Tag: Italy

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:26 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth figurine becomes most prized personality at Naples Nativity Scene

  

  The figurine of the late Queen Elizabeth has become this year the most prized to adorn the traditional Nativity Scene in the Italian city of Naples, which every year includes the most outstanding personalities in global news of the last twelve months.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Falklands' Rockhopper 200 million Euros award ruling which Italy is working to annul

  

  Falkland Islands-linked Rockhopper Exploration said that Italy was working to annul the August ruling by an arbitration panel under which Italy has to pay 200 million Euros, plus interest, to Rockhopper for breaching its obligations related to the company's Ombrina Mare field in the Adriatic Sea.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  IMF anticipates recession in Germany and Italy next year and an almost halt for the UK economy

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday predicted that Germany and Italy would both fall into recession next year, while Great Britain the G7 best performing economy this year, will come to an almost halt in 2023, following on the announcement of the mini budget by the Liz Truss government.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Italy jumps into the unknown after victory of Meloni's post-fascist party

  

  Italy and the European Union entered Monday into a period of uncertainty after the victory in the legislative elections of Giorgia Meloni, at the head of a far-right and right-wing coalition that faces great challenges.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Italian elections, hard-right-populist-lady with the Trump-Johnson approach expected to win

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – There’s an election in Italy next Sunday, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini’s ‘black-shirts’ marched on Rome and brought the first fascist dictator to power.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Russian spy in Italy claimed she had been born in Peru

  

  A Russian female spy posing as a socialite allegedly born in Peru had infiltrated a NATO base in Italy for years, it was reported Friday.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 14:38 UTC

  700 people were scammed by the promise of citizenship of an invented country in Antarctica

  

  Twelve individuals have been arrested and 30 are under investigation in Italy for having invented the “Antarctic Theocratic State of San Giorgio” with which they swindled about 700 people by promising nationality in order to be able to pay fewer taxes, have passports, land, and even receive noble titles.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 08:18 UTC

  Messi's Argentina too strong for Italy in London

  

  Argentina's national football team Wednesday reigned supreme at Wembley after beating Italy 3-0 to win the Finalissima pitting the champions of Europe against those of South America.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Argentina seeks to become steady supplier of food to Italy

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Friday met in Rome with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio to broker a deal to make the South American country a steady supplier of food.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Mattarella chosen for second term as President of Italy

  

  The 80-year-old Sergio Mattarella has been picked Saturday for a second term as Italy's president after several black-smoke sessions over the past week. The Sicilian leader, who had insisted he did not want another seven years in office, is to be sworn in this coming Thursday.