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Hundreds rescued from overcrowded migrant boats in Med

More than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya.

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Italy: last-minute preps for Siena's famous Palio race

Thousands of local residents and tourists have gathered in the Tuscan city of Siena to watch the Palio – one of the oldest Italian bareback horse races.

Sport

Rio Olympics: Cavendish claims Omnium silver behind winner Viviani

Italy’s Elia Viviani recovered from a mid race crash in the final points race to win the men’s Omnium title.

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Italy: Donkey jockeys make ass of themselves

Hundreds of tourists have gathered to watch a traditional donkey race.

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Greece

Turkish diplomats go AWOL

Turkey says several of its diplomats have absconded after missing a deadline to return to Ankara following last month’s failed coup.

Sport

Mancini leaves Inter, De Boer set to become new coach

Roberto Mancini has left Serie A side Inter.

Italy

Watch: Kitten brought back to life after coastguard's mouth-to-mouth

Amid the ongoing refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard is more used to saving the lives of EU-bound migrants.

World News

Two British climbers found dead on Matterhorn

Their bodies were found in a ravine on the Italian side of the mountain.

Italy

New Italian law encourages supermarkets to give away unsold food to those in need

The Italian government has passed a law to make it easier to donate food straight to those in need and, ultimately, cut down on waste.

Italy

Migrants in limbo on Italian-French border

A dispute between Italy and France over the movement of migrants has resulted in a stand off at the border between the two countries.

Italy

Migrant crisis: eight arrested in Italy on suspicion of people smuggling

Italian police have arrested eight people on suspicion of migrant smuggling and falsifying documents.

Italy

Plane crash lands at Italian airport

A cargo plane has overshot the runway at a northern Italian airport overnight, skidding nose first onto a nearby motorway.

Economy

German industrial orders fall on plunging eurozone demand

German factory orders unexpectedly fell in June as demand from eurozone countries plunged by 8.5 percent compared to May.

Italy

The world needs more forgiveness - Pope Francis

The 79-year-old pontiff made a brief visit to the central Italian town for the 800th anniversary of the "Pardon of Assisi".

Business Series

Monte dei Paschi bank 'about to fall out of top share listing'

Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena is reportedly about to be removed from the STOXX Europe 600 index - a listing of the region's top shares.

Economy

Prime Minister Renzi tries to sound confident about Italian banking crisis

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has been talking up the country's third largest bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, even after it received the worst score in Europe-wide stress tests.

Italy

Migrants in the Med: 'Over 8,000' rescued in five days

As many as 8,300 migrants have been plucked from the Mediterranean in the last five days according to Italian authorities, as more bodies washed ashore in Libya.

World News

One of world's oldest banks fares worst in EBA stress tests

One of the world’s oldest banks has fared worst in the European Banking Authority’s latest stress tests.

Italy

Italy's Monte dei Paschi bank among poor performers in latest in EU stress test

Banks from Italy, Ireland, Spain and Austria have come out worst in the latest European Union stress test.

Cinema

A strong line-up for Venice Film Festival 2016

This year the Venice Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s new film “La La Land”.

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