arrested in relation to the alleged gang rape of two underage British girls at a party in a villa near the southern city of Matera…

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Italy must reflect on its collective priorities – Mattarella

President Sergio Mattarella has called on Italy to reflect on its collective priorities in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. "It is necessary to debate and settle on how to…

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Eight persons injured, one seriously after gas explosion in apartment block in Milan

An explosion in Milan's Piazzale Libia on Saturday, September 12, has injured at least eight people, one of which seriously, and severely damaged an apartment building. The blast, which occurred shortly after…

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Four men arrested over alleged gang rape of two British girls on holiday in Italy

Four men have been arrested in Italy on suspicion of sexually assaulting two British girls on holiday who are reportedly both aged 15. The alleged gang rape took place during…

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UPDATED: People wounded in explosion in Milan

Six people were injured with one more seriously after an explosion that occurred this morning in a building in Piazzale Libia in Milan.The most serious person is the one who…

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Business, ItalyItaly

Italy business lobby sees GDP to fall 10-11% in 2020

Italy's main business association Confindustria said on Thursday it saw the country's gross domestic product (GDP) rising around 9% in the third quarter, but falling 10-11% in the whole 2020.…

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Cagliari hit by violent rainstorms

Two violent thunderstorms hit Cagliari in the space of a few hours on Thursday turning the streets of the Sardinian capital into rivers. Cagliari and the surrounding area were swept…

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Italian police investigate report of ‘gang rape’ of 2 British teens

Italian police are investigating the reported gang rape of two British underage girls at a party in a villa near Matera on the night of September 7-8, Monday and Tuesday,…

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Covid infections up in Italy, 13,000 cases among school staff

The daily tally of new coronavirus infections in Italy rose again on Thursday, to 1,597 cases, from 1,434 Wednesday, for a total of 283,180, the health ministry said. But the…

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Kremlin denies setting up commission to investigate Navalny’s case

The Kremlin said on Thursday it was possible there had been a misunderstanding after Italy's prime minister said that President Vladimir Putin had promised to set up a commission to…

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Italy’s PM says Putin to set up inquiry into Navalny poisoning

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told Italy’s prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Giuseppe Conte was quoted…

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Coronavirus infections in Italy register increase

The latest daily tally from the coronavirus in Italy shows 14 dead and 1,434 new cases of COVID-19, the health ministry said Wednesday. The deaths and number of cases were…

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Italian banks’ lending to businesses, domestic bond holdings up in July

Italian banks increased both their lending to firms and their domestic government bond holdings in July, data showed on Wednesday. A monthly Bank of Italy report on domestic banks' balance…

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Corporate Dispatch, ItalyItaly, Mediaset

Italy’s Mediaset swings to loss in first half as virus hits advertising revenue

Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset swung to a loss in the first half of the year as revenues dropped after companies cut spending in television advertising during the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Zanaiolo injury causes concern for Italy and Roma

Italy are worried that midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo may have suffered another serious knee injury after he was taken off during Monday’s 1-0 victory away to the Netherlands in the Nations…

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Italy registers 10 more deaths while new cases increase by 1,370

The daily coronavirus death toll in Italy on Tuesday fell by two to 10 while there were 1,370 new cases in the last 24 hours, up 262 on Monday's total,…

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Sending porn images to minor via messengers is sexual violence – Italy’s top court rules

Sending pornographic images to a minor via WhatsApp can be legitimately prosecuted as sexual violence, Italy's top court said Tuesday. The supreme Court of Cassation rejected an appeal from a…

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Italy adds to European calls for change in Lebanon amid crisis

Italy's prime minister said it was time for Lebanon to rebuild trust between the people and its institutions, joining France's call for change in a nation devastated by a year-long…

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Berlusconi’s health condition improving

Silvio Berlusconi's health condition is improving four days after he was hospitalised with COVID-related bilateral pneumonia. Details on the Italian former PM's health situation were given by Berlusconi's personal doctor…

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Italy antitrust opens inquiry into Google, Apple, Dropbox on cloud computing

Italy's antitrust authority said on Monday it had opened an inquiry into Google Inc, Apple Inc and Dropbox Inc over cloud computing services. "The proceedings relate to alleged improper commercial…

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Corporate Dispatch, ItalyItaly, Monte dei Paschi di Siena

Italy wants to find a buyer for Monte dei Paschi by year-end

Italy's Treasury wants to find a buyer for Monte dei Paschi di Siena by the end of the year to help the bailed-out bank to clean up its remaining problem…

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Berlusconi’s eldest daughter tests positive for Covid-19

Italian news agency ANSA is reporting that Marina Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest daughter, has tested positive for Covid-19. She tested positive after a series of negative swabs, the last one,…

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Photo Story: Scenes from the historical ‘Regata Storica’ in Venice

A parade of gondolas cross the Grand Canal during the traditional 'Regata Storica' (Historical Regatta), the main event in the annual 'Voga alla Veneta' (lit.: Rowing in the Venetian style)…

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Malta: Two stowaways heading to Italy land behind bars

Two migrants who tried to slip out of Malta by hiding inside a container destined for shipment to Italy have landed behind bars instead. Source: Times of Malta Updated 15:15pm

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Italy registers 16 more deaths from coronavirus

There was a slight drop in Italy in the number of new positive cases of coronavirus. Italy on Saturday registered 1,695 cases against 1,733 the day before. The registered deaths…

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‘Cautious but reasonable optimism’ over Berlusconi’s health

Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is in a stable condition two days after being hospitalised with the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday. “This instils cautious but reasonable optimism,”…

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EPA’s Eye in The Sky: Umbria, Italy

A view of the fields offering a breathtaking flowering landscape considered unique in the world in Castelluccio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy.

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Corporate Dispatch, ItalyEU, Italy

Mediaset can now join single broadband network project in Italy

Italian media group Mediaset could join the single broadband network that the government wants to create, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday, adding that rules on telecoms ownership in…

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European Nations League Roundup

Italy were held by Bosnia-Herzegovina, Poland beaten by the Netherlands while the Czech Republic beat neighbours Slovakkia. This is a round up of the results of the matches held on…

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20-year-old Eritrean killed after being run-down by car after escape from migrant centre in Agrigento, Sicily

A 20-year-old Eritrean migrant was run down and killed after he fled a migrant centre near Agrigento Friday. The unnamed migrant escaped from the Villa Sikania reception centre at Siculiana.…

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Italy’s Berlusconi has early stage double pneumonia

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, has been diagnosed with the early stages of double pneumonia, ANSA news agency reported on Friday. Double,…

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