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Vatican

European leaders pay tribute to former Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI "worked with soul and intelligence for a more fraternal world," wrote French President Emmanuel Macron.

Italy

Italy PM Meloni's controversial budget plan wins approval

The opposition had vehemently criticised several of the 2023 budget bill's measures, including a higher cash payment limit and the permission to hunt wild boar in cities.

Italy

Watch: Hero pilot saves passengers in crash-landing over Italian Alps

A 22-year-old pilot was flying through the Italian Alps when her plane’s engine stalled mid-flight, forcing her to crash into the snowy mountains.

Italy

Italian rules for rescue ships are risking migrants' lives, say NGOs

Rescue ships must now request a port immediately after each individual rescue, instead of waiting to conduct more operations.

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Culture news

Ruggero Deodato - director of 'Cannibal Holocaust' - dies aged 83

Dubbed “the most controversial film ever made”, Ruggero Deodato's film revolutionized the horror and found-footage genre

Europe News

COVID-19: EU mulls coordinated approach as China reopens borders

China's easing of its strict zero-COVID policy in recent weeks has led to an explosion in cases.

Belgium

EU bloc to discuss 'coordinated approach' to China's COVID-19 wave

The European Commission will discuss a 'coordinated approach' to the explosion of COVID-19 cases in China in a meeting on Thursday. This follows new mandatory testing requirements for the arrival of all travellers from China to the US, Japan, India and Italy.

Residences

Europe’s most luxurious hotel openings of 2022, revealed

The World's Best New Luxury Hotels 2022 have been unveiled by The experts at Luxury Travel Intelligence.

Culture news

Holy Sh*t: Messi as you've never seen him before

Holy Sh*t! A Catalan tradition has caught the world champion Lionel Messi with his pants down!

Europe News

Senator asks for inquiry into 1983 disappearance of 'Vatican Girl'

The unresolved disappearance of Vatican resident Emanuela Orlandi has captured the imagination of Romans and Italians alike for four decades.

Europe News

This Italian restaurant run by ex-drug addicts now has a Michelin nod

This Italian restaurant just won a Michelin Green Star. It's run by recovering drug addicts.

Italy

Christmas in Europe: Are Italy's festive traditions under threat?

Did you know Christmas celebrations were born in Italy?

Europe News

Italian court approves extradition in EU Parliament's 'Qatargate' case

The court in Brescia decided that Maria Dolores Colleoni could be taken to Belgium based on a European arrest warrant linking her to the scandal through her husband, former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri.

Sport

Yugoslav and Serbian football star Siniša Mihajlović dies aged 53

The notable defender and midfielder celebrated in Italy's Serie A as a freekick specialist died after a battle with leukaemia, his family said in a statement on Friday.

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Watch: Rome unveils second sustainably-lit Christmas tree

Rome unveiled on Tuesday its second eco-friendly, low-impact Christmas tree, as the city installed a spruce in Campidoglio Square.

My Europe Series

Europe's health workers slam 'empty' post-pandemic promises

Euronews interviewed public health professionals across Europe and they all agree: working conditions have only worsened since the pandemic and they are demanding action.

Italy

Rescue ships carrying some 500 migrants dock in Italy

Two humanitarian boats, carrying a total of 509 migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean, arrived at Italian ports on Sunday, after days on rough seas.

Residences

Here's what I wish I'd known before renting a villa with 8 friends

My villa holiday with 8 friends was the ideal mix of sun, food and relaxation. Follow my tips to make sure you take the right people to the right place.

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Watch: Hundreds gathered in Rome in support of demonstrators in Iran

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Iranian embassy in Rome, chanting: “women, life, freedom”

Italy

Can cultural diplomacy succeed where politics has failed?

A new documentary, 'Erasmus in Gaza' follows the journey of Italian medical student Riccardo Corradini, who was the first European Erasmus student to travel to a war zone when he went to Gaza in 2019.