Decision of only G7 nation to join project reportedly communicated to Beijing three days ago Italy has formally notified China of its withdrawal from Beijing’s ambitious belt and road infrastructure initiative (BRI), a significant trade and infrastructure project, according to … Read More
Surge in arrivals comes despite EU deal with departure country Tunisia Local authorities on the Italian island of Lampedusa have declared a state of emergency as 7,000 migrants arrived on boats across the Mediterranean within 48 hours, more than doubling … Read More
Italy has passed a one-off 40% tax on the profits banks earn from higher interest rates, in a shock move that has seen shares plummet. A hike in official interest rates has resulted in record profits for Italian banks, prompting … Read More
‘There is no magical defence mechanism,’ says Greek prime minister as fires burn in northern Africa and southern Europe Wildfires were burning in at least nine countries across the Mediterranean on Tuesday as blazes spread in Croatia, Italy and Portugal, … Read More
Twenty-one rivers burst their banks after heavy storms across country cause landslides and submerge villages Nine people have died and thousands have been evacuated from their homes after heavy storms wreaked havoc in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, causing … Read More
Starting a family in Italy is becoming a “titanic effort” that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis has warned. Addressing a conference on Italy’s demographic crisis, he said pets were replacing children in many households. Also on stage were … Read More
“It’s a gruesome sight,” said the mayor of a seaside resort city. The death toll climbed to 62 on Monday after a human smuggling boat packed with migrants slammed into the rocks off the coast of southern Italy on Sunday … Read More
Italians broke into spontaneous applause and wept for joy as a feared Mafia ‘godfather’ was arrested after 30 years on the run. Paramilitary cops swooped on Matteo Messina Denaro while he was undergoing treatment at a private clinic in the … Read More
MILAN – Italy has ordered COVID-19 antigen swabs and virus sequencing for all travellers coming from China, where cases are surging, the health minister said on Wednesday. Italy, which was the first nation in Europe to be hit hard by … Read More
San Casciano discovery hailed as “most important since Riace Bronzes”. Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed 24 ancient bronze statues at the San Casciano dei Bagni thermal bath site in a discovery described as “exceptional” by Italy’s culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano. The perfectly … Read More