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Italy floods 2023. Image: Antonio Masiello | Getty Images

‘Natural’ disasters insurance payouts top €6billion in 2023

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian insurers paid out a record six billion euros in claims related to damage from ‘natural’ disasters last year, ANIA President tells conference.

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Sinner faces Berrettini in Wimbledon second round

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Jannik Sinner faced a tough challenge in the first round of The Championships, but defeated German Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Monday. Sinner will now face Berrettini in the second-round.

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Siena holds first Palio of 2024 on 2nd July

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The historic Palio di Siena horse race returns on Tuesday 2nd July, with bareback riders competing in the medieval heart of the Tuscan city.

Antitrust Authority fines Football Federation (FIGC) €4million

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Antitrust Authority has fined the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) over €4million euros for abusing its dominant position.

Floods in northern Italy leave villages isolated

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Bad weather hit causing floods in northern Italy, particularly Valle d’Aosta and Piedmont. There is extensive damage with some villages isolated.

Meloni abstains in EU summit vote for EC chief

June 30, 2024June 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni abstained from the EU summit vote that nominated former German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission chief.

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Italy beaten and out of Euro 2024

June 30, 2024June 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A lacklustre performance saw Italy beaten 2-0 by a far superior Swiss team at the UEFA Euro 2024 championship last night.

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Three more workplace fatalities

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Friday, Italy saw three more workplace fatalities in a spate the union UIL claims kill more people than the mafia. A 21-year-old construction worker died in Sicily, another worker fell to his death from a motorway maintenance site into the northern Italian Adda River, and another 21-year-old farm worker was crushed to death when […]

On this day in history: English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning dies in Florence

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The English poetess, Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on 29th June 1861 in Florence.

Inflation remains steady, industry prices +0.3% in May

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian inflation stayed at 0.8% in June, the same as May, Istat said on Friday. In May, industrial producer prices increased by 0.3% on a monthly basis.