25

Jan

Trump whisperer? Italy’s Meloni navigates a high-stakes relationship

He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni are fast forging a…

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23

Jan

Italy under fire for releasing Libyan warlord

The International Criminal Court has reminded Italy of its obligation to cooperate fully after it let warlord Ossama al-Masri return to Libya. Al-Masri is accused of murder, rape and torture.…

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23

Jan

League files bill for Italy to leave WHO

Lawmakers for Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini's right-wing League party said Thursday that they have presented a bill in the Senate for Italy to leave the World Health…

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22

Jan

Mother Reborn After Baby’s Abduction and Dramatic Rescue in Cosenza

The mother of a one-day-old baby, who was abducted late Tuesday afternoon by a couple from the Sacro Cuore clinic in the Calabrian city of Cosenza, said she felt as…

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22

Jan

Italy releases and deports senior Libyan police officer it arrested on ICC warrant

Italian police arrested a Libyan warlord on a warrant from the International Criminal Court, but an Italian tribunal refused to approve the arrest and he was instead sent back to…

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21

Jan

Sharp rise in flu cases in Italy

There was a sharp rise in flu cases in Italy in the week of January 6-12, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) reported, saying that children were the most affected age…

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21

Jan

71 billionaires, 5.7 mn in absolute poverty in Italy

The wealth of Italy's billionaires in 2024 increased by 61.1 billion euros - or 166 million a day - reaching a total value of 272.5 billion owned by 71 individuals,…

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21

Jan

Italy arrests Libyan police head

Police in Italy have arrested the head of Libya's judicial police who directs Tripoli's Mitiga detention centre, Italian news reports said. Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was arrested Sunday…

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20

Jan

Southern Italy is grappling with the aftermath of severe weather

Southern Italy is grappling with the aftermath of severe weather, as heavy rains and floods have triggered hundreds of emergency interventions by firefighters. The regions of Sicily and Calabria were…

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17

Jan

Severe Weather Forces School Closures in Sicily

A powerful Mediterranean cyclone, named Storm Gabri, has prompted a red weather alert in Eastern Sicily and other southern regions of Italy. Today, Friday, January 17, heavy rains, thunderstorms, and…

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16

Jan

New Italian scholastic syllabus introduces Latin for middle school students

In Italy, a new school syllabus for the 2026-27 academic year will introduce Latin as an option for middle school students and give a more central role to Italian literature…

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15

Jan

Vote for CDU-CSU, Italy’s foreign minister tells Italians living in Germany

Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and his centre-right party Forza Italia urged Italians living in Germany to support the conservative alliance in the country's snap election scheduled on Feb 23.…

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15

Jan

Italy, Albania, UAE sign deal for energy subsea interconnection

Italy, Albania and the United Arab Emirates signed on Wednesday a deal worth at least 1 billion euros ($1 billion) to build a subsea interconnection for renewable energy across the…

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13

Jan

Iranian businessman arrested in Italy returns home

Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who had been detained in Italy on a U.S. warrant, is back in Iran after on Sunday left jail after Rome's justice minister filed to revoke…

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09

Jan

Italy defence minister dampens talk of Starlink deal for secure communications

Italy's defence minister sought to defuse a political row sparked by a report that Italy planned to ask Elon Musk's Starlink to supply new secure communications services for use by…

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06

Jan

Italy in talks over $1.5 billion SpaceX security services deal

Italy is in advanced talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX over a 1.5 billion euro ($1.55 billion) deal for the company to provide secure telecommunications to the government, Bloomberg News reported.…

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03

Jan

2,200 dead and missing in Mediterranean in 2024 – UNICEF

Over 2,200 people have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean in 2024, with nearly 1,700 lives lost along the central Mediterranean route, UNICEF's Regional Director for Europe and…

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31

Dec

Italians to spend 2.3 bn for NYE dinner

Italians will be spending an estimated 2.3 billion euros for their New Year's Eve celebratory dinner, an additional 100 million compared to last year and 350 million more than NYE…

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30

Dec

Italy sets crowd limits, bans fireworks on NYE

Italian cities including Rome, Milan, Florence and Venice have set crowd limits and imposed firework bans for New Year's Eve celebrations.Fireworks will however be permitted in Naples, the southern city…

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25

Dec

Venice imposes alcohol limitations over New Year

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro signed a order restricting alcohol sales on New Year's Eve in a measure designed to protect people's safety and ensure the events planned in the city…

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25

Dec

Over 10 million tourists to visit Italy ‘presepi’

Over 10 million tourists will visit Italy's presepi or nativity scenes over the holiday period, according to a CNA farm group report.Many of these will be living presepi for which…

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24

Dec

Italians to spend up to 9 bn euros for Xmas shopping

With Italians rushing to buy their last presents before the end-of-year holidays, consumers' association Codacons and retailers' confederation Confesercenti have estimated in two separate studies that they are expected to…

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19

Dec

Bergamo tops Italian life-quality index for 1st time

The province of Bergamo has come top of il Sole 24 Ore's annual quality of life ranking for the first time, coming in ahead of Trento and Bolzano in the…

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16

Dec

Stricter new Italian Highway Code comes into force

Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini's new Highway Code, which stiffens penalties for using mobile phones at the wheel and driving under the influence in a bid to prevent…

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15

Dec

618 dead and 918 missing in central Mediterranean in 2024 – IOM

Some 618 people have died and 918 gone missing in the central Mediterranean so far this year, one of the most widely used channels for illegal migration to Italy and…

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14

Dec

Italy has highest number of cars per capita in EU

According to statistics released by Istat, the Italian statistics agency, Italy had the highest number of cars per capita in the EU in 2023, with 694 passenger vehicles for every…

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11

Dec

Politico picks Meloni as most influential person in Europe

Premier Giorgia Meloni has been ranked as the most powerful person in Europe this year by Politico. The international publication crowned the Italian prime minister in its Class of 2025…

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10

Dec

Italy to test Starlink in January in bid to boost high-speed internet

Italy plans to begin tests as early as January to see if the satellite-based connectivity offered by Elon Musk's Starlink is a viable solution to boosting the rollout of high-speed…

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08

Dec

57% fear some migrants threaten Italian way of life

Most Italians fear that the arrival of some migrants poses a threat to the nation's way of life, according to the annual report of the research institute Censis, which was…

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03

Dec

Italian Authorities Crack Down on Keyboxes for Short-Term Rentals Amid Safety Concerns

The Italian government has taken decisive action to regulate the use of keyboxes and automated check-in systems in short-term rental properties, citing safety and compliance concerns. These measures, outlined in…

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29

Nov

Italy braces for strike on Friday

Italy is bracing for a general strike today proclaimed by the CGIL and UIl unions against the 2025 budget. The strike remains 8 hours or for the entire work shift…

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22

Nov

Turkish home appliance maker Beko to cut almost 2,000 jobs in Italy

Beko, the home appliances brand owned by Turkey's Arcelik , plans to cut almost 2,000 jobs in Italy, reducing its workforce in the country almost by half, trade unions said.…

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21

Nov

Italy acts against ‘wild’ e-scooters after rise in accidents

Italy's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that will require e-scooter riders to wear helmets and be insured, while also introducing tougher fines for rogue parking as part of a…

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19

Nov

Italian Prime Minister Meloni suffers regional vote setback

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suffered a rare electoral setback when her conservative coalition lost control of one region and lost ground in another that was already a centre-left stronghold.…

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16

Nov

Foreign-born population grew by 1 mn in 10 years – ISTAT

Households with at least one foreign-born member were over 2.5 million in Italy in 2021, representing 10% of families living in the country - an additional 700,000 family units compared…

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13

Nov

Flood waters drag cars into sea near Catania, Sicily

Flood waters tossed cars around in Torre Archirafi on Wednesday, dragging some into the sea, after the torrential rain that has hit Sicily turned streets into rivers in the town…

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12

Nov

Rome transport staff to wear bodycams, use panic buttons

Rome transport staff are to wear bodycams and use panic buttons amid a wave of attacks by bus users, officials said. The relevant protocol was signed by Rome Mayor Roberto…

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12

Nov

Mayor of Perugia Apologises for Amanda Knox Series Filming

The mayor of Perugia, where the British student Meredith Kercher was murdered, has apologised for allowing a controversial TV series co-produced by Amanda Knox to be filmed in the Italian…

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12

Nov

Italy plans to restrict nascent ‘cannabis light’ industry

Italy's flourishing "cannabis light" industry risks being uprooted this year when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushes a bill through parliament to deflower a crop that is legal across much of…

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07

Nov

Nearly 60 arrested in Italy raid against ‘Ndrangheta mafia

Around 60 people have been arrested in a police raid against the 'Ndrangheta mafia in the southern Italian region of Calabria, police said in a statement on Thursday. Police said…

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03

Nov

Over 140,000 stores have shut down in Italy in 10 years

Over 140,000 retailers have shut down in Italy between 2014 and 2024, including nearly 46,500 local stores such as bars, newsstands and food stores, retailers' association Confesercenti warned on in…

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02

Nov

Nearly 4.8 million Italian pensioners get less than 1000 euros a month

Nearly a third of Italy's pensioners, 29.5% or almost 4.8 million people, got State pensions of under 1,000 euros a month in 2023, INPS said.They included 1.6 million people who…

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01

Nov

Cremation rates surge in Italy as cultural norms shift

The number of Italians choosing to be cremated at the end of their lives has surged over the last 30 years as cultural changes, cost and a more secular society…

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30

Oct

Italian unions to hold general strike on Nov. 29 against govt budget plans

Italian trade unions CGIL and UIL will hold an eight-hour general strike on Nov. 29 to protest against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni government's budget plans, their leaders said on Wednesday.The…

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30

Oct

Libya ties priority for Italy, EU says Meloni in Tripoli

Relations with Libya are a priority for Italy and the European Union, Premier Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday on her fourth visit to Tripoli since becoming Italy's first woman premier two…

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30

Oct

Top 15% of Italian Taxpayers Shoulder Over 63% of 2022 Income Tax Burden

A report presented to parliament on Tuesday said that 15.27% of Italy's taxpayers, the 6.4 million people who declared annual earnings of 35,000 euros or more, paid 63.4% of all…

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29

Oct

Italy’s Meloni secures tight win in Liguria regional election

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing coalition pulled off another regional election win on Monday, near final results from Liguria in the northwest showed, in a mid-term boost…

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28

Oct

Italy rocked by hacking scandal where info from state security databases sold to rich clients

Milanese police placed four people under house arrest and are investigating dozens of others in a probe into the alleged illegal access of state security databases by a private investigative…

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25

Oct

A Love for Pasta: Foreign Tourists and Their Favorite Food in Italy

In celebration of World Pasta Day on Friday, October 25, a survey conducted by Touring Club Italia for Unione Italiana Food explored the relationship between foreign tourists visiting Italy and…

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25

Oct

Italy’s 5-Star leader dumps party founder, comedian Grillo

Italy's 5-Star Movement will sever ties with its founder, comedian Beppe Grillo, due to his "acts of sabotage", party leader and former premier Giuseppe Conte said in book excerpts published…

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22

Oct

Italy adopts decree to overrule court objections on Albanian migrant camps

Italy's government on Monday passed a decree aimed at overcoming court objections to its flagship immigration plan that is aimed at deterring boat migrants by sending them to detention camps…

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21

Oct

Severe Flooding Hits Emilia-Romagna in Italy

Severe weather has hit Emilia-Romagna, causing major flooding. A 24-year-old man tragically drowned in Pianoro near Bologna after being swept away by floodwaters. Several rivers, including Savena and Idice, have…

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18

Oct

Some 2.2 mn Italian households in absolute poverty – Istat

Just over 2.2 million households in Italy, 8.4% of the total, were living in conditions of absolute poverty in 2023, Istat said in a report.The national statistics agency said this…

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18

Oct

Italy to miss waterpolo World Cup after ban for abusing officials at Paris Games

The Italian men's water polo team will miss next year's World Cup after they were handed a six-month suspension for abusing referees and officials following their quarter-final loss to Hungary…

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15

Oct

Wine counterfeiters busted in Italy for selling bottles of fake wine

An investigation led by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale), involving the Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri) and Swiss Federal Police (Police Federale Swiss), supported by Europol and Eurojust, has led…

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14

Oct

First group of migrants from Italy head to Albania

The first group of migrants were heading to Albania Monday to be processed in Italian-run centres set up in the Balkan country which have been criticised by rights groups as…

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12

Oct

Italy’s women doctors outnumber male medics for first time

Italy's women doctors outnumbered their male colleagues for the first time last year, physicians' pension agency Enpam said in a report this week. It said there were 180,916 women doctors…

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