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Italian prosecutors to probe Libyan coastguard for ‘shooting & trying to ram’ migrant boat (VIDEO)

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021By Editor

Prosecutors in Sicily are investigating video footage that allegedly shows a Libyan Coast Guard vessel firing warning shots at a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea. The probe, however, will face an uphill struggle. … Read More >Italian prosecutors to probe Libyan coastguard for ‘shooting & trying to ram’ migrant boat (VIDEO)

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‘Horrible massacre’: More than 50 warders targeted in probe over heavy-handed suppression of Covid-19 riot in Italian prison

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021By Editor

Over 50 warders have been targeted by Italy’s judiciary, with more than 20 in detention or under house arrest, amid a probe into a major prison riot. Warders’ unions branded the measures “disproportionate” and “incomprehensible.” … Read More >‘Horrible massacre’: More than 50 warders targeted in probe over heavy-handed suppression of Covid-19 riot in Italian prison

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Vatican insists Italy’s anti-homophobia bill breaks bilateral treaty & treads on Catholic Church’s freedoms – media

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

In a rare move, the Vatican has lodged an official complaint over an anti-homophobia bill that is now being examined by Italy’s parliament, alleging that it undermines the church’s freedoms, an Italian newspaper has reported. … Read More >Vatican insists Italy’s anti-homophobia bill breaks bilateral treaty & treads on Catholic Church’s freedoms – media

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Bomb found in Italian official’s car close to Euro 2020 host stadium in Rome

Posted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021By Editor

Italian police have diffused a car bomb near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which was discovered ahead of the Euro 2020 football match between Italy and Switzerland. The city’s mayor said the device was found in an official’s car. … Read More >Bomb found in Italian official’s car close to Euro 2020 host stadium in Rome

Europe loses three times more from sanctions than Russia – Banca Intesa chair

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021By Editor

EU nations suffer much more from the economic penalties imposed on Russia than Russia itself, says Antonio Fallico, chairman of the board of directors of Banca Intesa and president of the Association Conoscere Eurasia. … Read More >Europe loses three times more from sanctions than Russia – Banca Intesa chair

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Google fined $120 million by Italy’s antitrust authority for abusing market position to block rival’s smartphone app

Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021By Editor

Italy’s competition authority has fined Google €100 million ($120 million) for abusing its market position to block the Enel X app from the Play Store. … Read More >Google fined $120 million by Italy’s antitrust authority for abusing market position to block rival’s smartphone app

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Two American tourists who killed Italian policeman found guilty and sentenced to LIFE in prison

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

An Italian court has convicted two US tourists for fatally stabbing a Carabinieri officer during a botched drug buy on their Roman holiday. One of them admitted to the act but claimed self-defense. Both received a life sentence. … Read More >Two American tourists who killed Italian policeman found guilty and sentenced to LIFE in prison

France, Germany, Italy, Spain & UK urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion plans that ‘threaten prospects for peace’

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have called on Israel to drop its plans to illegally build hundreds of new houses in an area of the occupied West Bank which would isolate a Palestinian neighborhood. … Read More >France, Germany, Italy, Spain & UK urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion plans that ‘threaten prospects for peace’

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Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Europol has announced the arrests in an international operation with German and Italian authorities, as officers targeted members of the ’Ndrangheta mafia group over allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering. … Read More >Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

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Protesters clash with police, set up GUILLOTINE with effigy of PM in Turin, Italy amid May Day protest (VIDEO)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Riot police clashed with protesters in Turin to prevent them from reaching Town Hall. Official Labor Day celebrations with Covid-19 restrictions were taking place indoors, while hundreds took to the streets. … Read More >Protesters clash with police, set up GUILLOTINE with effigy of PM in Turin, Italy amid May Day protest (VIDEO)