Italy
Italy PM quits to seek new govt as pandemic rages
The uneasy coalition that has led Italy since September 2019 was fatally weakened earlier this month by the withdrawal of former premier Matteo Renzi's small...
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Carbon monoxide leak kills five at Italy care home
"Unfortunately there are five dead, then there are also five other residents in a serious condition and two care workers, a total of seven people in hospital," police told AFP.
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Bassino grabs third women's giant slalom victory of the season
On an icy slope, Bassino was fastest in the first run in 1min 4.15sec, with Gisin second and overall World Cup leader Petra Vlhova third.
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Italy surpasses 1 million coronavirus vaccinations: PM
"A heartfelt thanks to citizens and our national health service for the extraordinary response," wrote Conte on Facebook.
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Italy surpasses 1 million coronavirus vaccinations: PM
Earlier on Friday, Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a new decree that put three regions under a near lockdown.
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Five things to know about Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia
The group has only been classed as mafia under Italian law since 2010, but it dates back at least to the unification of Italy in 1861.
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Major Italian mafia trial opens with hundreds of accused
More than 350 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate and the politicians, lawyers, businessmen and others accused of enabling them face a long trial in the southern Calabrian town of Lamezia Terme.
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England, Italy brace for Christmas lockdowns as Europe battles virus surge
Europe has become the first region in the world to pass 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic broke out a year ago, killing more than 1.6 million worldwide and pitching the global economy into turmoil.
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Italy's 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi dead at 64: media
They paid tribute to 'Pablito', the star who was banned for his part in a betting scandal but returned to win the World Cup and the Ballon D'Or the same year.
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For Dolce & Gabbana, no crying over crisis, be inventive
Dolce, 62, and Gabbana, 58, spoke to AFP from an opulent Milan mansion where a series of mini-films for their upcoming haute couture collections were being shot.
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Italy curbs Christmas travel to avoid virus 'third wave'
The new rules, together with an existing curfew and other regulations already in place, seek to curb circulation throughout the country during the festive period by limiting the number of gatherings.
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US sees new virus records, while Italian regions enter lockdown
The US recorded a third day in a row with deaths above 1,000, while more than 120,000 infections were reported - smashing a daily record set the day before.
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Italian regions latest to enter lockdown as virus grips Europe
Five coronavirus 'red zones' in Italy's north - plus Calabria in the country's 'toe' - will shutter non-essential businesses, affecting 16 million people.
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WHO warns of 'explosion' of virus cases in Europe
"We do see an explosion.... in the sense it only takes a couple of days to have over the European region an increase of one million cases," WHO's regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said.
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Italy protesters, police clash over virus curbs as countries battle case surges
Governments are now struggling to balance new restrictions against the need to revive economies already battered by earlier draconian lockdowns after the virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.
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Ronaldo 'violated' COVID-19 protocol, says Italy's sports minister
Ronaldo left the Portuguese team camp near Lisbon on Wednesday to fly back to Northern Italy on his private jet.
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Train leaves Italian station without driver
The train with one passenger on board travelled for about seven kilometres north of Milan without either its driver or conductor, the railway said.
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Italian region imposes 1,000-euro fines for not wearing masks
The three businesses, which include a bar and a hairdresser, were hit with 1,000-euro fines after police found they had not respected an edict imposed on Friday that requires people to wear masks in enclosed spaces.
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Virus already in Italy by December, waste water study finds
Researchers discovered genetic traces of Sars-CoV-2 - as the virus is officially known - in samples of waste water collected in Milan and Turin at the end of last year, and Bologna in January, the ISS institute said in a statement seen by AFP on Friday.
