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Italy National 

Kumbh Mela photos of Naga Sadhus, transgenders enthrall art lovers, citizens in Florence

December 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Florence, Dec 8 (IANS) A photography exhibition by Delhi-based Fine Art photographer Parul Sharma of the Ardh Kumbh Mela 2019

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Reflect on anti-Russia sanctions, Italy urges EU

December 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy takes its lead from the European Union but wants the bloc to undertake “profound reflection”

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Russia key interlocutor in Libya, says Italy

December 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday called Russia a “key interlocutor” in Libya, underlining

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Business/Economy Italy 

FAO sees record global cereal output in 2019

December 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) This year will see an all-time record cereal harvest of 2,714 billion tonnes, 0.4 per cent

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Diplomacy Italy 

Italy ‘won’t rush’ to re-open embassy in Syria

December 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy will make no unilateral move to reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus and

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Football Italy Sports 

See you in Italy soon: Ibrahimovic targeting Serie A return

December 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 4 (IANS) Sweden football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that he will be joining an Italian club that

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Football Italy Sports 

Balotelli can leave on a free transfer in January: Brescia

December 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Dec 3 (IANS) Italian football club Brescia president Massimo Cellino has said striker Mario Balotelli can leave the club

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo crowned with Serie A player of the year award

December 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Dec 3 (IANS) Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Serie A player of the year. Ronaldo,

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo crowned with Series A player of the year award

December 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Dec 3 (IANS) Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Series A player of the year. Ronaldo,

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Italy 

ALERT: Congress’ Balasahab Thorat, Nitin Raut sworn in as Maharashtra Ministers

November 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

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Italy Politics 

Italian lawmaker proposes to girlfriend in Parliament

November 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 28 (IANS) An Italian lawmaker brought some romance to his parliamentary intervention on Thursday by proposing to his

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy 

Bodies of five women recovered from capsized boat in Italy

November 25, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 25 (IANS) Rescuers have so far recovered the bodies of five women after a migrant boat capsized within

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Art/Culture/Books Diplomacy Italy 

Tehran exhibition marks 60 years of Italy-Iran cooperation

November 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, has opened an exhibition in Tehran that marks 60 years

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Business/Economy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

FAO, Italian research panel to cooperate on fisheries

November 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) have agreed to

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Italy Politics 

Flood-hit Venice to reopen all schools

November 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Nov 18 (IANS) The flood-hit Italian city of Venice will reopen all schools that were earlier closed due to

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Italy Politics 

Exceptionally high tides continue to batter Venice

November 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Nov 15 (IANS) Exceptionally high tides have continued to batter the Italian city of Venice and by early Friday

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus to seek answers from Ronaldo for behaviour: Report

November 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin, Nov 12 (IANS) Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo will be asked for an explanation by his club Juventus on why

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo avoids fine despite his anger at substitution

November 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Nov 12 (IANS) Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo will be escaping both fine and ban for his angered reaction when

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo left fuming after getting substituted for second time

November 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Nov 11 (IANS) Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo was left frustrated after he was substituted again by coach Maurizio Sarri

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Italy Politics 

Italy ranks lowest for English-language proficiency in EU

November 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 9 (IANS) A new report from the English Proficiency Index showed that Italians were the least proficient speakers

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Defence/Security Italy Politics 

Italy top western contributor to UN missions: President

November 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy is the biggest western contributor to United Nations missions around the world, in which its

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Italy Politics 

‘Libyan coastal patrols likely to stop without Italy’

October 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 31 (IANS/AKI) Without support from Italy, Libyan coastguard patrols could cease, leading to more boat crossings, “tragedies at

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Italy Politics Terrorism 

Islamic State still poses ‘grave threat’: Italy

October 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 31 (IANS/AKI) The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi represents progress in the fight against terrorism

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

France, Germany to take 70 of the stranded migrants: Italy

October 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 29 (IANS/AKI) France and Germany will take 70 of the more than 100 migrants stranded on the charity

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Business/Economy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

New Italian company set up to develop wave power

October 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Ravenna (Italy), Oct 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, shipbuilder Fincantieri and

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Ifad chief visiting India to help poverty eradication drive

October 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 28 (IANS/AKI) The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development’s President Gilbert F. Houngbo will hold talks with the

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Diplomacy Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

Italy eyes stronger economic ties with Bangladesh

October 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 28 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Ministry officials held talks here on Monday with Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momen in

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Football Italy Sports 

Dries Mertens breaks Maradona’s record for Napoli

October 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Oct 24 (IANS) Belgium’s Dries Mertens overtook Diego Maradona as Napoli’s second highest all-time goalscorer after the side defeated

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Italy Science/Tech Technology 

MIT, Italian energy major extend low-carbon energy cooperation

October 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eni have renewed their low-carbon energy research collaboration by extending

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Military attack on Syria unacceptable, Italy tells Turkey

October 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Turkey’s week-old military offensive in northeast Syria is unacceptable and must be halted, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Turkish military ops in Syria ‘unacceptable’, says Italy

October 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Turkey’s week-old military offensive in northeast Syria is unacceptable and must be halted, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Italy offers to host UN food systems summit in 2021

October 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy wants to host a planned United Nations summit on food systems in 2021, Premier Giuseppe

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy to work for unity on Turkey, Brexit at EU summit

October 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy will seek European unity on issues including Turkey’s current military offensive in northern Syria and

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy blames Turkey for Syria fighting, seeks negotiations

October 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday pointed the finger at Turkey for its six-day-old

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics Terrorism 

Italy lauds Syrian Kurds for role in fight against IS

October 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 15 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday thanked Kurdish forces in Syria for their help

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

WFP aids over 70,000 fleeing Turkish military ops in Syria

October 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme is “deeply concerned” for the safety of civilians caught in

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Golf Italy Sports 

Indian golf trio face uphill task at Olgiata

October 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Oct 9 (IANS) The Italian Open will tee off from Thursday at the picturesque Olgiata Golf Course in Rome,

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Cinema/Showbiz IANS Life Italy National 

La Dolce Vita

October 5, 2019October 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Oct 5 (IANSlife) Fashion Week is one of the most major events of the year for Milan — the

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo on target as Juventus register 2-0 win in Serie A

September 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Sep 29 (IANS) Star Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Juventus extended their unbeaten run in the Italian Serie

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italian Foreign Minister hails ‘progress’ on Libya

September 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday claimed that “steps forward” had been made on

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Technology, innovation key to reshaping food systems: UN

September 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation is striving to develop a new business model based

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Diplomacy Environment/Wildlife Italy Politics 

Italian Foreign Minister lauds youth climate strikers

September 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio praised thousands of young environmental activists who missed school to

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma life-bans fan for racially abusing defender Juan Jesus

September 27, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 27 (IANS) The Italian football club Roma have handed a lifetime suspension to a fan for racially abusing

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Art/Culture/Books Italy 

Peace drawings by children adorn Colosseum in Rome

September 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 26 (IANS) More than 5,000 peace drawings by children from 128 countries, including India, are on display encircling

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italy’s court backs assisted dying in ‘extreme cases’

September 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 26 (IANS) Italy’s top court has ruled that assisted dying is not a crime if the person wanting

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Football Italy Sports 

Patience, persistence separate pro from amateur: Ronaldo

September 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin, Sep 24 (IANS) Juventus and Portugal star forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday said patience and persistence are the two

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Football Italy Sports 

Been a long time without winning individual prize: Messi

September 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan (Italy), Sep 24 (IANS) Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who missed out on claiming his first Best FIFA Men’s

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Football Italy Sports 

Messi, Rapinoe bag top honours at Best FIFA Football Awards

September 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan (Italy), Sep 24 (IANS) Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi won the men’s best player while US forward Megan Rapinoe

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Accord reached on migrants’ relocation, repatriation: Italy

September 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 24 (IANS/AKI) European Union migrants will be redistributed around the bloc “within four weeks” of arrival and the

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italy for migrant redistribution, repatriation mechanism

September 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) A European Union migrant redistribution mechanism could abet human trafficking in the absence of one to

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy set to join European military intervention force

September 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Italy announced it plans to join a European military force that will react rapidly to crises

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italy welcomes forthcoming conference on Libya in Berlin

September 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday hailed the international conference on war-wracked Libya that Germany will

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

EU must fund migrant repatriations, says Italian President

September 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) The European Union should shoulder the cost of sending back migrants to the bloc and needs

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Guru Randhawa to make his debut at Milan Fashion Week

September 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian singer Guru Randhawa is thrilled to see new fashion trends first hand and dig into

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy resuming a central role in Europe: EU Commissioner

September 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 16 (IANS/AKI) With its new left-leaning government, Italy, a founder member of the European Union, and the eurozone’s

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Italy Motorsports Sports 

Marquez earns doubly valuable victory in San Marino

September 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Misano Adriatico (Italy), Sep 16 (IANS) Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team grabbed a doubly valuable victory at Misano’s

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Football Italy Sports 

Television pundit banned for racist comments about Lukaku

September 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Sep 16 (IANS) An Italian television pundit was banned for making racist comment about Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku.

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IANS Life Italy National 

Gucci plans to go carbon neutral

September 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Florence, Sep 14 (IANS) Italian luxury brand Gucci has announced that the company is going carbon neutral. The company’s strategy

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Qatar gives $2.9 mn to feed needy Yemenis: WFP

September 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 14 (IANS/AKI) Qatar has donated $2.9 million to help the United Nations World Food Programme provide vital food

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Art/Culture/Books Italy Politics 

Hillary Clinton trolled for reading her emails at art exhibit

September 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew sarcastic remarks from social media users after she

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Diaspora Italy 

4 Indian men drown in Italian farm manure tank

September 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Four Sikh men from Punjab have drowned in a manure tank on a dairy farm near

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Germany gives vital aid for Syria to World Food Programme

September 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 13 (IANS/AKI) Germanys financial support for the United Nations World Food Programme is crucial in order for it

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

EU Commissioner-designate welcomes ECB stimulus measures

September 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s former centre-left Premier and the European Union’s next Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, on Thursday praised

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

EU fiscal, asylum rules reform top priority for Italy: PM

September 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s priorities during the incoming European Commission’s five years in office will be propelling growth by

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Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Daniel Craig spotted in bloodied, bruised look

September 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 11 (IANS) Actor Daniel Craig has already started the Italy schedule of James Bond’s 25th outing. And now

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Diplomacy Health/Medicine Italy 

Italy sends medical supplies shipment to Libya

September 10, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 10 (IANS/AKI) A shipment of over 10 tonnes of medicines and relief medical and hygiene supplies reached the

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

‘Stabilising Libya top but Italy won’t neglect Africa’

September 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s new centre-left-populist government will focus on the entire African continent, not just countries across the

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italian PM for ‘effective’ European solidarity on migration

September 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday called for “effective solidarity” from the European Union on the

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Diplomacy Italy 

Italy eyes stronger ties with Russia, China, India: PM

September 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy wants to further develop its ties with “major global actors” such as India, Russia and

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International Italy 

Italy’s PM presents pro-European agenda

September 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 9 (IANS) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday said that the new coalition government wants to return

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Italy Motorsports Sports 

Leclerc wins Ferrari’s 1st Italian GP title since 2010

September 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Monza (Italy) Sep 8 (IANS) Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Sunday sealed back-to-back Formula One race wins, his second career triumph,

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Italy Motorsports Sports 

Leclerc wins Ferrari’s 1st Italian GP title in 10 years

September 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Monza (Italy) Sep 8 (IANS) Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Sunday sealed back-to-back Formula One race wins, his second career triumph,

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Cinema/Showbiz Environment/Wildlife Hollywood Italy 

Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland slam Trump on climate change

September 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Sep 8 (IANS) Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger and veteran actor Donald Sutherland have slammed US President Donald Trump

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

‘Joker’ wins big at Venice Film Festival

September 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Sep 8 (IANS) Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” was awarded the Golden Lion for the best film at the 76th annual

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Conte, Trump plan bilateral meeting in ‘very cordial’ phone

September 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) In a “very cordial” phone conversation, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte and US President Donald Trump agreed

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Business/Economy Italy 

World food prices fall in August, says FAO

September 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Global food prices dipped in August, driven by sharp falls in the prices of staple cereals

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy’s EU Commissioner vows ‘new positive chapter’

September 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Former Italian Centre-Left Premier Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte for his nomination

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Italy Politics 

Italy swears in new government after political turbulence

September 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 5 (IANS) Italy on Thursday swore in its new government led by Guiseppe Conte, the anti-establishment Five Star

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Art/Culture/Books Diplomacy Italy 

Botticelli’s Madonna and Child on show in Russia from EEF

September 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 4 (IANS/AKI) Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece, ‘the Madonna and Child’ has gone on show at the Primorye

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Football Italy Sports 

Lukaku monkey chants form of respect: Inter fans

September 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Sep 4 (IANS) Romelu Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants during his club Inter Milan’s Series A match against

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Immigration/Law/Rights Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

UN alarmed over rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Chin

September 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Geneva, Sep 4 (AKI) United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about the use of incommunicado detention by

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Boat migrants arrivals plunge this year in Italy

September 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 4 (IANS/AKI) A total of 5,571 migrants reached Italy’s shores this year across the Mediterranean – a 72.4

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Ex-Vodafone CEO could be Italy’s pick for EU Commissioner

September 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 3 (IANS/AKI) Former Justice Minister Paola Severino and the former CEO of Vodafone, Vittorio Colao, are the two

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Something haunting about young people wielding power: Timothee Chalamet

September 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Sep 3 (IANS) Actor Timothee Chalamet says there are still plenty of people who come to power by lineage.

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Diplomacy Italy Media 

Unesco condemns killing of Mexican reporter, Somali lensman

September 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 2 (IANS/AKI) UN culture organisation Unesco’s chief Audrey Azoulay on Monday condemned the killing of a Mexican journalist

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Meryl Streep’s latest on Panama Papers tells black-hearted joke

September 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Sep 2 (IANS) Veteran actress Meryl Streep says her upcoming film on Panama Papers, “The Laundromat”, tells a “black-hearted

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Football Italy Sports 

Romelu Lukaku racially abused in Italy

September 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Cagliari (Sardinia), Sep 2 (IANS) Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racial abuse during his side’s 2-1 victory

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Italy Religion 

Pope stuck in Vatican lift on way to prayers

September 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 1 (IANS) Pope Francis was on Sunday stuck in a lift for nearly half an hour, while on

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Phoenix started to go mad after weight loss for ‘Joker’

September 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Sep 1 (IANS) Actor Joaquin Phoenix says he lost an astonishing 23 kgs (52 lbs) for his role as

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Kirsten Stewart not afraid to voice her political beliefs

August 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Aug 31 (IANS) Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart says she is not afraid of anyone when it comes to voicing

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

Over five dozen Pakistani migrants land on Italian coast

August 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) A total of 62 Pakistani migrants came ashore overnight at the town of Gallipoli in the

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Johansson’s divorce helped her with ‘Marriage Story’

August 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson says her divorce with Romain Dauriac helped her prepare for her role in

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Roman Polanski felt persecuted for Sharon Tate’s murder

August 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski says he felt persecuted by the media and people on social media

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Brad Pitt opens up on toxic masculinity

August 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt says his upcoming sci-fi drama “Ad Astra” deals with the modern concept

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Business/Economy Italy 

Italy’s Fincantieri launches new ultra-luxury cruise ship

August 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Trieste (Italy), Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) The launching ceremony of Silver Moon, the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that

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Business/Economy Italy 

ALERT: Too early to judge industry’s response to govt’s measures: Sitharaman

August 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

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Italy Politics 

Time for bravery to build a better Italy: PM Conte

August 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy must seize the moment and have the courage to forge a better country, Premier Giuseppe

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Italy Politics 

Five Star, Democratic Party to form new Italian govt

August 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 29 (IANS) Italian President Sergio Mattarella will charge caretaker Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with forming a new government

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy ‘closer to US than EU’ on Russia’s G7 readmission

August 29, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 29 (IANS/AKI) On the issue of Russia’s possible readmission to the G7, Italy’s populist government is closer to

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Human Interest/Society Italy 

FAO helps Italian farmers train Syrian women

August 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 28 (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has teamed up with the Slow Food movement to organise

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Diplomacy Health/Medicine Italy 

Italy ups contribution to fight AIDS, TB, malaria

August 27, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 27 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s 15 per cent increase in its contribution to United Nations efforts to fight AIDS, tuberculosis

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy seeks more time to nominate EU Commissioner

August 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 26 (AKI) Italy, the only European Union country apart from France not to have nominated a Commissioner, has

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus open Serie A title defense with 1-0 win vs Parma

August 25, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 25 (IANS) Captain Giorgio Chiellini scored early as Juventus beat Parma 1-0 to kick off its bid for

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Football Italy Sports 

Maybe I can finish my career next year, says Ronaldo

August 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin, Aug 21 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped hints that he could end his illustrious career as early as next

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Italy Politics 

Italian PM quits after sharp attack on coalition ally

August 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 20 (IANS) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday announced he was resigning after making a scathing attack

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma renew three-year deal with Dzeko

August 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 17 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko has inked a new contract with Roma, the Italian club

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Italy Politics 

Clash between Italian PM and Salvini heats up

August 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 17 (IANS) The feud between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Matteo Salvini, the man who may be

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo to miss Juventus’ first team training

August 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 14 (IANS) Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will not take part in Juventus’ first team training session because of

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

526 migrants face disembarkation blockade in Mediterranean

August 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 13 (IANS) More than 500 migrants split between Spanish NGO rescue boat Open Arms and the Ocean Viking,

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Art/Culture/Books Human Interest/Society Italy 

‘Sorcerer’s treasure trove’ found in Pompeii

August 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 13 (IANS) Archaeologists working in the buried Roman city of Pompeii said they have uncovered a “sorcerer’s treasure

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Football Italy Sports 

AS Roma down Real Madrid in pre-season friendly

August 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 12 (IANS) Real Madrid brought their pre-season to a poor close against Roma, battling to a 2-2 draw

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Italy Politics 

Richard Gere takes food to stranded migrant ship

August 10, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 10 (IANS) Hollywood actor Richard Gere took food to an NGO operated ship with 121 migrants onboard that

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Environment/Wildlife Health/Medicine Italy 

Swine fever kills nearly five million pigs in a year: UN

August 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Almost 5 million pigs in Asia have now died or been culled because of the spread

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Ready to bar French NGO rescue boat: Italian Minister

August 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said that he he was ready to ban French

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Defence/Security Italy Politics 

Italian President against 1 mn euro fine on intruding boats

August 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday signed a controversial new security law but ordered revisions to

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

IFAD, Bangladesh join hands for $54.8m anti-poverty programme

August 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 8 (IANS/AKI) A $54.8 million dollar investment will help over 342,000 impoverished people living on coastal sand islands

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Diplomacy Italy 

Kuwait gives $3mn to help Syrian farmers: FAO

August 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation on Wednesday praised Kuwait’s “generous” and “most timely” $3

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Rescue boat will be seized if it enters our waters: Italy

August 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy will seize charity rescue boat ‘Open Arms’ should it try to enter Italy’s coastal waters

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

New form of insurance to help drought-hit African nations

August 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian agencies are setting up innovative climate risk insurance policies to shield up to 1.3 million

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy’s new security law worries UN refugee agency

August 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said it was “concerned” at Italy’s new security law

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Italy Politics 

Italian lawmakers to take up Venice cruise ship problem

August 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) Members of Italy’s lower house of parliament will question Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli on the issue

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Dozens of migrants land on Italy’s Lampedusa island

August 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Palermo (Italy), Aug 5 (IANS/AKI) Around 50 migrants came ashore on Italy’s tiny southern island of Lampedusa on Monday, after

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italy and FAO for joint efforts to end hunger

August 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte and FAO’s new chief, Qu Dongyu on Monday voiced their support for

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Europe must review migrant redistribution: new EC President

August 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) The European Union must take a fresh look at the relocation of migrants arriving in Italy

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

EU needs strong, prosperous Italy: EC President-elect

August 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) The European Union needs “a strong and prosperous” Italy to enact effective policies on key issues

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy wants high-profile EU commissioner: PM

August 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) The nomination of Italy’s new European Commissioner will be the focus of talks with European Commission

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Business/Economy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

‘European ports should develop sustainable cruising’

August 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) Palma de Mallorca, Marseilles, and Barcelona are just some of the European ports whose heads North

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

China’s Qu Dongyu takes over as FAO chief

August 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) Qu Dongyu, the new head of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), marked his

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Health/Medicine Human Interest/Society Italy 

822 million suffer from chronic malnutrition, FAO says

August 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Aug 1 (IANS) Almost 822 million people suffered from chronic malnutrition and about 2,000 million had food insecurity in

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

‘Hichki’ wins top honour at kids’ film fest in Italy

July 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 31 (IANS) Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji’s film “Hichki” has bagged the Gryphon Award for the Best Film at

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Diplomacy Italy 

Italy flies 45 tonnes of medicines, essential aid to Venezuela

July 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 30 (IANS/AKI) Italy has sent 45 tonnes of aid, including medical supplies, to crisis-hit Venezuela, the Foreign Ministry

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Attacks on civilian targets in Libya ‘unacceptable’: Italy

July 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 30 (IANS/AKI) Attacks by “rebel” forces on civilian targets in war-wracked Libya including hospitals and airports are “unacceptable,”

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Environment/Wildlife Italy 

Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupts, closes 2 airports

July 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 20 (IANS) Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, erupted overnight, spewing ash high into the air and

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Art/Culture/Books Diplomacy Italy 

Germany returns painting stolen by Nazis to Florence

July 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 19 (IANS) More than 75 years after being looted by Nazi troops during World War Two, a stolen

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Football Italy Sports 

Dutch youngster de Ligt joins Juventus from Ajax

July 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin, July 18 (IANS) Dutch international defender Matthijs de Ligt, who starred for Ajax in the Champions League last season,

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Athletics Italy Sports 

Dutee Chand finishes fifth in 200m

July 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Napoli, July 12 (IANS) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand finished fifth in the women’s 200m final at the World University Games

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

‘Super 30’ is an outstanding inspirational tale (Review)

July 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Film: “Super 30”; Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Shrivastava; Director: Vikas Bahl; Rating: **** 1/2 (4 and

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy to give Libyan Coast Guard more support, pressure Tunisia on migration

July 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy will give more help to Libyan Coast Guard patrols intercepting migrants in the Mediterranean and

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

No country can handle migration alone, says Italian PM

July 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 12 (IANS/AKI) No single nation can cope with major migration flows unaided and the “complex phenomenon” must be

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Amy takes boat ride flaunting baby bump

July 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 11 (IANS) Actress Amy Jackson has shared a photograph flaunting her baby bump, and fans are overjoyed. Dressed

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Athletics Italy Sports 

Dutee wins 100m gold at World University Games

July 10, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), July 10 (IANS) Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in women’s 100-metre sprint at

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy Politics 

Withdraw our troops from Afghanistan: Italian Senator

July 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s ruling anti-establishment 5-Star Movement wants Italy’s 900-strong troop contingent in Afghanistan to be drawn down

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Business/Economy Italy 

‘Mozambique to become world’s 2nd biggest gas exporter’

July 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 9 (IANS/AKI) Mozambique is set to become the world’s second largest gas exporter by 2024-25, and the country

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Business/Economy Italy 

Agricultural demand to rise by 15% over next decade: report

July 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Global demand for agricultural products is forecast to grow 15 per cent over the coming decade,

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Art/Culture/Books Italy 

Italy’s Prosecco Hills become Unesco World Heritage site

July 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) The Conegliano and Valdobbiadene regions of northeast Italy have been added to the United Nations cultural

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Trade crucial to banishing hunger, says OECD-FAO report

July 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Trade in agricultural and fisheries commodities should grow over the next decade at around 1.3 per

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

‘Complete faith’ in Hague court on marines’ issue: Italian Minister

July 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Italy has “complete faith” in the international arbitration court in the Netherlands which on Monday began

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Priyanka poses for ‘hubby’ Nick Jonas in Tuscany

July 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Florence, July 8 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is making the best use of her vacation here as she

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Priyanka congratulates ‘happiest people’ Mr, Mrs Jonas

July 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Florence, July 7 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is busy doing “Italian stuff” with husband and singer Nick Jonas in

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Italy Politics 

Migrant ship docks in Italy despite ban

July 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 7 (IANS) The ship belonging to the Italian NGO Mediterranea, with 41 migrants aboard that it rescued in

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Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Priyanka, Nick take cooking class on date night

July 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 6 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her American pop-singer husband Nick Jonas took cooking class together

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Business/Economy Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Smaller Italian companies still doing business with Iran: Envoy

July 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s large companies ditched Iran “immediately” after the US reimposed sanctions last year, while small-to-medium-sized firms

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Diplomacy Italy 

Relations with Russia ‘excellent’: Italian President

July 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy has excellent ties with Russia – despite its chilly relations with the West due to

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italy, Libya hold talks after Tripoli migrant centre attack

July 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Thursday held talks here with Libya’s Deputy Premier Ahmed

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Need to stabilise Libya, Italy tells Russia

July 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday stressed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the importance of

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italy condemns deadly strike on migrant centre in Tripoli

July 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 3 (IANS/AKI) Italy on Wednesday deplored an overnight air raid on a migrant holding centre in the Libyan

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Sahel’s stability requires rural economic turnaround: UN

July 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 3 (IANS/AKI) The economic transformation of rural areas and the creation of jobs for millions of young rural

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italian PM holds talks with Merkel, May on EU appointments

July 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte had “a long meeting” with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Five UN agencies to report on progress towards zero hunger

July 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United

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Diplomacy Italy 

Putin on one-day official visit to Italy on Thursday

July 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President Sergio Mattarella

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Favour woman to head EU executive, says Italian PM

July 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that he would like to see a female successor to

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Diplomacy Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy Terrorism 

Italy mourns 2016 Bangladesh cafe attack victims

July 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry on Monday commemorated the 3rd anniversary of Bangladesh’s worst terrorist attack, when Islamist

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Libya’s UN-backed PM asks Italy for ‘resolute action’

July 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Libya’s United Nations-backed Premier Fayez al Serraj on Monday asked Italy’s Deputy Premier and Interior Minister

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Football Italy Sports 

AC Milan banned from 2019-20 Europa League

June 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 28 (IANS) Seven-time European champions AC Milan is banned from competing in the 2019-20 season of the Europa

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

EU has lost ‘propulsive force’, says Italian PM

June 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) European integration has lost “propulsive force”, Italy’s populist Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday in a

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy ready for all Brexit scenarios, including ‘No Deal’

June 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Amid ongoing uncertainty over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Italy has prepared for a ‘No

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Real refugees welcome, no room for migrants: Italian Deputy PM

June 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Ahead of United Nations World Refugee Day, Italy’s hardline Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

WFP welcomes South Korean food aid to North Korea

June 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme on Wednesday thanked South Korea for a ‘landmark’ donation of

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italy gives 5 mn euros to help IOM in Libya, Sudan, Ethiopia

June 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry has arranged for a five million euro grant to from its Africa Fund

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy’s next EU Commissioner to focus on jobs: Deputy PM

June 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s new European Union Commissioner will concentrate on businesses and on employment, Deputy Premier and Interior

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy Politics 

No ‘Italexit’ from euro, says Italian PM

June 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy one of the staunchest believers in Europe and its exit from the single European currency

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Business/Economy Italy 

EU grants FAO 15m euro for farmers in northern Iraq

June 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 18 (IANS/AKI) A 15 million euro European Union grant to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation will

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Environment/Wildlife Italy National 

ALERT: Cyclone Vayu will not make landfall in Gujarat: IMD

June 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

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Italy Technology 

Meet the Italian designer who is a Silicon Valley icon

June 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 13 (IANS) If you have not already heard his name, chances are that luxury wear is not something

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

‘Six EU states to take in migrants rescued off Libya’

June 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 3 (IANS/AKI) Portugal, Ireland, Romania, France, Germany and Luxembourg have all vowed to take a share of 100

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy 

Cruise ship rams tourist boat in Venice canal

June 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, June 3 (IANS) A cruise ship crashed into a Venice dock on Sunday, hitting a moored tourist boat and

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Italy Motorsports Sports 

Petrucci earns 1st MotoGP victory in Italian GP

June 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Scarperia (Italy), June 2 (IANS) Italys Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) on Sunday took a huge risk in the final lap to

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo adds Rs 6.6 cr McLaren Senna to his collection

June 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 2 (IANS) Portuguese soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo’s collection of supercars can be the source of envy for any

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Rescued migrants will not stay in Italy: Minister

June 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, June 1 (IANS/AKI) Around 100 migrants who were saved off Libya by an Italian navy ship will not remain

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Unemployment ‘true emergency of our times’: Italian PM

May 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Italy and other European Union countries are “unarmed” against unemployment, which the incoming European Commission should

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Football Italy Sports 

Inter Milan names Antonio Conte as new head coach

May 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 31 (IANS) Former Italy national team head coach Antonio Conte will guide Inter Milan in the new season,

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Diplomacy Italy Politics Religion 

Italian Foreign Minister hosts Iftar meal in Rome

May 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Wednesday hosted diplomats from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

UN airlifts 149 refugees, asylum-seekers from Libya to Italy

May 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Amid violent clashes and a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, 149 vulnerable refugees

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy must hit back over UN criticism: Minister

May 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 30 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday called on the populist government to take a “tough

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Art/Culture/Books Human Interest/Society Italy 

Archeologists unearth marble goddess head in Rome

May 25, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 25 (IANS) Italian archeologists have unearthed a white marble head, possibly of a goddess, dating back to the

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

‘Dozens of migrants land in Italy’s Sardinia’

May 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Cagliari (Italy), May 22 (IANS/AKI) A total 54 migrants reached Italy’s Sardinia island overnight aboard two boats, sources said on

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Defence/Security Italy Politics Terrorism 

Italian hostage released after ‘complex’ foreign op: PM

May 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, 22 May (IANS/AKI) Italian hostage Alessandro Sandrini has been freed from captivity “after a complex operation in foreign territory”,

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Defence/Security Italy Terrorism 

Italian hostage freed, says Syrian rebel group

May 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 22 (IANS/AKI) Kidnappers have “recently” released Italian national Alessandro Sandrini, the hardline militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which

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Business/Economy Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

No food security without peace, says FAO chief

May 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Hunger and conflict are interlinked and sustaining impoverished rural communities can help break the cycle, United

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Defence/Security Italy Politics Terrorism 

Italy deports suspected Tunisian extremist

May 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled an 18-year-old alleged Tunisian would-be jihadist who wanted to carry out a

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Business/Economy Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

Nobel Peace laureate Yunus calls for new approach to hunger, conflict

May 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on countries to revolutionise the way they

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

Nobel Peace laureate Yunus urges new approach to hunger, conflict

May 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on nations to revolutionise the way they

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Venezuela’s envoy to Italy resigns over lack of funds

May 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Venezuela’s Ambassador to Italy, Isias Rodriguez, has written a resignation letter to President Nicolas Maduro after

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Djokovic remains world No. 1 despite loss in Rome

May 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 20 (IANS) Novak Djokovic kept his lead in the latest ATP men’s tennis rankings even after he lost

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Nadal claims 34th Masters title in Rome

May 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 20 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal has claimed a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 crown, beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Pliskova beats Konta to win 2019 Italian Open title

May 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 19 (IANS) Karolina Pliskova clinched the 2019 Italian Open title on Sunday after beating Johanna Konta in straight

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Djokovic beats Schwartzman to reach Italian Open final

May 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 19 (IANS) Serbian world No.1 Novak Djokovic got a stern test from Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman but he pulled

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Italian Open: Nadal beats Tsitsipas to enter final

May 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 19 (IANS) Rafael Nadal has cruised into the 2019 Italian Open final at the expense of Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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Football Italy Sports 

Allegri to leave Juventus season end

May 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 18 (IANS) Italian Serie A champions Juventus announced that coach Massimiliano Allegri will leave the club at the

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Human Interest/Society Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italy reaffirms commitment to LGBTI rights

May 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy has reaffirmed its commitment at international level to fight all forms of discrimination, including that

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Nadal, Djokovic enter Italian Open quarterfinals

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 17 (IANS) Spanish world number 2 Rafael Nadal has moved a step closer to his first ATP Tour

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Italian Open: Federer gets hard-fought win over Coric

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 17 (IANS) World number 3 Roger Federer rallied to beat Croatia’s Borna Coric 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) in

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italy renews appeal for Libyan truce, peace talks

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) There must be a ceasefire in the deadly battle for Tripoli and a return to dialogue

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Police raid on Venezuelan embassy in Washington slammed

May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) The Italian upper house of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee chair on Thursday deplored an unauthorised police

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

‘Worried’ over conflict, Italian PM tells Libyan warlord

May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte had a lengthy meeting with Libya’s eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar on Thursday

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Nadal defeats Chardy, enters Italian Open 3rd round

May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 16 (IANS) Spanish tennis star and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, here on Thursday, defeated world No. 42

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Federer kicks off Rome Open run with victory

May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 16 (IANS) Roger Federer on Thursday marked his return to the 2019 Italian Open tennis tournament with a

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Football Italy Sports 

Lazio defeat Atalanta, capture 7th Coppa Italia title

May 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 16 (IANS) Lazio scored a pair of late goals in a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the final

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

Rome summit urges rapid action to mitigate soil erosion: UN

May 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 15 (IANS/AKI) Wind, rain and industrial farming methods accelerate soil erosion which can be mitigated before the world

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

Over two million face famine in drought-hit Somalia: UN

May 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 15 (IANS/AKI) A devastating drought in Somalia could leave some 2.2 million people – almost 18 per cent

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Heavy rain interrupts Italian Open play

May 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 15 (IANS) Heavy rains postponed Wednesday’s Italian Open in which Swiss tennis pro Roger Federer and Spanish star

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italian Embassy shelters Venezuelan MP facing arrest

May 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 11 (IANS/AKI) Americo De Grazia, an member of Venezuela’s National Assembly who is facing arrest and prosecution, was

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Business/Economy Italy 

Food prices rise to highest levels in almost a year: FAO

May 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 9 (IANS/AKI) Global food prices climbed in April to their highest level in almost 12 months and were

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy Religion 

Pope makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse

May 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 9 (IANS) Pope Francis on Thursday issued new global rules for reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church,

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Human Interest/Society Italy Media 

Amanda Knox returning to Italy for 1st time since acquittal

May 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 9 (IANS) Amanda Knox has announced that she will return to Italy in June for the first time

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Business/Economy Health/Medicine Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

52 mn people going hungry in Mideast, North Africa: UN

May 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 8 (IANS/AKI) A total 52 million people are chronically undernourished and hunger is on the rise in the

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italian PM to meet Libyan military strongman ‘very soon’

May 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Pratica di Mare (Italy), May 7 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday he hoped to meet war-wracked Libya’s

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Diplomacy Italy Media 

Unesco welcomes Myanmar’s release of two Reuters reporters

May 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 7 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations’s cultural organisation on Tuesday hailed the news that prize-winning Reuters investigative journalists Kyaw

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italy ‘seeking political solution to Libyan conflict’

May 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy is spearheading a diplomatic push for a truce leading to a negotiated political settlement in

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Art/Culture/Books Human Interest/Society Italy 

Boat in which migrants died on display in Venice

May 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Venice, May 7 (IANS) A boat carrying migrants which capsized in the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 killing over 1,100 people,

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Nations must secure better future for Gaza: Israeli diplomat

May 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 6 (IANS/AKI) The international community needs to strive for a brighter future for those living in the Gaza

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

‘Inclusive talks with all’ continuing on Libya: Italy

May 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Florence, May 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy is “keeping up inclusive dialogue with all sides” in Libya to try and return the

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Italy Sports Tennis 

Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with shoulder injury

May 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 2 (IANS) Former world no.1 Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Italian Open as she continues to recover

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo buys world’s most expensive car

May 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 1 (IANS) If reports are to be believed, Cristiano Ronaldo has laid his hands on the one-off Bugatti

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Art/Culture/Books Italy National 

Leonardo da Vinci’s hair to undergo DNA test

May 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, May 1 (IANS) A lock of hair believed to have belonged to the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is

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Italy Religion 

Pope leads Way of the Cross procession in Rome

April 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 20 (IANS) Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross procession here in honour of migrants and

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Education Environment/Wildlife Italy 

Swedish activist leads climate change strike in Rome

April 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 19 (IANS) Thousands of young Italians spent Friday with Sweden’s teen climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, who warned

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Human Interest/Society Italy Religion 

Rome’s ‘Holy Stairs’ on display after 300 years

April 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 19 (IANS) For the first time in 300 years, the “Holy Stairs”, which are believed to be the

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Diplomacy Italy 

Italy donates 2m euros to help displaced in war-torn Libya

April 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy is giving two million euros to the United Nations refugee agency to help it provide

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Party’s over for people traffickers: Italian Minister

April 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) The multi-million dollar people trafficking business is “over”, Italy’s anti-migrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics Terrorism 

Jihadists could enter Italy as refugees from Libya: PM

April 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) The risk of foreign fighters arriving in Italy among an influx of refugees from Libya is

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Diplomacy Italy 

Italy sends humanitarian supplies to flood-hit Iran

April 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) A humanitarian aid flight left from the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Tuesday carrying 40

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

West must avoid ‘past errors’ in Libya: Italian Minister

April 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy and other western nations should learn from “past errors” in Libya and allow its people

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Italy calls for political solution to Libyan conflict

April 15, 2019April 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Campobasso (Italy)/Rome, April 15 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged a negotiated solution to the escalating conflict in

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Golf Italy Sports 

Tiger Woods bags fifth Masters at Augusta

April 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Augusta (Georgia), April 15 (IANS) Golf icon Tiger Woods has won his fifth Masters, the first major of the season

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Italy Motorsports Sports 

Kush Maini finishes on the podium on debut

April 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Monza (Italy), April 14 (IANS) Debuting as a Rookie at the Formula Renault Eurocup Championship, Kush Maini finished third overall

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus edge AC Milan 2-1, near Serie A title

April 7, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin, Italy, April 7 (IANS) Budding star Moise Kean scored the winning goal with six minutes left in regulation to

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Italy Politics 

Italian hostage released in Syria: Government

April 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 6 (IANS/AKI) A 59-year-old Italian who was kidnapped in Syria three years ago has been freed and will

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Italy Politics 

Italy underlines efforts to avert no-deal Brexit

April 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, April 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy will keep striving to prevent a disorderly UK departure from the European Union, premier Giuseppe

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo doubtful for Ajax clash, says Allegri

March 30, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 30 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said that Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo may not recover from a

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

EU tensions cause for concern but not threat: Italy

March 27, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 27 (IANS/AKI) Tensions within the European Union are a worry for the world, but none of its 28

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Human Interest/Society Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Divorce, abortion non-negotiable: Italian Deputy PM

March 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Divorce, abortion and women’s rights are “not up for discussion”, far-right Interior Minister and Deputy Premier

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Brexit finale ‘worthy of Hitchcock’: Italian Minister

March 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Days before Britain’s slated departure date from the European Union – and with no deal yet

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

US principal ally, but Italy ‘independent’: Minister

March 26, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Italy views America as its chief ally, but is “an independent country” that will seize new

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Diplomacy Italy 

WFP chief to visit cyclone-battered Mozambique

March 25, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 25 (IANS/AKI) United Nations World Food Programme chief David Beasley was on Tuesday due to visit Mozambique where

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

13 boat migrants detained on Italy’s Sardinia

March 25, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Cagliari (Italy), March 25 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy’s southern Sardinia on Wednesday intercepted 13 boat migrants who claimed to have

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Football Italy Sports 

Italy begin Euro 2020 campaign, beat Finland 2-0

March 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 24 (IANS) Italy began their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 victory over Finland, thanks to goals

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy’s Salvini to skip lunch with China’s Xi

March 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s far-right Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said that he will not attend a

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Business/Economy Italy Politics 

Conte, Macron to hold talks on high-speed train link

March 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte said he and France’s President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday discuss a

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy 

Driver hijacks school bus in Italy, sets it on fire

March 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 21 (IANS) A bus carrying 51 schoolchildren has allegedly been hijacked by its driver and set alight near

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

China’s Xi visiting Italy, various accords to be signed

March 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 21 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist Premier Giuseppe Conte will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Saturday

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italian Senate votes against trial of hardline minister

March 21, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 21 (IANS/AKI) Over half of Italy’s upper house of parliament voted on Wednesday against sending hardline Interior Minister

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy Politics 

Italy unable to solve aid worker’s abduction in Kenya

March 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 20 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities “continue to follow” the case of 23-year-old Italian aid worker Silvia Romano, who was

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy deports Moroccan ex-imam on security grounds

March 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 19 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled a radicalised former imam on security grounds, the Interior Ministry said in

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italian citizens will be protected in no-deal Brexit: PM

March 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 19 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government will aim to safeguard Italian citizens and businesses in the “undesirable” event of

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Art/Culture/Books Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Salvini spurns Saudi offer to partner Milan’s La Scala

March 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday slammed an offer by Saudi Arabia to invest

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Terrorism 

Italy to host radicalisation conference in May

March 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy will hold an “unprecedented” counter-terrorism conference in May on radicalisation that will be attended by

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Football Italy Sports 

Genoa hands Ronaldo-less Juventus defeat in Serie A

March 18, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Genoa (Italy), March 18 (IANS) Without Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo in its squad, Juventus was handed its first Serie A

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Athletics Italy Sports 

Athlete Irfan qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

March 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Nomi (Japan), March 17 (IANS) Indian athlete K.T. Irfan has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as he finished fourth in

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus coach dispels fears of Ronaldo’s ban

March 17, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 17 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said he does not think his Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is

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Health/Medicine Italy Lifestyle/Fashion 

Night shift can affect bladder, health

March 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 16 (IANS) Working night shifts may deteriorate your quality of life by affecting your bladder, researchers have warned.

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Terrorism 

New Zealand mosque massacre: Italy’s Conte decries ‘cowardly’ mass shootings

March 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 16 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday deplored the “cowardly” gun attacks by suspected white supremacists

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Italy sets up task-force for a no-deal Brexit

March 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government has set up a task-force as part of its preparations for the UK’s

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

No changes to migration accord with Libya: Italy

March 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government has no plans to revise a 2017 agreement with Libya aimed at halting

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Defence/Security Italy Politics Terrorism 

Returning Italian jihadis ‘constantly tracked’

March 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 13 (IANS/AKI) Police are “constantly” monitoring the 11 jihadis who are known to have returned to Italy from

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Football Italy Sports 

Cristiano hat trick powers Juventus over Atletico

March 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), March 13 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo notched a hat trick to lead Juventus 3-0 over Atletico Madrid for a

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Football Italy Sports 

I do not miss Spain: Ronaldo

March 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), March 13 (IANS) Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he did not regret leaving Spain,

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Business/Economy Environment/Wildlife Italy 

Italy’s Eni starts work on Pakistan, Tunisia solar plants

March 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 13 (IANS/AKI) Italian oil and gas giant Eni has begun building new solar energy plants in Tunisia and

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Business/Economy Italy 

Italy bans Boeing 737 Max 8 after Ethiopia crash

March 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s civil aviation authority is banning Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its airspace indefinitely from

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Business/Economy Italy Politics 

Italy’s recovery bigger than high-speed rail link to France: PM

March 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Propelling Italy out of its third economic recession in a decade is “a bigger problem” than

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italian prosecutors open probe into Ethiopian Airlines crash

March 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation into the deaths of eight Italian citizens who perished when

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Art/Culture/Books Italy 

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘only surviving sculpture’ unveiled

March 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 9 (IANS) Italian curators have unveiled what they believe is the only surviving sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus crush Udinese 4-1

March 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), March 9 (IANS) Juventus cruised to a 4-1 victory over Udinese in a warm-up for the Bianconeri’s decisive

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Football Italy Sports 

Napoli, Chelsea grab big leads in Europa League

March 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), March 8 (IANS) Napoli and Chelsea have got off to strong starts in their Europa League round-of-16 clashes,

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma dismisses Di Francesco following Champions League exit

March 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 8 (IANS) Roma has fired coach Eusebio Di Francesco after the Italian side’s unexpected UEFA Champions League exit

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus notch win over Napoli

March 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 4 (IANS) Juventus, Atletico Madrid’s rival in the Champions League, notched a 2-1 win over second-place Napoli in

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Football Italy Sports 

Lazio wins Rome derby 3-0

March 3, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 3 (IANS) Goals from Ecuador’s Felipe Caicedo and Ciro Immobile, as well as Dino Cataldi helped Lazio to

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus coach plays down talk on his future after Atletico defeat

March 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 2 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri on Saturday denied that his job was at risk after the

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Migrant landings plummet this year: Salvini

March 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, March 2 (IANS/AKI) Just 262 boat migrants reached Italy this year via the Mediterranean, a tiny fraction of the

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Libya’s UN-backed government seeks help from Italy to curb militias

March 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Libya’s Interior Minister Fathi Bashaga held talks on Thursday with his Italian counterpart Matteo Salvini, Defence

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics Terrorism 

No plans to leave EU, NATO, says Italian PM

February 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government is committed to its membership of the European Union and the North Atlantic

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Defence/Security Italy Terrorism 

Jihadist threat not over, Italian PM warns

February 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Jihadism continues to pose a security threat, especially due to its resilience and ability to evolve,

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Diplomacy Italy 

Italy, Germany have ‘strategic’ relationship, says German envoy

February 27, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 27 (IANS/AKI) Italy and Germany have “strategic” ties, are two key countries for Europe and the chemistry between

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy Politics 

High-speed train link to France will happen, says Italian Deputy PM

February 27, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 27 (IANS/AKI) Construction of a controversial high-speed train tunnel linking Italy and France will go ahead once the

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Football Italy Sports 

Dybala secures 1-0 win for Juventus over Bologna

February 25, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Bologna, Feb 25 (IANS) Argentine playmaker Paulo Dybala scored Juventus’s 1-0 winner over host Bologna in a the Serie A

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Health/Medicine Human Interest/Society Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Almost 7 mn face hunger in South Sudan: UN

February 23, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Nearly 7 million people in South Sudan could face acute food shortages between May-July — the

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Forced entry of aid to Venezuela could lead to war: Italian lawmakers

February 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) The deadline set by US president Donald Trump and Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared interim president

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Forced entry of aid to Venezuela could lead to war, say Italian lawmakers

February 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) The deadline set by US President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared interim President

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Migrants to sue Italian PM, Minister in ‘kidnapping’ case

February 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) A group of 41 migrants allegedly plans to sue Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and Prime

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italian Senate to vote within 60 days if Minister to face trial in migrant case

February 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 20 (IANS/AKI) After a committee of Italy’s Senate on Tuesday blocked a request for hardline Interior Minister Matteo

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy Religion 

Ex-US cardinal defrocked over sexual abuse charges

February 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 16 (IANS) The Vatican on Saturday said it has defrocked former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the high-profile Catholic

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus cruise in comfortable win over Frosinone

February 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), Feb 16 (IANS) Juventus added to their already formidable lead atop Serie A with a 3-0 victory against

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Italy Politics 

European elections ‘to change EU’: Salvini

February 16, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 16 (IANS/AKI) The European Parliament elections in May will “change” the European Union, Italy’s Interior Minister and Deputy

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Italy Politics 

Won’t run in European elections, says Conte

February 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 15 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday denied he would be a candidate for the anti-establishment

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Football Italy Sports 

Four shot in Italy football brawl

February 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 14 (IANS) Four people were shot and seriously injured in a brawl between fans of Lazio and Sevilla

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Diplomacy Health/Medicine Italy 

Italy challenges EMA’s relocation from UK to the Netherlands

February 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy is appealing a decision that awarded the European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam after it was

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma beat Porto in Champions League clash

February 13, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 13 (IANS) A.S. Roma defeated Porto 2-1 here in the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 tie,

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

Vietnam offers support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UN

February 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 12 (IANS/AKI) United Nations World Food Programme in Bangladesh said it welcomed a new contribution of $50,000 from

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Art/Culture/Books Crime/Disaster/Accident Diplomacy Italy 

Plundered artefacts to return to Italy from UK

February 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 12 (IANS/AKI) Italian Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli will on Tuesday attend a ceremony in London at which eight

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus down Sassuolo 3-0 with Cristiano setting the tone

February 11, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 11 (IANS) Juventus blanked Sassuolo 3-0 with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo scoring one of the goals, contributing an assist

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma beats Chievo Verona ahead of Champions League match against Porto

February 9, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 9 (IANS) AS Roma scored a comfortable 3-0 away win at Chievo Verona in round 23 of Italy’s

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy-France relationship ‘not debatable’: Conte after France recalls ambassador

February 8, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 8 (IANS) The long-standing ties between Italy and France is not debatable, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on

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Football Italy Sports 

Ceferin set for re-election as UEFA chief

February 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 6 (IANS) Aleksander Ceferin of Slovenia who has been heading the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Salvini calls Maduro criminal, urges early elections in Venezuela

February 6, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 6 (IANS/AKI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is breaking the law, Italy’s far-right interior minister and deputy premier Matteo

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Health/Medicine Italy 

Medicine close to beating cancer: Italian authority

February 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 5 (IANS/AKI) Medical science has made major strides in defeating cancer including progress in boosting our resistance to

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Italy Politics 

Don’t heed ‘mad’ Trump, Maduro tells Italy, Europe

February 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 5 (IANS/AKI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Madurohas urged Italy and other European countries not to be led on by

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma, Milan battle to 1-1 draw

February 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 4 (IANS) Roma and AC Milan battled to a 1-1 draw at Olimpico Stadium here, a duel fought

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Business/Economy Italy Media 

FAO intensifies tie-up with French broadcaster

February 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and France’s international public broadcaster have inked an accord

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma seeks to rebound after demoralising defeat, disappointing draw

February 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 2 (IANS) A discouraged AS Roma squad is set to take on Milan in a Serie A match

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Football Italy Sports 

Higuain, Piatek, Boateng notable moves in Serie A transfer window

February 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 1 (IANS) Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain’s move from AC Milan to Chelsea, Poland’s Krzysztof Piatek’s move to replace

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Football Italy Sports 

Lazio beats Inter Milan in shootout, advances to Italian Cup semis

February 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 1 (IANS) Lazio eliminated Inter Milan after a penalty shootout and qualified for the semi-finals of the Coppa

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Italy Politics 

Five-Star lawmakers decry European Parliament’s recognition of Guaido

February 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) Senators from Italy’s ruling grassroots Five-Star Movement have deplored a vote by the European Parliament recognizing

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Business/Economy Italy 

Japan gives $8 mn to boost food security in Yemen

February 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) Japan has contributed over $8 million to help the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation improve food

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Football Italy Sports 

Fiorentina thrash Roma 7-1 to reach Italian Cup semis

January 31, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 31 (IANS) Fiorentina thrashed Roma 7-1 to advance to the Italian Cup semi-finals at the Stadio Artemio Franchi

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Diplomacy Environment/Wildlife Italy Politics 

Italy, UN, launch Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development

January 29, 2019February 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 29 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has opened a new centre here set up by the government

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Football Italy Sports 

Sanabria debuts and completes Genoa’s 3-1 victory against Empoli

January 29, 2019February 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 29 (IANS) Paraguay’s Tonny Sanabria completed a 3-1 win for Genoa in his first match after joining from

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Politics 

‘No decision to withdraw Italian troops from Afghanistan’

January 29, 2019February 2, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 29 (IANS/AKI) Italian Defence Minister Elizabetta Trenta has not yet decided to pull out the country’s troops from

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo’s penalty completes Juventus 2-1 win

January 28, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 28 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to give Juventus a 2-1 win at Lazio, extending the

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Football Italy Sports 

AC Milan sign five-season contract with Piatek

January 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 24 (IANS) AC Milan have signed Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek from Genoa on a five-season contract, the club

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Defence/Security Italy Terrorism 

Italian convert to Islam arrested for instigating terrorism

January 24, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Catania (Italy), Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) The police in the Sicilian port city of Catania said they have arrested an Italian

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Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Italian comic actor nominated for Unesco Committee

January 23, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) The government has decided to nominate 82-year-old Italian comic actor Lino Banfi to represent Italy on

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy working with France, EU to solve migrant crisis

January 23, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s premier Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday moved to ease tensions between Rome and Paris after welfare

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus cruise against last-place Chievo

January 22, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), Jan 22 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo failed to convert a penalty but his Juventus side topped relegation-bound Chievo 3-0

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Football Italy Sports 

Atalanta’s Zapata scores 4 goals in 5-0 rout of Frosinone

January 20, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Frosinone (Italy), Jan 20 (IANS) Atalanta’s Colombian striker Duvan Zapata scored four goals on Sunday, leading his side to a

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma claims hard-fought 3-2 win over Torino in Serie A

January 19, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 19 (IANS) AS Roma earned a 3-2 win over visiting Torino in a Serie A contest held at

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Football Italy Sports 

Atalanta reach last 8 of Coppa Italia with 2-0 win over Cagliari

January 15, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Cagliari (Italy), Jan 15 (IANS) Striker Duvan Zapata scored one goal for Atalanta and assisted in the second as the

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Human Interest/Society Italy 

Row erupts over coins from Rome’s Trevi fountain

January 14, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 14 (IANS) A row has erupted between the mayor of Rome and the Roman Catholic Church over what

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Business/Economy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Govt working to relaunch Italy’s economy: Conte

January 12, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 12 (IANS/AKI) The populist government is planning a series of new laws to kick-start Italy’s ailing economy, premier

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy can’t take in rescue boats from Malta’s waters

January 5, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy cannot open its ports to two migrant rescue boats currently sheltering in Maltese waters as

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Business/Economy Diplomacy Italy 

Italy’s Eni to acquire 70% operatorship of Alaska oilfield

January 4, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) Eni has signed an accord to purchase from Caelus Energy a 70 per cent stake in

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Food aid being stolen in Houthi-controlled areas: UN

January 1, 2019 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian food supplies in Yemen – where up to 20 million people are facing famine –

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Football Italy Sports 

Genoa, Fiorentina in goalless stalemate

December 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Genoa (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Fiorentina missed a chance to gain ground on their rivals in the tightly packed Serie

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Football Italy Sports 

Inter rides Keita winner

December 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Empoli (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Senegal forward Keita Balde scored the winner to snatch a 1-0 victory for Inter Milan

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Football Italy Sports 

Torino holds Lazio in Serie A action

December 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 30 (IANS) Torino held mighty Lazio to a 1-1 draw in their Serie A clash at the Stadio

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Football Italy Sports 

AC Milan beat SPAL to break out of slump

December 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Gonzalo Higuain scored for the first time in two months to help AC Milan defeat

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Football Italy Sports 

Napoli get late goal to beat Bologna

December 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Napoli needed a last-minute goal to defeat relegation bound Bologna 3-2 and reach the mid-point

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Italy Politics 

Italy govt wins final budget confidence vote

December 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 30 (IANS) Italy’s rightwing-populist coalition government on Saturday won final approval of its controversial 2019 budget bill with

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus’ Cuadrado has successful knee surgery

December 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 29 (IANS) Juventus announced that forward Juan Guillermo Cuadrado underwent a successful surgery for an injury to his

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Business/Economy Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy Media Politics 

Italy favours halting arms exports to Saudi: PM

December 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government backs a halt to the selling of arms to Saudi Arabia and intends

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Salvini hails migrant rescue ship’s arrival in Spain

December 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini on Friday welcomed a charity rescue boat’s arrival at the

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Business/Economy Environment/Wildlife Human Interest/Society Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Fall Armyworm has infested sub-Saharan Africa, India and Yemen: FAO

December 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) The Fall Armyworm — an invasive crop-eating pest — has spread through sub-Saharan Africa and has

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Dozens of migrants come ashore in Sicily

December 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Palermo (Italy), Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) A total 42 migrants disembarked at the western Sicilian port of Trapani overnight after they

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Football Italy Sports 

Inter Milan coach condemns racist chants against Napoli’s Koulibaly

December 28, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 28 (IANS) Inter Milan head coach Luciano Spalletti on Friday denounced racist chants that have been directed against

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Football Italy Sports 

Ronaldo rescues Juventus against Atalanta

December 27, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Bergamo (Italy), Dec 27 (IANS) A late goal by Portugal superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo maintained Juventus’ undefeated run with a

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Football Italy Sports 

Inter edge past Napoli

December 27, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan (Italy), Dec 27 (IANS) Lautaro Martinez’s goal in the 92nd minute was what Inter Milan needed in a contest

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Football Italy Sports 

Milan ties 0-0 with Frosinone in Serie A, extends its winless streak

December 26, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Frosinone (Italy), Dec 26 (IANS) AC Milan was held to a 0-0 away draw by Frosinone in a Serie A

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Football Italy Sports 

AC Milan fail to get 3 points from Frosinone

December 26, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 26 (IANS) AC Milan failed to get the maximum points for their run into the top four as

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Environment/Wildlife Italy 

4.8-magnitude quake hits Sicily

December 26, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Palermo (Italy), Dec 26 (IANS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday hit Sicily around Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna, injuring

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Cinema/Showbiz IANS Life Italy Lifestyle/Fashion National 

Beyond weddings, it’s time to celebrate art and more in Italy’s fashion capital (Travelogue)

December 25, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Dec 25 (IANS) Italy has, no doubt, become a popular wedding destination for Indians after the Virat-Anushka and Ranveer-Deepika

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Football Italy Sports 

FC Internazionale suspends Nainggolan over attitude issues

December 24, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 24 (IANS) Italy’s FC Inter Milan has announced the provisional suspension of Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan from any

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus’ Bernardeschi suffers right adductor discomfort

December 23, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 23 (IANS) Juventus’ Italian winger Federico Bernardeschi is suffering from discomfort in his right adductor, the Serie A

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Football Italy Sports 

Juve beat Roma to stay undefeated in Serie A

December 23, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), Dec 23 (IANS) Serie A leading Juventus earned a 1-0 home victory over AS Roma thanks to a

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Football Italy Sports 

Spaniard Raul Albiol leads Napoli to 1-0 win over SPAL

December 22, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), Dec 22 (IANS) Spanish defender Raul Albiol scored Napoli’s 1-0 winner over visiting SPAL in a Serie A

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Football Italy Sports 

Lazio ends winless skid with 3-1 rout of Cagliari in Serie A

December 22, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 22 (IANS) Lazio thrashed visiting Cagliari 3-1 in a Serie A contest held at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday,

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italian consulate ‘to reopen’ in Libya’s Benghazi

December 22, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy will reopen its consulate in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi, which has been

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Football Italy Sports 

AC Milan play goalless draw with Bologna

December 19, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Bologna (Italy), Dec 19 (IANS) AC Milan managed only a 0-0 draw against 18th-place Bologna, missing a chance to solidify

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Football Italy Sports 

Lazio’s winless streak continues with 1-0 loss to Atalanta

December 18, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Bergamo (Italy), Dec 18 (IANS) Lazio are without a victory in their last five matches after losing 1-0 to Atalanta

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus coach motivated after Champions League last-16 draw

December 18, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 18 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said that his team has been driven by ambition to achieve

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Defence/Security Diplomacy Italy 

Strasbourg attack: Need freedom and justice for security, says Mattarella

December 18, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 18 (IANS/AKI) Nations will not be able to stop the “insidious” spread of terrorism and cross-border crime and

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Football Italy Sports 

Simeone leads Fiorentina to 3-1 win over Empoli in Serie A

December 17, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 17 (IANS) Argentine forward Giovanni Simeone scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Fiorentina to a

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Football Italy Sports 

SPAL play 0-0 draw with Chievo Verona in Serie A

December 16, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Ferrara (Italy), Dec 16 (IANS) SPAL played a goalless tie with visiting Chievo Verona in a Serie A contest held

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International Italy 

UN resolution a key victory for Italian foods says Salvini

December 15, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy has scored a “major victory” in a global health and nutrition resolution passed by the

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Football Italy Sports 

German fans arrested in Rome ahead of Lazio-Frankfurt match

December 14, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 14 (IANS) Five German football fans were arrested during clashes with Italian police ahead of a Europe League

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy’s strategic analysis committee meets after Strasbourg attack

December 13, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s national strategic analysis committee met on Wednesday to assess the security threat pose by Islamic

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Defence/Security Italy Politics 

Conte likely to meet Haftar, Sarraj in Brussels

December 13, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will likely meet Libya’s powerful eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar and

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Italy following ‘tragic’ Strasbourg attack: Foreign Minister

December 13, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy is “closely watching” developments relating to the “tragic” gun attack on a Christmas market in

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Business/Economy Italy 

Italy’s Eni makes new oil discovery off Angola

December 11, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 11 (IANS/AKI) Italian energy giant Eni announced a new oil discovery off the coast of Angola which contains

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Football Italy Sports 

Napoli tops Frosinone 4-0 in Serie A, remains 2nd in standings

December 8, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), Dec 8 (IANS) SSC Napoli claimed a 4-0 home win over Frosinone in a Serie A Matchday 15

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus extend lead in Serie A with 1-0 win over Inter

December 8, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Turin, Dec 8 (IANS) Juventus defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in Matchday 15 action at the Allianz Stadium here to boost

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Cinema/Showbiz Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy 

Italy nightclub stampede kills 6

December 8, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 8 (IANS) At least six people were killed and dozens injured following a stampede at a nightclub in

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy 

6 killed in Italy nightclub stampede

December 8, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 8 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 35 injured on Saturday following a stampede at a

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Football Italy Sports 

Cesare Prandelli appointed new head coach at Genoa

December 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 7 (IANS) Cesare Prandelli became the new head coach of struggling Genoa CFC, replacing Croatian coach Ivan Juric,

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Business/Economy Italy 

World food prices fall to two-year low: FAO

December 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 7 (IANS/AKI) Global food prices declined in November, led by abundant inventories and sharp drops for palm oil

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Rome threatens to halt EU’s Mediterranean rescue mission

December 6, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) The EU’s Sophia migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean will end when its current

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Italy Science/Tech 

Rattan Lal honoured with Glinka World Soil Prize 2018

December 6, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Rattan Lal, a distinguished university professor of soil science at the Ohio State University, has won

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Business/Economy Environment/Wildlife Italy Science/Tech 

Increased soil contamination threatens food security, warns FAO

December 6, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Urgent action is needed to address soil pollution and contain the multiple threats it poses to

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Diplomacy Italy 

Lawmakers meet Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen

December 5, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italian lower house of Parliament’s Defence Committee members met two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone,

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy reaffirms support for Palestinians

December 5, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has confirmed Italy’s support for the Palestinian people and their social

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Defence/Security Italy 

Italian ‘mafia kingpin’, 46 others arrested

December 4, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Palermo (Italy), Dec 4 (IANS) The Italian police on Tuesday arrested an alleged leader of the notorious Sicilian mafia and

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Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy Media Terrorism 

Journalist’s murder highlights risks of reporting in Pakistan

December 4, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 4 (IANS/AKI) In countries such as Pakistan, courageous investigative journalists risk their lives for their profession as the

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Diplomacy Italy Media Politics 

Italian parliament speaker lauds slain Pakistani reporter, urges justice

December 4, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s lower house of parliament speaker Roberto Fico has said the truth must emerge over the

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Diplomacy Italy Media Politics 

Silence over Pakistani journalist’s killing ’embarrassing’: Italian politician

December 3, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 3 (IANS/AKI) The world’s silence over the unsolved 2011 murder of investigative journalist Saleem Shahzad in Pakistan is

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Football Italy Sports 

Torino rallies back to beat 10-man Genoa 2-0 in Serie A

December 3, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Torino (Italy), Dec 3 (IANS) Torino rallied back to a 2-1 win over 10-man Genoa in Serie A at the

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Football Italy Sports 

Milan rallies to defeat Parma 2-1 in Serie A

December 2, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan (Italy), Dec 2 (IANS) Milan rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Parma 2-1 on Sunday, earning its first

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy Politics 

Italy summons Egypt’s envoy in Regeni murder probe

December 1, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Dec 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Friday summoned Egypt’s ambassador Hisham Badr to the foreign

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Crime/Disaster/Accident Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy Media Terrorism 

Murdered Pakistani reporter’s widow says truth will never be known

November 30, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) Anita Saleem, widow of slain Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, said the truth about his 2011 abduction

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Capital punishment neither useful nor necessary, says Italy’s minister

November 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 29 (IANS/AKI) There can be no justification for the death penalty, which is “neither useful nor necessary” Italy’s

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Italy Politics 

Italy won’t ink UN global migration compact: Italy

November 29, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy will not take part in the intergovernmental conference in Marrakech next month to adopt the

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy backs dialogue with Assad

November 28, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “can still be an interlocutor” in ending the country’s almost eight-year-old civil

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Migrant rescue ships won’t dock in Italy

November 28, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) NGO rescue boats will not dock at Italy’s ports, hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini pledged after

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Business/Economy Italy 

Italy will try to avoid EU fines over spending plans: Salvini

November 28, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government will do all it can to avoid being slapped with billions of euros

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Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Friends, family, bid farewell to Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci

November 28, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 28 (IANS) Film lovers, friends, family and colleagues bid their last farewell to Italian Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci

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Football Italy Sports 

Cagliari climb to 13th in Serie A on 0-0 draw with Torino

November 27, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Cagliari (Italy), Nov 27 (IANS) Cagliari held Torino 0-0 to edge up to 13th place in Serie A, with 15

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

‘The Last Emperor’ director dead at 77

November 26, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 26 (IANS) Oscar-Winning director Bernardo Bertolucci of “The Last Emperor”, died here on Monday. He was 77. Bertolucci’s

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Football Italy Sports 

Empoli upset 10-man Atalanta 3-2 in Serie A

November 26, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Empoli (Italy), Nov 26 (IANS) A last-gasp goal by Empoli defender Matias Silvestre secured a 3-2 home win over 10-man

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Football Italy Sports 

Napoli draws 0-0 vs Chievo, loses ground to Serie A leader Juventus

November 26, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), Nov 26 (IANS) Napoli was held to a 0-0 home draw against last-placed Chievo Verona in Serie A,

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Cinema/Showbiz Hollywood Italy 

Reality show winner under investigation

November 25, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Nov 25 (IANS) “X Factor Italy” winner Michele Bravi is under investigation for his role in a fatal car

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Helping asylum seekers a ‘humanitarian imperative’: Italian minister

November 23, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 23 (IANS) Helping African and Middle Eastern asylum seekers who cross the Mediterranean in search of safety is

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Art/Culture/Books Health/Medicine Human Interest/Society Italy Lifestyle/Fashion Politics 

World Italian Cuisine Week gets underway

November 20, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 20 (IANS/AKI) The third Italian Cuisine Week to promote high-quality Italian cuisine and authentic agri-food products internationally kicked

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Education Italy Politics 

British envoy to address lawmakers on Brexit

November 20, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 20 (IANS/AKI) Britain’s ambassador to Italy, Jill Morris, on Tuesday will brief Italian MPs on the prospects for

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Football Italy Sports 

Milan’s Romagnoli to be sidelined due to calf injury

November 18, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) Milan’s centre-back, Italian international Alessio Romagnoli, is to be sidelined due to a calf injury, according

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Football Italy Sports 

Juventus midfielder Khedira suffers ankle injury

November 18, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira has sprained his left ankle during training, the Serie A side said.

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Football Italy Sports 

Portugal keeps Italy off scoreboard to move into Nations League finals

November 18, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) The Portugal football squad tied Italy 0-0 at San Siro Stadium and so added the point

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Qatari leader in Rome visit next week

November 17, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 17 (IANS/AKI) Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and a delegation of his ministers will arrive in the

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Business/Economy Human Interest/Society Italy 

UN calls for peace as famine looms in conflict-stricken Yemen

November 15, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 15 (IANS/AKI) The UN World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for an end to the devastating three-and-a-half-year civil

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Diplomacy Health/Medicine Italy Politics Terrorism 

UN body urges peace in Yemen, readies emergency supplies

November 15, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 15 (IANS) The Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) urged the international community on Thursday to

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Business/Economy Italy Politics 

Italy defies Brussels over spending plans

November 15, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government has refused to revised its free-spending budget plans as demanded by the EU

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Migrants can only arrive by plane: Italy

November 15, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy will only allow refugees and asylum seekers to enter Italy by plane, not on human

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Business/Economy Italy Politics 

Italy defiant on budget plans, deficit

November 14, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 14 (IANS) The Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria has informed the European Commission that his government will maintain

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Diplomacy Italy Politics 

Italy has re-launched dialogue on Libya: Conte

November 13, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Palermo (Italy), Nov 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy has brought together the main players in the Mediterranean region and has kickstarted a

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Defence/Security Immigration/Law/Rights Italy 

Italian authorities dismantle migrant camp

November 13, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 13 (IANS) The Italian police on Tuesday started to dismantle a migrant camp in the capital’s city centre

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Bollywood Cinema/Showbiz Italy 

Harshdeep to perform at Deepika-Ranveer wedding

November 13, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan, Nov 13 (IANS) Singer Harshdeep Kaur’s soulful voice will lend musical magic to the wedding festivities of actors Deepika

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Football Italy Sports 

Winless Chievo claims 2-2 tie with Bologna

November 12, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Verona, Italy, Nov 12 (IANS) Winless Chievo Verona earned its third Serie A tie this season, as it played visiting

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Football Italy Sports 

Roma thrash Sampdoria 4-1 in Serie A

November 12, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 12 (IANS) Roma routed visiting Sampdoria 4-1 in Serie A, with Italian winger Stephan El Shaarawy scoring a

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Football Italy Sports 

Empoli top Udinese in new coach’s debut

November 12, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Empoli, Italy, Nov 12 (IANS) Empoli prevailed 2-1 over visiting Udinese, earning its second Serie A victory this season in

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Football Italy Sports 

Inter lose 4-1 to Atalanta in Serie A

November 11, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Bergamo (Italy), Nov 11 (IANS) Atalanta trounced visiting Inter Milan 4-1 on Sunday in Serie A action, a stunning reversal

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Italy Terrorism 

Italy deports Tunisian IS supporter

November 11, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 11 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled a Tunisian supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group who allegedly hoped

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Football Italy Sports 

Frosinone get late goal to draw 1-1 with Fiorentina

November 10, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Frosinone (Italy), Nov 10 (IANS) Fiorentina conceded in the 89th minute and were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw

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Football Italy Sports 

Sensi, Tonali, Grifo to join Italy roster for 1st time

November 10, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 10 (IANS) Young players Stefano Sensi, Sandro Tonali and Vincenzo Grifo were called up for the first time

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Another 70 migrants picked up by Libyan Coast Guard

November 9, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 9 (IANS/AKI) Libya’s Coast Guard intercepted an inflatable boat in the Mediterranean with around 70 migrants on board,

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Diplomacy Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy Politics Religion 

Italian lawmakers back protection for Asia Bibi

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian Parliament has come out in support of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of

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Football Italy Sports 

Man United upset Juventus in Champions League clash

November 8, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Turin (Italy), Nov 8 (IANS) Manchester United got a pair of goals in the last five minutes to defeat Juventus

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Business/Economy Health/Medicine Human Interest/Society Italy 

Inequality worsens hunger, malnutrition in Latin America, Caribbean

November 8, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 8 (IANS/AKI) Hunger, malnutrition, lack of micronutrients, overweight and obesity have greater impact on people with lower income,

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Immigration/Law/Rights Italy Politics 

Security decree passed in Italian Senate

November 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 7 (IANS/AKI) The Italian Senate or upper house of Parliament on Wednesday backed the populist government’s controversial security

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Football Italy Sports 

Barcelona draw 1-1 with Inter to advance in Champions League

November 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Milan (Italy), Nov 7 (IANS) Barcelona are assured of a berth in the Champions League knockout stage after drawing 1-1

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Football Italy Sports 

Napoli come from behind to draw 1-1 with PSG

November 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Naples (Italy), Nov 7 (IANS) Napoli battled back to draw 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and pull level on points

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Diplomacy Immigration/Law/Rights Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy Politics Religion 

Italy ‘working discreetly’ on Asia Bibi case

November 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy is working behind the scenes with other Western nations to help a Christian woman, Asia

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Diplomacy Human Interest/Society Indo-Pak/Pakistan Italy 

Italy committed to helping Asia Bibi: Foreign Ministry

November 7, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s top diplomat Enzo Moavero Milanesi and his staff are fully committed to helping a Christian

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Business/Economy Crime/Disaster/Accident Italy 

FAO aids Indonesian farmers, fishermen recover after earthquake, tsunami

November 6, 2018 TFP 0 Comment

Rome, Nov 6 (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a recovery programme to help more than 70,000

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