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Italy: alleged people smuggler could be the wrong man

An Eritrean man extradited to Italy from Sudan is denying he is the boss of a massive human-trafficking gang and claims he is victim of mistaken identity.

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Sardinia: giant table football game

Rally drivers had some fun in Sardinia as they celebrated the start of the Euro 2016 tournament.

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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to undergo heart surgery next week

Four-time Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will undergo heart surgery next week.

Cult

Italian violin-making tunes up for a revival

It is one of the most erotic of instruments, central to Western classical music, and its finest examples can be hundreds of years old and worth…

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Euro 2016: Conte expecting tough time in France as Italy look to bounce back from poor 2014 World Cup

Either side of a runners-up finish at Euro 2012, Italy were embarrassingly dumped out of the World Cup at the group stage in both South Africa and…

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Alleged human-trafficking 'kingpin' extradited to Italy

The suspected head of a huge human trafficking ring between Africa and Europe has been extradited to Italy.

Italy

European food safety office evacuated after explosives found

The European Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, received a package with explosive material on Tuesday which a local bomb squad destroyed, police…

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Maestro Morricone live on 'Morricone 60'

Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone is back with baton in hand after recovering from a collapsed vertebrae.

Business Series

Inter Milan bought by China's Suning

Chinese electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group is taking a controlling interest in Italian football club Inter Milan.

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Italy: 5-Star set to win Rome as Renzi shrugs off local elections blow

Virginia Raggi of Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has taken a strong lead in the race to become mayor of Rome – after first round local election results which were a disappointment to the g

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'Tale of Tales' fairy stories from a bygone age meet modernity

'Tale of Tales' is the first English language film by Italian directer "Matteo Garrone":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteo_Garrone.

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Renzi on course to lose Rome in Italian local elections

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s governing Democratic Party looks to have avoided embarrassment in local elections in Italy, although the anti-establishment Five-Star party’s Virginia Raggi is ahead in

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Valentino Rossi puts himself back in contention with Catalunya win

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Matteo Renzi's popularity is tested as Italy goes to the polls in mayoral elections

All eyes are on Matteo Renzi as some of Italy’s largest cities vote in mayoral elections widely considered a popularity test for the prime minister and secretary of the Democratic…

Italy

All eyes on Rome as Italian cities vote for mayors

Local elections are being held across Italy with dozens of cities voting for mayors.

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Rome parade celebrates 70 years of Italian democracy

Italy today marks the seventieth anniversary of its republic with a parade through the streets of Rome.

Switzerland

World's longest and deepest train tunnel opens in Switzerland

Switzerland's Gothard tunnel has opened. It is world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

Italy

Costa Concordia captain has appeal rejected

A Florence appeal court has upheld the 16-year prison sentence for Francesco Schettino.

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Migrants rescued adrift on new Greece-Italy sea route

A group of 29 migrants including two children have been rescued off the Greek island of Lefkada en route for Italy.

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Rescuers publish image of drowned migrant baby

Like the photograph of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi lying lifeless on a Turkish beach last year, the image emphasises the human cost of Mediterranean migration.

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