All news on the topic: Italy

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European universities keep ties with Israeli defence-linked research projects
At the start of the academic year last September, the rector of the University of Granada sent a message to students and faculty members. Professor Pedro Mercado Pacheco stressed that the university must continue to be “a space for dialogue...
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KGB, sex business, and $100 million from Nornickel: how the Strzhalkovsky family bought their way into the European aristocracy
Vladimir Strzhalkovsky — a name that means little to the general public. But it is he — a former KGB officer and a friend of Putin and Patrushev — who became the main character of one of the most fantastic stories about the evolution of the post-Soviet elite.
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Billionaire Chris Rokos prepares to leave Britain for Greece amid fears of tax rises
The billionaire hedge fund founder Chris Rokos is reportedly moving to Greece amid fears of tax rises in the autumn Budget.
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Waterspout tornado slams into Italian beach as parasols and sunbeds are hurled into the air
This is the shocking moment a waterspout tornado slams into a popular Italian beach – sending parasols flying into the sky and tourists fleeing.
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Suspect arrested after deadly shooting at Swiss rave leaves woman dead and five injured
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a rave in Switzerland over the weekend, police have said.
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"Thrown around like toys": Four planes flipped as violent storms batter Italian airport
This is the shocking moment four planes are “thrown around like toys” at an airport as violent storms batter Italy.
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British Airways baggage container catches fire at Milan airport after unloading
A British Airways baggage container burst into flames minutes after being unloaded from an aircraft.
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Priceless Antonello da Messina masterpieces stolen in brazen Sicilian museum raid
Four priceless Renaissance masterpieces have been snatched in a brazen museum raid after thieves slipped past its alarms and security systems undetected.
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Chinese couple placed under house arrest in Italy over €33 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), the judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Milan issued a house arrest order...
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Thirteen killed after sightseeing plane crashes over Peru’s Nazca Lines
Thirteen people were killed in a plane crash during a sightseeing flight over Peru’s famous Nazca Lines.
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Migrants hide in pipes and underground tunnels to avoid deportation from Spain’s Ceuta to Morocco
Thousands of migrants who flooded into Spain’s North African territory are being frogmarched back to Morocco, after the sudden arrival of so many people sparked a humanitarian crisis.
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Trump calls Spain’s migrant surge a “catastrophe” as Ceuta crossings top 60,000
Trump has slammed Spain after nearly 60,000 migrants crossed into Europe through the enclave of Ceuta in the space of just one day.
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US launches review of military presence in Europe as NATO shifts defence burden
The United States began reviewing its military presence in Europe on Monday, officials said, after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told his NATO counterparts last month that Washington was planning such an analysis.
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Zinedine Zidane begins new era as France head coach with Turkey debut looming
For Tuesday’s front page, L’Équipe simply went with “Il revient” – “He’s back” – echoing their 2005 headline when Zinédine Zidane came out of international retirement. At the time, the midfielder’s upcoming return was seen as a major boost to Les Bleus’ ailing World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Italian man jailed after charging tourists to visit fake Roman amphitheatre he built himself
In Italy, a structure promoted for years as an "ancient Roman amphitheatre" has turned out to be a fake, constructed recently using modern materials.
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More than 300,000 flee as wildfires spread across France and Spain
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they "are far from having the fire under control."
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Britain’s broken planning system is driving infrastructure costs through the roof
Why is it so expensive to build infrastructure in Britain? One common explanation is that essentially we lack practice. For example, Britain has electrified its railways in fits-and-bursts. In the late 80s, Britain electrified over 400 kilometres of track each year.
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Ten convicted in Italy over €100 million VAT fraud linked to plastics trading
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy) has obtained the conviction of ten defendants by the Tribunal of Nola in a VAT fraud case involving the trade of plastics products.
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Police clash with protesters after man dies restrained by officers in Italy
Police have clashed with demonstrators during a protest in the Italian city of Bologna after a Moroccan-born man died pleading for help under police restraint.
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EPPO seizes €20m in probe into suspected €40m EU recovery funds fraud in Italy
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy) has seized around €20 million held in bank accounts and insurance policies linked to five companies, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud involving funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
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Italian prosecutors trace $230m mafia fortune hidden through global financial network
Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscrupulous financiers and lawyers.
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Trump ambassador’s luxury superyacht diplomacy draws protests in Italy
China’s Jingye has demanded compensation from the UK government and threatened to pursue international arbitration over the nationalisation of British Steel, escalating a dispute that has strained relations between London and Beijing.
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Italian police raid luxury brands over labour exploitation
At issue is the near-ubiquitous practice of brands subcontracting work to suppliers that in turn contract to others, ending up with firms who employ Chinese workers in exploitative conditions.
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Italy passes law to help children escape mafia families
Children and young adults raised in mafia families will be given a chance to break away from organised crime under new legislation in Italy that aims to stop the intergenerational recruitment of gangsters.
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Thirty-two convicted over Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 people
Thirty-two people, including the former chief executive of Italy’s motorway operator, have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of a Genoa bridge in which 43 people died.