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Berlusconi admitted to hospital in Milan - source

Berlusconi admitted to hospital in Milan - source

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to Milan's San Raffaele Hospital on Thursday evening, a source from his Forza Italia party told Reuters on Friday. "He had to be admitted for a thorough clinical …

COVID-19-like pandemic may hit again within next 60 years

COVID-19-like pandemic may hit again within next 60 years

Most of us hope the coronavirus pandemic will be a once-in-a-lifetime event, but it may be "relatively likely" that another global infectious outbreak will occur in the near future. Scientists from the University of …

New protests against compulsory vaccination take place in Rome

New protests against compulsory vaccination take place in Rome

In Rome, at Piazza del Popolo, new protests are taking place against sanitary passes for access to various institutions. Several hundred people gathered for the demonstration. Since July 22, when the Italian authorities announced the …

Italy extends state of emergency until December 31st

Italy extends state of emergency until December 31st

The Italian government has signed off on an extension to the country's state of emergency, keeping it in place until at the end of 2021. With a return to a steadily rising rate of coronavirus cases after weeks of decline, Italy …

Italy becomes European football champion

Italy becomes European football champion

Italy won the UEFA Euro 2020 Final defeating England in a penalty shootout. The match took place at Wembley Stadium in London in the presence of 67,173 spectators. The main time ended with the score 1:1. Luke Shaw of England scored a …

Italy defeats Spain to proceed to 2020 Euro Cup final

Italy defeats Spain to proceed to 2020 Euro Cup final

Italy defeated Spain in the semifinal of the 2020 UEFA Euro Cup at the Wembley stadium in London on Tuesday night. The goals were scored by Federico Chiesa of Italy (60’) and Alvaro Morata of Spain (80’). The score …

European vaccination: from vampire castle to Salisbury Cathedral

European vaccination: from vampire castle to Salisbury Cathedral

As the vaccination campaign is gaining steam, some European nations resort to the most uncanny of places to provide people with the anti-COVID jab. Football stadiums, cathedrals, subway stations, cinemas and even the infamous Dracula’s castle in Romania are all used to attract people into getting the vaccine

Russians looking forward to go to Italy and Thailand

Russians looking forward to go to Italy and Thailand

A poll conducted by the OneTwoTrip service showed that Russian tourists are hoping for a speedy lifting of restrictions in Italy and Thailand. 20% of Russians expect the resumption of trips to Italy, 10% - to Thailand,  8% - to …

Restoration of Karabakh region attracts global companies

Restoration of Karabakh region attracts global companies

Officials in Azerbaijan are working to restore the post-war Karabakh region and partner with foreign companies to make that happen. Companies from Turkey, Israel, Italy, and China will deploy their cutting-edge technologies in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories as part of the government’s major reconstruction campaign rolled out earlier this year. Baku will integrate the companies’ products and solutions into its “smart village” development concept, Caspian News writes

Russia expels naval attache in Italian Embassy

Russia expels naval attache in Italian Embassy

Moscow has retaliated to Rome’s decision to expel Russian diplomats from Italy by declaring an Italian naval attache persona non grata, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted in a statement Monday. "On April 26, Italian …

Italy may reopen to Russian tourists this summer 

Italy may reopen to Russian tourists this summer 

Italy will begin accepting Russian tourists this summer as it eases coronavirus restrictions, Italian Ambassador to Moscow Pasquale Terracciano said Tuesday. Terracciano made the promise days after officials in Rome announced …

Turkey suspends Italian helicopter contracts

Turkey suspends Italian helicopter contracts

The Turkish government has suspended contracts from Italian companies based in Turkey in response to the comments made by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at a press conference Friday regarding the so-called ‘sofa-gate’ affair …

Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Italian envoy

Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Italian envoy

Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the Italian ambassador to condemn the Italian premier's remarks on the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to a statement, the ambassador was told that Italian …

Georgian President to hold high-level meetings in Italy

Georgian President to hold high-level meetings in Italy

President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili will visit Italy for meetings with officials today, the Presidential Administration has announced.  Zourabichvili is scheduled to meet with her Italian counterpart Sergio Matarella, Prime …

5.5-magnitude quake hits Italy

5.5-magnitude quake hits Italy

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 55 km north of Peschici, Italy, at 1347 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Xinhua informs. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 42.4429 …