Coronavirus: EU could fail over outbreak, warns Italy's Giuseppe Conte

Italy's prime minister has told the BBC that the European Union risks failing as a project in the coronavirus crisis. More than 17,...

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Italy Loosens Gun Laws as Matteo Salvini Polishes His Tough Guy Image

ROME — At a police convention in October, Matteo Salvini, the most powerful figure in Italy’s populist government, ran his hands over an e...

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UN urges EU states to accept migrants stranded on Italy coastguard ship

The UNHCR calls on EU member states to "urgently" offer places to some 150 people stranded on an Italian coastguard ship at a Si...

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Italy Threatens to Shut Airports Over Migrant 'Charter Flights'

"If someone in Berlin or Brussels thinks of dropping dozens of migrants via non-authorised charter flights in Italy, they should know...

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Italy budget under pressure over plan to 'abolish poverty'

Italy's populist government has vowed to "end poverty" with its first budget plans on Thursday. A lone voice? Italy's...

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Italian Church Will Take Most Migrants From Ship

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says the Italian Catholic church will take most of the migrants who have been stuck aboard an Italian coast...

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Macron accuses Hungary of starting ‘WAR’ in EU over migrant crisis ‘big mistake’

EMMANUEL Macron accused Hungary of declaring war in the European Union (EU) by teaming up with Italy to stand firm against migrants. Em...

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Coronavirus: Marathon talks over EU virus rescue package stall

EU talks on how to help southern Eurozone countries badly affected by the coronavirus epidemic have stalled after 16 hours. Italy has b...

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Mafia blamed for using ‘weakened cement’ on Italy’s infrastructure

ITALY’S bridge collapse, which left dozens of people dead, is just the latest example of the terrifying grip the Mafia has on the country...

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Europe holds its breath as Italy heads to the polls for critical referendum

He burst on to Italy’s political scene two years ago promising to reshape his country’s moribund politics, but it was an exhausted, carewor...

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Venice flooding puts three-quarters of the city under its worst water levels in 6 years

Venice, a tourist destination known for its canals and gondolas, has just seen three-quarters of the city go underwater amid the worst flo...

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Migrant crisis: Italy to accept arrivals until deal reached

Italy is to allow migrant rescue ships to dock until the EU reaches a deal to distribute new arrivals. Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Mil...

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