Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister who transformed the nation’s politics with polarising policies and often alarmed his allies with his brazen remarks, died on Monday aged 86. Berlusconi, Italy’s longest-serving premier who counted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a close friend and gained notoriety …
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Manchester City retained the English Premier League after coming back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa on the last day of the season.
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Italian police warned on Thursday that anti-vaccine campaigners had called for armed attacks during planned anti-government protests this weekend and that eight people were being investigated for incitement to crime. A police statement said searches had been conducted in six Italian provinces, including Milan, Rome, and Venice, and that the …
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A major fire broke out in the centre of the northern Italian city of Turin on Friday, forcing around 100 people to be evacuated from their homes, emergency services said. The fire started in the attic of building close to the main train station and soon spread to adjacent properties, …
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A huge plume of black smoke rose from the reinforced concrete building, named the Torre dei Moro, and was visible for miles. Italian firefighters battled a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-storey residential building. Mayor Giuseppe Sala said there were no reports of injuries or deaths, …
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Law enforcement in Milan is investigating the source of an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the pope, Italian paramilitary police said Monday. The suspicious envelope was intercepted by postal employees overnight at a mail sorting facility in a Milan suburb, according to the carabinieri provincial command in Milan. It …
Read More »Donnarumma: PSG sign Italy Euro 2020 winner on free transfer
Gianluigi Donnarumma has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer after Italy’s Euro 2020 penalty shoot-out hero left Milan. The Italian international has signed a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 giants after failing to agree fresh terms with the Rossoneri. Donnarumma had spent his entire senior career to date …
Read More »Italian hospital uses CT scan to unveil secrets of Egyptian mummy
Ancient Egypt met modern medical technology when a mummy underwent a CT scan at an Italian hospital as part of a research project to discover its secrets.
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Italy announced plans Saturday to set price limits on face masks and ramp up antibody testing as it nears the end of the world’s longest active national coronavirus lockdown. The Mediterranean country is awaiting a fateful decision this weekend about which of its restrictions will be lifted when the current …
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