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Train chaos: RFI suspends contract with maintenance firm

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian rail agency Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) suspended its contract with Str92 on Thursday.

Microsoft Headquarters Credits: Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images.

Microsoft to invest billions in Italy

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Wednesday, Premier Giorgia Meloni met with Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, at Palazzo Chigi to discuss the company’s latest investment plans in Italy. Microsoft has committed to a €4.3 billion initiative aimed at expanding its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over the next two years.

Swine fever affecting pork production in northern Italy. çImage: Italian Landrace pigs. By Whgler - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55868565

Swine fever threatens prosciutto production

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

African swine fever is posing a serious threat to Italy’s pork industry, which is worth €20 billion and renowned for producing prosciutto and cured sausages.

Economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti says climate crisis affects economic stability

Climate crisis threatens economic stability – Giorgetti

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Friday stressed the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis, warning of the dangers it poses to economic stability.

Still of Giorgia Meloni from video. Meloni honoured Giacomo Matteotti yesterday, 100 years after his "death speech"

Meloni Calls for Changes to EU Green Deal at Confindustria Assembly

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told the Confindustria assembly in Rome on Wednesday that she plans to “correct” the EU Green Deal, claiming its current form is damaging to European businesses.

Mario Draghi who questions the EU's AI Act. Image: Getty Images

Draghi report questions AI laws in the EU

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mario Draghi, former Italian premier and European central banker, presented a report this week outlining Europe’s urgent need for a new industrial strategy to tackle an existential challenge. His report was critical on the EU’s stance regarding AI.

Cannabis light to be banned. Image shows cannabis leaves and CBD product

Lower House approves move to ban sale of ‘cannabis light’

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Lower House approved a measure on Thursday in the government’s security bill that bans the sale of ‘cannabis light’. This includes hemp flowers and products containing a minimal level of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana that causes a high.