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'The Last Duel' and 'On the Job: The Missing 8' premiere in Venice

Filipino director Erik Matti and his cast premiered "On the Job: The Missing 8", the filmmaker's latest thriller movie at the Venice International Film Festival on Friday.

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Italy's data authority seeks assurances over Facebook smart glasses

The Italian watchdog said it wanted to be informed on measures Facebook has put in place to protect people occasionally filmed.

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Venice Film Festival: 'Leave No Trace' and 'The Accusation' premiere

The two movies are in competition for the Golden lion — the Venice International Film Festival's top prize.

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In Italy, the Afghan exodus has sparked a heated and divisive debate

Italy was on the frontline of Europe's last refugee crisis.

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Brussels demands bankrupt Alitalia repays €900mln 'illegal state aid'

The EU's anti-trust watchdog has found Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A. (ITA) is not the economic successor of Alitalia.

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Jamie Lee Curtis snaps up Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement

Venice Film Festival welcomed the cast of Russian film “Captain Volkonogov Escaped” on the red carpet this Wednesday and Jamie Lee Curtis won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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Coast guard rescue migrants off coast of Lampedusa

The Italian Coast Guard rescued 125 migrants along the coast of Lampedusa. The organisation said the migrants were trapped on a reef, pushed there by rough seas.

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Afghan girls pursue football dream in Italy after fleeing Taliban

They used to play in a football team in Herat but when the regime swept to power, the girls decided to escape, fearing for their lives.

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Anti-vaccine demonstrators had planned violence, say Italian police

Italian police have raided the homes of several anti-vaccine activists ahead of demonstrations against the COVID-19 health pass.

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Tobacconist accused of stealing customer's €500k-winning scratch card

A 70-year-old woman had brought the winning scratch card to his shop to be validated.

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Vaccine distribution needs to be fairer, says Italy's health minister

There has been controversy recently over whether richer countries should administer booster shots with vaccine coverage so low in some poorer nations.

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Venice Film Festival: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas bring star power

The two Spanish actors are in Venice for the premiere of their comedy, "Competencia Oficial".

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Wild boar 'invasion' in Rome suburb sees mayor sue local government

The animals are blamed for causing car crashes, attacking people and pets, as well as feasting on piles of uncollected rubbish.

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Non-EU workers in Italy entitled to maternity allowances, rules ECJ

Italian authorities had refused to grant maternity and childbirth allowances to non-EU citizens who hold a single work permit.

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Don't look now: How a robot's gaze can affect the human brain

"The human brain processes the robot gaze as a social signal, and that signal has an impact on the way we're making decisions," said one of the researchers.

Travel News

Travelling within Italy? You'll need a Green Pass

Protestors have threatened to block trains with their bodies.

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Milan building fire 'reminiscent' of Grenfell disaster, officials say

Italian firefighters said they were continuing to search a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by fire, but said that there was no indication that anyone was missing inside.

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Mount Etna spews lava, plumes of ash in Sicily

The activity of Europe's largest active volcano caused ash and lapillus to fall on some villages on the slopes of the volcano, according to the Catania Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology

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Fishing boat crammed with over 500 migrants arrives in Lampedusa

Accommodation for migrants on the Italian island designed for 250 people now has to cater for over 1,200.

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Italy reimposes mask-wearing in Sicily as COVID hospitalisations rise

This is the first time since the beginning of the summer that measures against COVID-19 are reimposed at the regional level.

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