Tourist spending up by 80% this summer
Foreign tourist spending in Italy rose by 80% this summer, the Bank of Italy said on Friday.
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Italy-France row over migrant situation
Premier Giorgia Meloni blasted France’s “aggressive” response in a diplomatic row over the migrant situation; in particular the NGO-run search-and-rescue ship the Ocean Viking.
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Quality of Life Survey – 2022
The 24th edition of the ItaliaOggi-La Sapienza Quality of Life ranking sees Trento regain the podium. Last is still Crotone.
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Italian woman released from Iranian prison
Authorities released Alessia Piperno from an Iranian prison after an “intense diplomatic effort”, the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement.
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Earthquake shocks Marche
A strong earthquake off the Adriatic coast near Pesaro, followed by a series of aftershocks, shook Marche province on Wednesday.
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Interior Minister says government “will not accept lessons on human rights”
The Italian government will not accept lessons on human rights says Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi. NGO run ships have been prevented from landing in Sicily.
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24 bronzes found under water at San Casciano dei Bagni
Archaeologist Jacopo Tabolli says the discovery will “rewrite history” after 24 bronze statues and thousands of coins are found at the bottom of a Roman pool at San Casciano dei Bagni.
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New glass barriers work in protecting Venice’s treasures
An average-height acqua alta hit Venice yesterday. The new glass barriers installed around St Mark’s Basilica protected it from damage.
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Salvini says end to “organised trips” for migrants
Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini says it was time to stop “organised trips” for migrants across the Mediterranean. Italy is in a stand-off over people saved at sea by NGO-run search-and-rescue ships.
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Italy stops 35 asylum seekers on NGO ship disembarking
German organisation SOS Humanity’s ship Humanity 1 is first big test of far-right government’s immigration policy. Children, the old and ‘vulnerable’ were allowed off when the boat docked in Sicily. Hundreds of asylum seekers are still at sea on three other rescue ships.
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