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Students fined €27m after BBQ caused vast forest fire

Students fined €27m after BBQ caused vast forest fire

Two students accused of starting a wildfire that damaged a vast area of forest in Italy have been fined an astounding €27 million by the country’s forestry service. The young men lit a barbecue in a garden near Lake Como on …

Rescued migrants hijack merchant ship near Libya

Rescued migrants hijack merchant ship near Libya

Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya's coast, ordering the crew to head towards Malta, according to reports. More than 100 migrants aboard the cargo ship are said to have acted after being told they …

 Russia-U.S. consultations on Venezuela held in Rome

Russia-U.S. consultations on Venezuela held in Rome

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov held consultations in Rome with U.S. Special Envoy Elliott Abrams on the situation in Venezuela. According to the source in the Russian delegation, …

Azerbaijan and Italy discuss TAP and other energy issues

Azerbaijan and Italy discuss TAP and other energy issues

Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and the head of the Italian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament …

Italian jazz musician to perform in Baku on March 8

Italian jazz musician to perform in Baku on March 8

World-famous Italian musician Fabio Lepora will perform with a music program dedicated to International Women's Day at the Landmark Rotunda Jazz Club in Baku on March 8. One of the most interesting Italian singer …

Almost 100% of TAP project complete in Greece and Albania

Almost 100% of TAP project complete in Greece and Albania

About 98% of pipes needed for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, are in the ground in Greece and Albania, the TAP AG consortium said in a message. "In February 2013, …

Baku and Rome to promote mutual investment

Baku and Rome to promote mutual investment

Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev held a meeting with the Undersecretary for Economic Development of the Italian Republic Andrea Cioffi in Baku, who is visiting Azerbaijan to take part at the …

Southern Gas Corridor construction nearing completion

Southern Gas Corridor construction nearing completion

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, is more than 84% complete, TAP Managing director Luca Schieppati said at the European Gas Conference in Vienna. …

Baku to host first Italian-Azerbaijan film festival

Baku to host first Italian-Azerbaijan film festival

Baku will host the 1st Italian-Azerbaijan film festival on January 25-30. The festival will be held with the organizational support of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture, with the assistance of the Italian Embassy in Azerbaijan as part …

Italy opposes punitive anti-Russian sanctions

Italy opposes punitive anti-Russian sanctions

Italy's Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi described the EU anti-Russian sanctions as transitional measure, which shouldn't become a permanent punitive instrument. "Our Constitution imposes an …