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Italian anti-fascist activist jailed in Hungary to be moved to house arrest in Budapest

May. 15, 2024 13:24 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — A Hungarian court of appeal on Wednesday upheld a request from an Italian anti-fascist activist to be moved from jail to house arrest in Budapest as she awaits trial, authorities said. The court approved Ilaria Salis’ request upon payment of a bail of about 40,000...

Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs

May. 15, 2024 12:42 PM EDT

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has installed a “sophisticated” network of cameras along its border with Kosovo, supplied by the British government in an attempt to stem the number of migrants flowing into the United Kingdom and to track criminal activity in the region, the U.K. home office...

Thai prime minister promises investigation after activist died in detention

May. 15, 2024 05:42 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister on Wednesday offered his condolences to the family of a young activist who died in detention after a monthslong hunger strike, amid a public debate on the country’s justice system. Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, 28, died on Tuesday...

Pope urges Italians to have babies as a measure of hope for future

May. 10, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis pressed his campaign Friday to urge Italians to have children, calling for long-term policies to help families and warning that the country’s demographic crisis was threatening the future. “The number of births is the first indicator of the hope of a...

Film academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary

May. 10, 2024 13:19 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum and educational programming in view of its 100th anniversary in 2028. Academy officials announced the...

Mock coffins fill a square in Milan in a protest over workplace safety in Italy

May. 10, 2024 11:31 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Mock coffins filled one of Milan’s most famous squares Friday in a protest organized by Italy's second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths. Protesters lined up 172 cardboard coffins in Piazza La Scala to symbolize the exact number of workers who...

Stevanato: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

PADUA, Italy (AP) — PADUA, Italy (AP) — Stevanato Group SpA (STVN) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $20.4 million. The Padua, Italy-based company said it had profit of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 9 cents per share. ...

Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy

May. 08, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

TORGIANO, Italy (AP) — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a...

Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard

May. 08, 2024 10:57 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest move to regulate their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western...

Italy's president says Russia's invasion of Ukraine can't be solved by rewarding Moscow's aggression

May. 08, 2024 00:00 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored. Sergio Mattarella said...