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Italy

2016 - the deadliest year yet in the Med

With two months still to go, the deaths of refugees and migrants crossing to Europe has hit an all-time high

26/10/2016

Markets

Monte dei Paschi banks on restructuring plan

Italy's Monte dei Paschi says its restructuring plan includes writing off bad loans, job cuts and raising five billion euros in new capital.

25/10/2016

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Around 1,100 rescued migrants arrive in Italy

A vessel carrying around 1,100 rescued migrants aboard arrived in Sicily on Monday.

25/10/2016

Italy

Thousands gather to say "No" to Renzi

An estimated 40,000 people gathered in Rome on Saturday afternoon to protest against the government of Matteo Renzi.

22/10/2016

Sport

Lippi comes out of retirement to coach China

Former World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi has come out of retirement to take over the helm of the Chinese national football team.

22/10/2016

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Muslims pray by Rome's Colosseum in protest over mosque shortage

The Italian authorities have been accused of a crackdown on unofficial sites while regulations restrict the number of registered places of worship.

22/10/2016

Italy

Libya seeks Italian help to curb migrant numbers

Libya and Italy are reportedly close to a deal aimed at curbing the number of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean.

21/10/2016

Italy

Dalai Lama awarded citizenship of Milan

China has opposed another award given to the Dalai Lama, this time after the city of Milan awarded him citizenship.

20/10/2016

Italy

Video shows Italian police stopping migrant van at French border

A delivery van with 17 Africans crammed inside was intercepted close to Ventimiglia, which has become known as Italy's "mini Calais".

20/10/2016

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'Police' pounce on picture of Pope

A larger-than-life mural was taken down by Rome’s so-called decorum police (cleaning authorities) on Wednesday (October 19), hours after it went up.

20/10/2016

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New ray of hope for premature babies

A Milan hospital is testing new optical technology to monitor the flow of oxygen in the brain of premature babies.

17/10/2016

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Takeaway: new hope for premature babies

First days in life can be hard Premature babies are under close monitoring but doctors lack tools to measure oxygenation and blood flow in the brain An innovative optical instrument is being tested to

17/10/2016

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Italy: On board with migrants

Angela Caponnetto, spent a week on board the “Aquarius” ship, run by the Franco-German organization SOS Méditerranée in partnership with Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without…

16/10/2016

Italy

Italian playwright Dario Fo funeral held

The funeral of Italian Nobel-winning playwright Dario Fo has been held in Milan Author of ‘‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’‘ and more than 70 other plays, Fo’s political activities saw him banned f

15/10/2016

Italy

Italian troops to join NATO mission in Latvia

Recent Russian military exercises in the Baltic region has left some European countries rattled.

15/10/2016

Italy

Dario Fo dies at the age of 90

13/10/2016

Italy

Italy lashes out at EU states for not taking in refugees

Italy has slammed fellow European Union members for not doing enough to take their share of refugees.

13/10/2016

Sport

Italy keeper Buffon wins Golden Foot award

Italy and Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon added another trophy to his long list of individual accolades this week when he was awarded the 2016 international Golden Foot…

12/10/2016

Italy

Transnational tax fraud probe sees 29 arrested

A probe into suspected transnational tax fraud to the tune of an estimated one billion dollars (900 million euros) has led to the detention of 29 people in Italy and other EU…

12/10/2016

Sport

No games for Rome as city council scotches Olympic bid

Rome has withdrawn from the 2024 Olympics leaving only Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest in the running.

11/10/2016

Italy

One year on: Italians march against Matteo Renzi's controversial educational reforms

Students in dozens of cities across Italy have marched against education policies and reform one year after they were laid out by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

07/10/2016

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Sicily: 10000 migrants saved in 48 hours

More then 10000 migrants were rescued in the least 2 days (03+04/10) in 72 different operation in the Sicily Channel.

06/10/2016

Italy

Almost 11,000 saved in Mediterranean in two days

More than 4,650 migrants were saved on Tuesday off the coast of Libya. It brings the total rescued in the last 48 hours to nearly 11,000. Three babies were also born on board ship.

05/10/2016

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"Modellerotelle": a fashion show with a difference

Beauty is beauty and it is only a matter of getting organised.

05/10/2016

Italy

Pope makes surprise visit to quake hit Amatrice

Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to Amatrice and other towns in central Italy devastated by an earthquake six weeks ago.

04/10/2016

Italy

[Pictures] Italian officials support each other in lonely stand against mafia

They are mayors. They took a stand against the mafia and are now threatened.

02/10/2016