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NATO alarmed by Russian action in Mediterranean
NAPLES – The United States aircraft carrier George H.W.
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Pope Francis accepts credentials of new Irish Ambassador
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met with the Irish Ambassador to the Holy See, Frances Collins, on Monday morning, the Vatican said in a press release.
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Obituary: Christopher Matthews, Fun-loving foreign correspondent and godson of Graham Greene
Christopher Matthews, who has died at age 79, was a Russian-born, bohemian godson of Graham Greene with a larger than
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UN agencies claim Commonwealth Cricket Cup for the first time
ROME – The UN Agencies cricket team won the Queen’s Championship Cup, beating the Commonwealth Club in the 2022 final, organisers said.
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Indictment of WFP employees requested for manslaughter of Italian Ambassador in Congo
ROME – Prosecutors have requested the indictment of two World Food Programme employees accused of manslaughter for their alleged role in the death of the Italian Ambassador and his Carabiniere gua
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Commonwealth commemorates those lost in war
ROME – A Commonwealth Remembrance Day service was held in the Rome War Cemetery in Testaccio.
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Rapist found and arrested for attempted murder after violence against a Naples policewoman.
ROME – Police reported that a Naples policewoman was raped directly outside of the police station on Thursday, and subsequent investigation led to the arrest of a Bangladeshi migrant as the arreste
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Meloni government sworn in at Quirinal Palace
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's center-right government was sworn in at the Quirinal Palace Saturday with Italy's first woman prime minister pledging "to serve with pride."
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FAO chief complains of salary cut, warns ‘ready to fight’
ROME – As FAO Director General Qu Dongyu prepares for probable re-election to a second term, diplomats from member states have been trying to make sense of a ram
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Italy’s next Government will remain a steadfast Western ally in the Ukraine crisis says Polish Ambassador, HE Anna Maria Anders
According to the Polish envoy, Pro-Russian tendencies of partners will not sway FDI leader Giorgia Meloni
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Woman travel blogger’s arrest in Tehran fuels Italy-Iran tensions
ROME – Iran has responded to requests by Italy for the release of an arrest Italian travel blogger, Alessia Piperno, who apparently was caught up inadvertently
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WFP denies Juneja conflict of interest with Boston Consulting Group
ROME -- The World Food Programme has denied that there was a conflict of interest in the Boston Consulting Group's pro bono partnership with the UN agency involv
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Waiting for a posthumous letter from Queen Elizabeth II
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'Post-Fascist' Meloni set to be Italy’s first woman premier
ROME – The Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni was poised Monday to become Italy’s first female prime minister after her centre right coalition won over 44 p
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Calenda and Renzi form pact, creating ‘third pole’ ahead of elections
ROME – Azione party leader, Carlo Calenda and former Prime Minister and leader of Italia Viva reached a deal on Thursday to form an alliance between their two centrist parties.
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‘Where there’s a will there’s a way,’ vows Lord Llewellyn on driving licence issue in exclusive interview
ROME – The United Kingdom is hopeful that a resolution will be possible to solve the longstanding thorny issue of UK citizens’ driving licences in Italy, the British Ambassador, Lord Edward Llewe
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Commonwealth Cricket Cup 2022 set to be held in Rome
ROME – The annual Commonwealth Cricket Cup is set to return to Rome on Sept 24 for its 2022 edition.
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Secretary General of Farnesina met with Polish Ambassador
ROME – The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Sequi met the Ambassador of Poland to Italy, Anna Maria Anders on Thursday at the ministry to talk about the communication between countries r
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Calenda backs out of PD pact, Meloni claims premiership if party wins
ROME – In the lead-up to the Sept 25 elections, Carlo Calenda, leader of Azione, backed out of the election pact with the Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday.
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Russian Embassy 'connived with Salvini advisor to topple Draghi government'
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Mattarella accepts Draghi’s resignation, triggering elections in September
ROME – Italian President Sergio Mattarella accepted Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s resignation on Thursday evening, dissolving Parliament, and calling for new elections on Sept 25.
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Draghi, cracking a jest, confirms his resignation
ROME -- Prime Minister Mario Draghi went to the Quirinal Palace Thursday, confirming his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella after three coalition parties snubbed him in a crucial Senate co
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Italy in crisis as president rejects SuperMario resignation
ROME – ROME -- Italy's political crisis sparked by party differences over Ukraine and how to clear the Eternal City of mountains of rubbish deepened Friday after
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UK vows support for discriminated British lecturers in Italy
LONDON – In response to a parliamentary question on Tuesday, the British government has pledged to ‘continue to advocate’ with Italy for a solution to the longstanding problem of failure by Italian
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