Italy’s health ministry has confirmed that every person currently under observation in the country in connection with the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has tested negative. The reassuring results cover six individuals, including four who shared a KLM flight with a passenger who later died of the virus, a British tourist in Milan, and an Argentine […]
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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has publicly overruled his Foreign Minister’s statement that the Italy-Albania migrant protocol will not be extended beyond 2030, insisting the deal has no expiry date beyond Rome’s own wishes. The diplomatic U-turn has done little to silence Italy’s opposition, which had already seized on the original remarks as proof the […]
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The 38th Salone Internazionale del Libro opens in Turin on Thursday with Zadie Smith delivering the inaugural lecture and Alessandro Baricco staging a night of words and music. The programme spans Greek crime fiction to football legend Roberto Baggio. The whole event is around the theme of children as the world’s last hope.
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Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Massimiliano Fedriga has retained his position as Italy’s most popular regional governor with an approval rating of 65%, according to a new SWG poll for ANSA. The survey reveals a striking gap between the country’s best and worst-performing regional leaders.
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Albanian Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha has told Rome that the controversial protocol allowing Italy to operate migrant centres on Albanian soil will not be extended beyond 2030. The reason being, he expects Albania to be an EU member state by then. The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from Italy’s opposition parties, who called the scheme […]
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A 25-year-old man from Calabria who boarded a KLM flight with a passenger who later died from the Andes strain of hantavirus is displaying symptoms consistent with the disease. Biological samples are being rushed to Rome’s leading infectious disease hospital as Italy monitors four citizens caught up in the outbreak.
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A new UNICEF report on children and economic inequality places Italy in the middle tier of wealthy nations. However, it flags serious concerns over child poverty and obesity while also recognising the country’s comparatively low rates of adolescent suicide.
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Cristina Cati, creator of the Modoro brand, has won a landmark legal battle against the Swedish furniture giant Ikea. One of her illustrations was reproduced without consent and used to decorate a store near Bologna.
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Alessandro Giuli has dismissed the head of his technical secretariat and his personal secretariat chief. The sackings follow revelations that public funding was refused for the Regeni documentary about the murdered Italian researcher.
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Police have arrested three suspected murderers and issued 18 further precautionary measures in a coordinated operation targeting extortion rackets run by the Foggia mafia and its affiliated Gargano clans.
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