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Italy plans to return an ambassador to Syria to reflect new diplomatic developments, minister says
ROME (AP) — Italy plans to send an ambassador back to Syria after a decade-long absence, the country’s foreign minister said, in a diplomatic move that could spark divisions among European Union allies. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, speaking in front of relevant parliamentary...
Governor of Italy's Liguria region resigns after being arrested for alleged corruption
ROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s northern Liguria region resigned on Friday after being held under house arrest since May as part of a corruption investigation by local prosecutors. Giovanni Toti, a right-wing governor who is accused of providing political favors in exchange...
Eni SpA: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ROME ITALY, Italy (AP) — ROME ITALY, Italy (AP) — Eni SpA (E) on Friday reported net income of $711.5 million in its second quarter. The Rome Italy, Italy-based company said it had net income of 41 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 98 cents per...
Carmaker Stellantis pledges to tackle problems in North America as profits plunge
MILAN (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere Thursday after reporting a plunge in first-half earnings. U.S.-European automaker Stellantis reported net profits down by half in the first half of the year due largely to...
Walkway collapses in massive housing project in southern Italy, killing 2 and injuring a dozen
MILAN (AP) — A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others, Italian media reported Tuesday. News agency ANSA reported the collapse overnight killed a 29-year-old male and a...
The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome
ROME (AP) — The daughter of the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero has helped to turn the streets and piazzas of the Italian capital into an open-air museum to display eight of her father’s famously voluminous, whimsical sculptures. The exhibition was organized as a tribute to...
Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it
MILAN (AP) — Venice city officials said Friday that the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros ($2.6 million) during a test phase this summer, and that decisions on how to proceed would be made in the fall after a full analysis of the data. According to the city, the 5-euro tax...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp journeys to Italy in eighth overseas trip
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is traveling to Italy in his eighth overseas trip as governor. The Republican will leave this weekend for a six-day trip to the European nation. The delegation will include Kemp's wife, Marty Kemp. The governor says he will...
Italian judge orders a journalist to pay 5,000 euros in damages for making fun of Meloni's height
ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros (nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height in social media posts. The judge ruled on Wednesday that two social media posts by journalist Giulia Cortese, who was...
Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celcius (104 Fahrenheit) in a large swathe of the country on Thursday, while Italy, Greece and other areas of southern Europe also struggled to stay cool. ...
