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Italian police make arrests in probe into illegal migrant working

At least six people have been arrested as part of a probe into migrants being taken from reception centres and put to work illegally in southern Italy.

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Italy to the rescue

Rescuers picked up 560 migrants from unsafe boats off the coast of Libya on Thursday (May 4), including the body of a young man who the migrants said had been shot by smugglers on the beach for his ba

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Marathon: Breaking the 2-hour barrier

Three athletes are gearing up to attempt the impossible and run a marathon in under 2 hours.

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Rescue at sea

Rescuers picked up 560 migrants from unsafe boats off the coast of Libya on Thursday (May 4), including the body of a young man who the migrants said had been shot by smugglers on the beach for his ba

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Google to pay 306 million euros additional tax to Italy

Google's parent company - Alphabet - is to pay 306 million euros to settle a tax dispute with Italy covered 13 years up to 2015.

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Italian football legend Francesco Totti will retire at end of season

The 40-year-old legend, who was widely expected to retire from football at the end of last season, will hang up his boots after 25 seasons at AS Roma.

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Bankrupt Alitalia starts the difficult job of finding a buyer

Alitalia has been put under special administration by the government after workers voted against job and pay cuts in a rescue plan.

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Alitalia: on a wing and a prayer

Loss-making Alitalia is asking the Rome government to place it under special administration, leading to it being overhauled, sold off or shut down.

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Renzi resurgence - former Italian PM regains party leadership

Democratic Party members re-elect Matteo Renzi as their leader, as the former PM mounts a political comeback

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Growing row in Italy over claims of NGOs colluding with smugglers

There is growing controversy in Italy over claims that some NGOs involved in the rescue of migrants at sea have been colluding with Libyan people smugglers.

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Italy helps dismantle Berlin-based terror cell linked to market attacker

Italian police have revealed they helped Germany to dismantle a Berlin-based terror cell.

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Alitalia workers reject rescue plan

Two thirds of Alitalia's workers have voted to reject a management restructuring plan. The loss-making airline is set to run out of cash in weeks.

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Freed journalist returns to Italy

Gabriele del Grande was detained in Turkey two weeks ago while doing research for a book He has been released and has flown straight back to Italy.

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Turkish authorities free Italian journalist

Gabriele del Grande had been held without charge in this prison since being arrested on April 9th.

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Calls to free Italian writer Gabriele Del Grande held in Turkey

A demonstration has been held in Rome for the release of an Italian journalist and human rights activist arrested in detained in Turkey.

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Italian cyclist Scarponi killed in traffic collision

37-year-old struck by a van on a training ride, according to his team

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Italian cycling champion Michele Scarponi killed in road accident

The sporting world is mourning the death of the Italian cycling champion Michele Scarponi.

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Italy donates boats to Libya in effort to fight human trafficking

The Italian Coast Guard has donated two rescue boats to its Libyan counterpart as part of an agreement to fight the trafficking of migrants across the…

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Italy's top court reviews case of Costa Concordia captain

Italy’s highest court has begun reviewing the case of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner.

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Alitalia workers vote on last-chance rescue plan

Alitalia's workers are voting on a make-or-break deal over job and pay cuts. If they reject it, the loss-making Italian airline will run out of money.

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