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Prosecutor: Salvini should not be tried for migrant policy

ROME – An Italian prosecutor on Saturday told a court in Sicily that there's no reason to order right-wing leader Matteo Salvini to stand trial for alleged kidnapping for his role in keeping rescued migrants aboard a coast guard ship for days in the summer of 2019.

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Italy's Conte: Draghi's new government should be political

ROME – As Mario Draghi worked to secure the backing in Parliament he needs to govern, Italy's outgoing leader on Thursday warned against the former European Central Bank chief's opting to lead the pandemic-battered country with a team of technocrats instead of politicians.

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Italy looks to "Super Mario" Draghi to end political crisis

ROME – Italy’s president is expected to ask Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief credited with saving the euro, to try to lead Italy through the coronavirus pandemic after last-ditch talks among squabbling politicians failed to produce a viable new coalition.

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Probe into Italy virus response looks into preparedness plan

ROME – Prosecutors from northern Italy traveled to Rome on Thursday to question the health minister and others as part of their broadening investigation into whether to lay any criminal blame for Italy’s horrific coronavirus toll, and whether a lack of preparedness contributed to it.

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Italian PM Conte works to cement majority after narrow vote

ROME – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte worked to solidify his majority in parliament Wednesday after narrowly winning a Senate confidence vote after a junior coalition ally yanked his support over Conte’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.Conte was expected to brief President Sergio Mattarella on his prospects to keep governing, though the timing was uncertain. With a reduced majority, Conte will have to cobble together support from outside the current coalition to pass legislation, including aid to help Italy’s pandemic-battered economy.Conte’s government on Tuesday survived what amounted to a confidence vote with a 156-to-140 win, with 16 abstentions.

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Italian PM Conte seeks to stay in power with Senate vote

ROME – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte is facing a second round of voting Tuesday to determine if he can hold onto power after a junior coalition partner pulled his party’s ministers from the government to protest Conte’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.Conte on Monday won what amounted to a confidence vote in the lower Chamber of Deputies, securing a 321-to-259 victory in favor of his government with 27 abstentions, including from the defecting Italia Viva (Italy Alive) party of ex-Premier Matteo Renzi.

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Italian PM Conte seeks to save his government from falling

ROME – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte was fighting for his political life Monday with an address to the lower chamber of Parliament that aims to shore up support for his government, which has come under fire from an ally over plans to relaunch the country's pandemic-ravaged economy. Conte lost his majority with the defection of Cabinet ministers belonging to former Premier Matteo Renzi’s tiny but key Italia Viva (Italy Alive) party.

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EXPLAINER: Italy faces a political crisis amid a pandemic

MILAN – Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is testing his already low popularity by provoking a political crisis that could bring down Italy's coalition government at a critical juncture in the coronavirus pandemic. Renzi orchestrated the resignations of two ministers from his tiny but key Italia Viva party.

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Italy extends COVID curbs amid third wave risks

Giuseppe Conte on Friday issued a new decree extending curbs to keep lid on COVID-19 infections after the health ministry warned that the epidemic was getting worse.Recorded daily cases have settled at 15,000-20,000 compared with a peak of around 40,000 in mid-November, but pressure on hospitals remains high. Between 400 and 600 people die with the virus each day and the government fears that number will grow."In the past week there has been a generalised worsening of the epidemic, we are back to an expansionary phase," Health Minister Roberto Speranza told parliament on Wednesday.The new decree extends until March 5 a nightly curfew between 10 p.m.

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Italian PM Conte faces challenge as Renzi again disrupts

ROME – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte is facing a challenge to his government’s survival, with a junior partner threatening to pull its support just as Italy is battling a resurgence of the virus and a recession, and is launching a huge mass vaccination program.For weeks, ex-Premier Matteo Renzi has criticized Conte’s plans for using European Union pandemic recovery funds and centralizing government decision-making. If Renzi follows through on threats to yank his small Italy Alive party's support from the government, the crisis would force Conte into a number of unwelcome scenarios, including a Cabinet reshuffle, a confidence vote in parliament to see if he still has a majority, or tendering his resignation.

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'Well into spring' before Italy sees significant impact of Covid vaccine: PM

coronavirus in Italy "well into spring" when 10-15 million people will have been inoculated, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday.Italy, the first Western country to be hit hard by the pandemic, has reported more than 73,000 Covid-related deaths since discovering its outbreak late in February, the highest death toll in Europe and the fifth-highest in the world.Also Read | Ten books from 2020 you must not missItaly kicked off its vaccination drive on Sunday with the first shots produced by Pfizer-BioNTech.

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The Latest: China to begin vaccinating front-line workers

US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal— Pence, top congressional leaders get vaccines; Trump absent— 1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died— Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has announced a partial lockdown nationwide for most of the Christmas holiday season out of concern that gatherings of families and friends would reignite the virus’s spread.— Doctors say increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections. One Los Angeles ER doctor is predicting rationing of care is imminent.— T ens of millions of people are expected to travel to family gatherings or winter vacations over Christmas.

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Italian PM warns more restrictions needed at Christmas

Italy's government will need to impose new restrictions during the holiday season to rein in contagion and avoid a third, devastating wave of the coronavirus, the prime minister has said in an interview.

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Italians told to celebrate Christmas at home to fight coronavirus

MILAN – Italy recorded a pandemic-high daily death toll Thursday, providing a grim backdrop for Premier Giuseppe Conte’s cheerless announcement of restrictions for the Christmas holidays that will make it difficult for extended families to celebrate together as is customary.Italiasn like to say, “Christmas with family, Easter with whomever you please,’’ underlining the sacrosanct notion of spending Christmas and St. Stefano’s feast day on Dec.

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Italy Re-Shutters Cinemas as Europe Braces for Second Coronavirus Lockdown

The COVID-19 second wave has hit Europe and cinemas across the continent are again shutting down. Italy, which in February became the first country in Europe to close cinemas due to the coronavirus pandemic, and which re-opened theaters in June, is set to shut down again, starting from Monday, Oct.

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Italy toughens Covid-19 restrictions as daily cases double

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday imposed new restrictions on gatherings, restaurants, sports and school activities in an attempt to slow a recent surge in coronavirus infections.The government decree, published after days of draft versions and speculation by ministers over its probable measures, will take effect within 24 hours and be valid for 30 days.It bans parties in restaurants, clubs or in the open air and strongly recommends that people do not hold parties in their homes or host more than six guests at any time.

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Prosecutors question Italy's Conte over slow virus lockdowns

ROME – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte is being questioned by prosecutors investigating the lack of a coronavirus lockdown of two towns in Lombardy’s Bergamo province that turned into one of the hardest-hit areas of the country's outbreak. Doctors and virologists have said the two-week delay in quarantining Alzano and Nembro allowed the virus to spread in Bergamo, which saw a 571% increase in excess deaths in March compared with the average of the previous five years.Lead prosecutor Maria Cristina Rota arrived with a team of aides Friday morning at the premier’s office in Rome, Palazzo Chigi.

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Italian Independents Call for End of "Unfair Practices" as Cinemas Reopen

The Italian film industry is filled with equal parts hope and trepidation following an announcement by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on May 16 that the country's cinemas will finally be allowed to reopen on June 15 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Cinema owners are eager to get back to business after a months-long shutdown — the longest lockdown in Europe — but fear it may be harder than ever to make money.

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Italy sets date for the re-opening of its cinemas following coronavirus

Italian president Giuseppe Conte has laid out Italy's next steps for lifting lockdown

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Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from 3 June

Italy's government on approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from 3 June, in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the world's most rigid coronavirus lockdowns.

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Coronavirus: Italy to allow all foreign, domestic travel on June 3

Italy’s government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the world’s most rigid coronavirus lockdowns.

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Italy set to allow free movement from 3 June - draft decree

Italy is set to allow free travel across the country from 3 June, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters, as the government moves to unwind the coronavirus lockdown and revive the battered economy.

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Italy signs $60-billion stimulus package to fight coronavirus economic hit

Italy’s government approved a much-delayed 55 billion-euro ($60 billion) stimulus package to rescue an economy crippled by a two-month nationwide lockdown, promising a boost in liquidity for businesses and aid for families in need.

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Italian woman returns home after 18-month African kidnapping

ROME – Wearing a surgical mask, disposable gloves and booties to guard against COVID-19, a young Italian woman returned to her homeland Sunday after 18 months as a hostage in eastern Africa.

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Modi dials Italian PM, discusses health, economic impact of pandemic

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte with both leaders discussing the measures required to address the health and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in their own countries as well as at a global level.

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Italians take to the streets as lockdown misery ends – but many fear a second wave

For the first time in months, Italy’s streets and piazzas are teeming with people.

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Easing of lockdown begs the question: Who's family in Italy?

ROME – When Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said the government would relax some parts of a nationwide lockdown, residents entering an eighth week of home confinement to inhibit the coronavirus dove for their dictionaries.

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Amid pandemic, Italy sees hope in Genoa bridge completion

ROME – Nearly two years after a highway bridge in Genoa collapsed and killed 43 people, workers moved the final piece of a replacement span into place Tuesday in a milestone hailed by Italy’s premier as a symbolic show of unity and hope amid the coronavirus emergency.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus return date confirmed as Serie A players get back to training

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to travel back to Italy in order to prepare for a return to training with Juventus.

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Cristiano Ronaldo continues gearing up for Serie A action with return date in sight

Cristiano Ronaldo is getting ready for a return to training with Juventus next month - by working hard on his exercise bike in his Madeira home.

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Serie A reveal plan that Man City and Manchester United fans might be hoping the Premier League follows

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed that the nation will begin to relax its social distancing restrictions from May 4, after being one of the worst hit countries for the outbreak.

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Covid-19: Italy to begin easing lockdown measures

Italy will allow factories and building sites to reopen from 4 May and permit limited family visits as it prepares a staged end to Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown, the country's Prime Minister has said.

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Coronavirus: Italy offers UK hope by easing lockdown with bars to reopen in June

Italy is to ease its lockdown on May 4 and open bars and restaurants again in June after seven weeks of shutdown to curb coronavirus.

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Italian government sets May 18 return for soccer training

ROME – Nearly seven weeks after the last game was played, Italy’s top soccer division finally has a target date to resume practice.

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Serie A return date set as Italian Prime Minister confirms new coronavirus measures

Serie A games are set to return by June 2 as Italy prepares to move into the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic response.

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The Latest: Italy sets May 18 return for soccer training

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Italy reports fewest coronavirus fatalities in almost six weeks

Italy posted the fewest virus fatalities in almost six weeks as the government paved the way for a new stimulus package to revive an economy stalled by containment measures.

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Italian PM set to reveal steps to exit lockdown

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is set to reveal the steps the country will take to loosen restrictions, reopen the economy and emerge from the coronavirus crisis by this weekend.

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Italy reports fewest Covid-19 deaths in a week, new cases ease

Italy registered 433 deaths linked to the virus, compared with 482 the day before. That brings the total number of fatalities to 23,660

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Italian PM warns EU could collapse over pandemic debts

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said the European Union might collapse as a project unless it acts decisively to help countries worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

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604 new virus deaths as Italy ponders how to exit lockdown

Officials in Italy say the death toll from Covid-19 has risen by 604 to 17,127.

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Italy's daily coronavirus fatalities fall to 681, lowest since 26 March

However, there were 4,805 new confirmed cases, an increase from 4,585 a day earlier

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Russia sends 'spies' to Italy disguised as coronavirus doctors with 'useless' aid

Italy has accused Russia of sending spies "disguised as coronavirus doctors" in a fierce exchange of words.

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EU tempers fray as virus hits lives, livelihoods, economies

As the coronavirus claims lives, ruins livelihoods and wreaks economic havoc, tensions are rising between European Union countries over how best to respond as the pandemic overwhelms some member nations, once more raising troubling questions about the EU's ability to stand united in times of crisis.

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Russian military planes bring coronavirus aid to Italy as death toll goes up

The Russian government, which has boasted of its extraordinary success in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic, has sent nine huge cargo planes loaded with specialised military virus-busting technology to Italy.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Italy shuts all non-strategic business activities until April 3

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that all businesses in the country must close until April 3, with the exception of those needed to maintain the country’s supply chain, in the latest desperate effort to halt the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Covid-19: Italy considering further restrictions

Italy's government has said it is considering even further restrictions on its already locked-down population as the country reels under the continued spread of the coronavirus.

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Italy extends lockdown measures

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said his country is to extend its lockdown measures further due to the virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0