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Forcing Salvini to the opposition benches could change his behaviour, says pollster

Italy's firebrand interior minister could be pushed out of government

22/08/2019

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Migrants disembark Open Arms ship after three week ordeal

Almost 100 migrants from Spanish charity ship Open Arms finally disembarked on the Italian island of Lampedusa after nearly three weeks at sea.

21/08/2019

World

Médecins Sans Frontières say migrants onboard 'completely exhausted'

Médecins Sans Frontières says of the 103 children under the age of 18 now onboard, only 11 of them are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

21/08/2019

World

“It’s not going to be easy” - Italian MPs debate potential coalition

Michele Sodano and Lia Quartapelle

21/08/2019

Italy

Watch: Salvini kisses rosary after criticism over religious symbols

It wasn't just his "irresponsible", "reckless" and "alarming" behaviour as a politician that earned Matteo Salvini the ire of Giuseppe Conte in his resignation speech Tuesday.

20/08/2019

Business

The Brief: how is Italy's political crisis impacting on the country's economy?

The Brief: the political turmoil in Italy, may indeed have consequences for the country's economy. The question is: how far reaching ?

20/08/2019

Italy

Italy president holding talks to find new government after Conte quits

Italy's president, Sergio Mattarella, is beginning two days of consultations with political parties in the hope of finding a majority for a new government.

20/08/2019

Italy

Migrants on board Open Arms rescue ship disembark at port of Lampedusa

An Italian prosecutor ordered the seizure of the Open Arms ship, stranded off the Italian island of Lampedusa with almost 100 migrants aboard, just hours after the Spanish government said it would send a navy ship to escort the vessel back to Spain.

20/08/2019

Italy

French couple face jail for taking sand from a beach in Sardinia

Italian customs have arrested a French couple who wanted to leave the island of Sardinia with 40 kilograms of sand from Chia beach, in the boot of their car.

20/08/2019

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In Venice, visit this exhibition with your eyes closed

An itinerary of nine sections features the exhibition, that can be experienced blindfolded, while guided by a blind, or partially sighted, who helps the visitor to read the artworks through touch.

19/08/2019

Italy

Italy crisis: 5-Star says Salvini no longer a credible partner

Italy's 5-Star Movement appears to have closed the door on any possibility of resurrecting the country's ruling coalition.

18/08/2019

Italy

Open Arms migrant boat: Salvini concession as children leave vessel

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini made a partial concession to let 27 children stranded on board NGO migrant rescue ship Open Arms leave the vessel.

17/08/2019

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Chinese lanterns light up the world's biggest food park in Bologna

More than 80 illuminated sculptures created by Chinese craftsmen are on display at Eataly World in Bologna.

16/08/2019

Italy

Open Arms captain demands evacuation, says ship is like a ticking bomb

The captain of the Open Arms rescue ship says migrants onboard are "psychologically broken" and the vessel is like a bomb that is "going to explode."

16/08/2019

Italy

Open Arms: European Commission calls situation 'untenable'

The European Commission welcomed the news that six member states are going to take some migrants from the Open Arms rescue ship.

16/08/2019

Italy

Italy government feud: PM Conte slams minister Salvini as 'disloyal'

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Matteo Salvini "disloyal" and "obsessed with immigration" in an open letter.

15/08/2019

World

Italian PM says EU countries have offered to take Open Arms migrants

Italian Prime Minister Giseuppe Conte says six EU countries have offered to take the stranded Open Rescue migrants as the head of the charity aiding them says the shipneeds an emergency medical evacuation.

15/08/2019

Italy

Measles-like disease killing dolphins in Tuscany, scientists reveal

Tests on some of the dolphins carried out by scientists at the University of Siena and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale in Rome, show the dolphins were killed by cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), the Tuscan regional authority announced on Tuesday.

15/08/2019

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Genoa marks anniversary of deadly bridge collapse

Church bells marked a minute's silence at 11:36 a.m. local time (0936GMT), the exact time of last year's collapse.

14/08/2019

Italy

Spain willing to take in some migrants on Open Arms vessel, says Italy

It's not clear yet how many migrants Spain will be taking in.

14/08/2019

World

Parts of Genoa bridge lacked maintenance for 25 years — prosecutor

On the anniversary of the Genoa bridge collapse, an expert has told Euronews that maintaining similar older, longer bridges is "not easy" and expensive.

14/08/2019

Italy

Hundreds gather to honour 43 killed in Genoa bridge collapse

Today marks the one year anniversary of the collapse of the Ponte Morandi in which 43 people were killed who were crossing the bridge at the time

14/08/2019

Italy

Trove of jewels, beads and good luck charms found at Pompeii

Archaeologists say the finds at the House of the Garden in Regio V of Pompeii

13/08/2019

Italy

Italian Senate rejects request for immediate no-confidence vote debate

The League has presented a no-confidence motion in the government but the Senate rejected its request for it to be debated on Wednesday, and instead decided that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte should address the upper house over the crisis on August 20.

12/08/2019

Italy

Opponents hit out at Salvini's call for snap Italian election

Lega Nord party leader Matteo Salvini is waging an unofficial election campaign from the beach, according to some political commentators in Italy.

11/08/2019

Living

What the Venice Biennale can teach us about climate change

Venice Biennale: A 360 experience for all the senses

11/08/2019