ROME – ‘Real’ experts on Islamic issues should be consulted if the Italian media want to avoid fanning the flames of anti-Muslim sentiment in Italy, sociologist and author Fabrizio Ciocca said on Wednesday.
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ROME - Italy’s coalition government have clashed with finance minister Giovanni Tria over possible VAT rises in the coming years, government sources have revealed.
Italy has come under pressure in recent months for its lack of economic growth, and was chided by EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in March when it transpired that the nation’s GDP was expected to buck European trends and fall 0.2 per cent this coming year.
This economic stagnation is, in turn, expected to cause yet further problems for Italy’s coalition government and its population.
18 Apr 2019
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ROME - The League’s Transport Secretary has been placed under investigation on account of alleged corruption, judicial sources stated on Thursday.
Armando Siri, who has been in the role since June 2018, is one of nine people to be investigated on account of financial irregularities.
It is thought that money intended to help pass amendments on wind power legislation has gone missing.
18 Apr 2019
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ROME - Two goals in three minutes were enough to see Lazio take three points from their tie against Udinese and move to within touching distance of the European qualification spots.
Simone Inzaghi’s men went into the game off the back of a torrid run of form. Having jumped into fifth spot at the end of March, two losses and a draw in their subsequent three league matches saw them slip well off the pace into eighth.
18 Apr 2019
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VATICAN CITY - World famous Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg met Pope Francis ahead of a pro-environment student led rally scheduled to take place in Rome’s Piazza Venezia.
Thunberg was present at the Pontiff’s weekly audience in St Peter’s Square and was spotted holding a sign reading “Join the Climate Strike.” Once his audience finished, Francis went over to the girl and shook her hand.
17 Apr 2019
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ROME - Italian populist League party has published the roster of candidates running in the forthcoming European elections, official sources reported on Wednesday.
A dismal picture painted by Italy Interior Minister and party leader Matteo Salvini, as the candidates are known associates and family members of ‘the Capitan’, with some currently under investigation.
17 Apr 2019
Edwin Audland
ROME - Fraternity, peace and coexistence. These are the three key elements to international cohesion and open dialogue according to Vatican representatives.
The news comes following the signing of a historic peace accord between Pope Francis and the Grand Imam, Ahmed el-Tayeb, in February.
17 Apr 2019
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PALERMO - Two men accused of being ISIS militants have been arrested in Sicily's capital, official sources reported on Wednesday.
18-year-old Moroccan Ossama Gafhir was heard colluding with his friend, 25-year-old Palermitan Giuseppe Frittitta, following a police force wiretapping investigation. The two young men have been arrested following the request of the prosecutor’s office of Palermo for acts of incitement to terrorism and self-training to committing such acts.
17 Apr 2019
Edwin Audland
ROME - Juventus were dumped out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage for the second year running after a rampant Ajax came from a goal down to win 2-1 in Turin.
The two sides went into the game off the back of a one all draw in Amsterdam a week ago. Juventus had a slight advantage having secured the all-important away goal and had the home crowd to urge them on to the semi-finals.
17 Apr 2019