Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods

CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy (AP) — One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week, all 6,200 sows, piglets and fattening pigs on his farm south of Milan were slaughtered under strict protocols to halt the disease threatening Italy’s 20...

Inflation in Europe falls below 2% and opens the way for faster rate cuts

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank's target of 2% for the first time in more than three years as falling energy prices give consumers relief from a burst of inflation that at one point reached into...

Italian police arrest 19 people in massive probe targeting mafia links to Milan soccer 'ultra' fans

ROME (AP) — Italian police arrested 19 people, accused of criminal ties with the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia group, in a move that decimated the fan clubs backing Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC Milan. Prosecutors said at a press conference on Monday that possible charges include...

Carmaker Stellantis slashes forecasts as it faces industry slump and Chinese competition

MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis, the world’s fourth largest carmaker, slashed its earnings forecast on Monday, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations amid a wider industry slump and increased Chinese competition. Stellantis said it was accelerating efforts to turn...

She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Sporting suits and...

Red Bull Racing says Daniel Ricciardo had been released effective immediately

Shein faces scrutiny in Italy over possible greenwashing

Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fast fashion giant Shein for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices. The country’s independent competition authority said in a statement that the greenwashing probe would focus on Infinite...

Italy's Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America's Cup yachts

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Before the last America’s Cup, Italy’s sailing team had what helmsman Francesco Bruni called a “crazy” idea: run the boat with two skippers, each taking turns steering as the foiling yacht crisscrossed the race course. While the other crews lost...

Italy's automotive workers plan to strike on Oct. 18 over a fall in output at Stellantis

ROME (AP) — Workers in Italy's automotive sector will go on strike on Oct. 18, the main metalworkers unions said Tuesday, in protest of declining output from Stellantis, the biggest carmaker in the country. The unions also called for a national demonstration in Rome on the same...

Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at exhibition opening in Italy

ROME (AP) — A man smashed a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei during the private opening of his exhibition in the northern Italian city of Bologna, in an act of vandalism that the show's curator described Tuesday as a “reckless and senseless act.” The large...