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Italy’s Draghi says will present broad tax reform plan to cabinet next week
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Wednesday he will present plans to cabinet next week for a...
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‘You are making the future today’, Pope tells youth climate activists
MILAN (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised youth climate campaigners for their efforts to tackle global warming and encouraged...
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UK set to sign contracts with Tempest partners, Japan talks ongoing – BAE
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - BAE Systems said Tempest, the British-led project to build a new fighter jet, would...
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Italy gives COVID green light to six non-EU tourist destinations
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's health ministry said on Tuesday it had given the go-ahead for travel to six non-European tourist...
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“Don’t worry,” says jailed Egypt rights researcher as he is driven from court
By Nadeen Ebrahim MANSOURA, Egypt (Reuters) -A jailed Egyptian human rights researcher told supporters on Tuesday not to worry, as...
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Activist Greta Thunberg not very optimistic about Italy climate talks
MILAN (Reuters) - Greta Thunberg is not very optimistic about the climate talks held in Italy this week, the environmental...
Read moreHundreds of migrants land in Italy’s Lampedusa
ROME (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants have arrived by boat in the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, the interior ministry...
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U.S. plans projects in Latin America countering China’s Belt and Road
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are set to tour Latin America this week to scout infrastructure projects...
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Italian far-right leader Salvini’s media guru quits amid drug inquiry
ROME (Reuters) - The social media guru for Italy's Matteo Salvini said on Monday he had quit his post, key...
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San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The tiny republic of San Marino has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalising abortion in...
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Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognized, but Afghans must be helped
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could...
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Catalan separatist leader to attend hearing in Italy on Oct. 4
MILAN (Reuters) - Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Saturday he would be in Sardinia on Oct. 4 to...
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Italy reports 50 more coronavirus deaths, 3,525 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 50 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, compared to 52 the day before, the health ministry said,...
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Catalan separatist freed from Italy jail, to appear before court later
By Joan Faus and Angelo Amante BARCELONA/ROME (Reuters) -A court in Sardinia released Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont from custody...
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Hundreds of strikers block road to Rome airport, disrupt flights
FIUMICINO, Italy (Reuters) - Hundreds of striking air workers blocked the highway to Rome's main airport on Friday as they...
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Catalan regional chief calls for Puigdemont’s immediate release
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's regional chief Pere Aragones called for the immediate release of his predecessor Carles Puigdemont, who was...
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Analysis-Red tape, political hurdles hinder Draghi’s drive to reform Italy
By Angelo Amante, Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Draghi set an ambitious reform timeline...
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Wild boars invade Rome mayoral election race
ROME (Reuters) - All roads lead to Rome, or at least so it seems for wild boar. Sightings of boars...
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Catalan separatist leader detained in Sardinia, his office says
By Jesús Aguado and Joan Faus MADRID (Reuters) -Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was detained on Thursday by Italian police...
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In shock ruling, Italy court overturns mafia verdicts
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - An Italian appeals court on Thursday overturned convictions in a major...
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