Monkeypox cases in Italy rises to 5
Italian monkeypox cases rose to five on Tuesday. A man returning from a holiday on the Canary Islands has the disease.
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Mottarone relatives feel “abandoned” on first anniversary of the cable-car disaster
Today is the first anniversary of the Mottarone tragedy. Investigation into the incident is still ongoing, but one of the victims’ relatives says they feel “abandoned”. The only survivor of the disaster is part of a bitter custody battle.
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Pilot has heart attack, lands plane, then dies
During the filming of Marco Paolini’s latest film, the pilot of a Tiger Moth had a heart attack in the air. The incident happened at Romeo Sartori Aerodrome at Asiago near Vicenza.
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Italy’s Martina Trevisan wins her first WTA title
TENNIS: Martina Trevisan dropped just three games against Claire Liu in the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem final in Morocco to capture her first Hologic WTA Tour title.
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On this day in History: Trevi Fountain inaugurated
In 1762, Pope Clement XIII officially opened the iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome. The fountain now helps raise money for the poor.
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Russian hackers target Italian sites
Russian hackers Killnet have been targeting various Italian institutional portals since around ten o’clock Thursday night, Italy’s postal police. The postal police is working to protect the sites from the assault.
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Bar fined over price of espresso
A customer calls police as bar charges more than price displayed for an espresso. The police then fined the bar €1000.
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Paralysed man given permission for assisted suicide
A paralysed man has been given permission for medically assisted suicide by the Marche regional ethics committee. He has been bedridden for 18 years due to an irreversible condition. He first requested the right-to-die sixteen years ago.
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Berlusconi’s ongoing trials: ex-premier had ‘sex slaves’ says prosecutor
In the third case of the so-called ‘Ruby trials, ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is said to have had sex slaves at orgies. The trial has now gone on for eight years.
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Italy, NATO and Russia: what transpired today?
Prime Minister Mario Draghi held a press conference today with the Finnish Prime Minister, saying he backs their NATO bid. Meanwhile, Russia is said to be ready to expel 24 Italian diplomats from the country.
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