Italy-Israel ticket sales poor amid enhanced security measures
There are strict security measures put in place around the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine for tomorrow’s Nations League match between Italy and Israel, which affected ticket sales. The game…
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Italy’s nuclear revival is imperative, World Nuclear Association says
Last year, Italy – the only G8 country without its own operational nuclear power plant – took the first steps towards reversing its ban on nuclear power, which has been in place for nearly…
Japan expands LNG flexibility via cooperation with South Korea, Italy
JAPAN has agreed on Sunday (Oct 6) to study cooperating with South Korea and Italy on procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the world’s second-biggest LNG importer after China…
33rd annual Taste of Italy celebrates Italian Heritage Month
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Taste of Italy returned to the South End in Springfield. “This…bringing our people together, that’s all that matters to me,” shared Rosemarie Rueli Costa,…
Italy targets climate activists in 'anti-Gandhi' demo clampdown
Blocking a road to protest inaction against climate change could soon be punishable with prison in Italy as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government cracks down on…
Microsoft to make 4.3 billion euros AI, cloud investment in Italy
MICROSOFT plans to invest 4.3 billion euros (S$6.1 billion) over the next two years to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in northern Italy, it said on…
Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website
ITALY’S antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of online clothing retailer Shein over possible misleading environmental…
Italy holds trial into killing of a woman that shocked the country and sparked debate over femicide
ROME (AP) — The trial into the brutal killing of a 22-year-old woman started in Italy on Monday, in a case that shocked the country and fueled debate over the cultural roots of surging…
Protect the prosciutto: Italy battles swine fever
Pig farmer Alberto Cavagnini has slaughtered 1,600 of his hogs due to swine fever, a virus threatening the 20-billion-euro pork industry in Italy, including its world-famous prosciutto.…
Storm Boris batters Italy after wreaking havoc in central Europe
Storm Boris is battering the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe. More than 1,000 residents in the north-eastern region of…
Italy next to face storm after 21 killed in Europe floods
Intense storms battering central Europe are now reaching Italy, where warnings for heavy rain, strong winds and floods have been issued for much of the country. Floods are already reported…
Italy deputy PM facing jail time for blocking migrant boat
Prosecutors in Italy are seeking a six-year jail term for deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini over a decision in August 2019 to stop a migrant boat from docking. The ship, operated by the…
Italian prosecutors seek six-year sentence for Salvini
Italian prosecutors Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, for blocking migrants from disembarking at one of the…
Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Italy's foreign minister Tuesday voiced strong support for Western Balkan countries' European Union accession bids, saying that otherwise the region could…
Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing
ROME (AP) — A wave of violent rainstorms battered northern Italy on Thursday, flooding the financial hub of Milan and raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in…
Italy weighs steep tourist tax as European backlash against visitors grows
Aug 30, 2024, 12:37pm EDT The News Italy is weighing a steep increase in tourist taxes to counter the impact of overtourism, the latest European country to take steps against unmanageable…
Long-running battle over lucrative beach concessions between Italy and EU could be in final chapter
ROME (AP) — The latest chapter in a seemingly endless saga over the management of Italy’s lucrative beach concessions has set Italian beaches on fire this summer. For almost two decades,…
Italy’s Mount Etna erupts again, sends ash plume 32,000 feet into sky
MOUNT ETNA, Italy – For the fifth time this summer, Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has begun erupting, spewing ash above Sicily and temporarily halting flights. Italy’s National Institute of…
Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
CAMMARATA, Italy (AP) — On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane's farm in southern Sicily. Some of the precious liquid gets…
Italy's Meloni signs economic pact in China, seeks new relationship
Italy and China on Sunday signed a three-year pact for economic cooperation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said after a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Meloni said during…
Armani and Dior probed in Italy following worker exploitation claims
Italy’s competition authority is investigating whether Armani and Dior have misled consumers about their production processes, following reports that local companies in their supply chains…
Italian tax police free 33 Indian workers from 'slave-like' conditions on farms
ROME (AP) — Italy’s tax police said Saturday they had freed 33 Indian farm workers from “slave-like working conditions” in the northern province of Verona, while seizing almost half a…
Rome's airport is named for da Vinci, Venice's for Marco Polo. Milan's Malpensa? Silvio Berlusconi
ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, a cruise-ship singer, media mogul and three-time premier who dominated Italian politics for three decades, is getting a new act following his death last…