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Iran, Italy to sign major credit deal
Jan 10, 2018 14:25Italy says it will sign a basic agreement to provide as much as €5 billion to Iran to help press ahead the country’s development projects.
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Police nab 200 in anti-mafia op in Italy, Germany
Jan 09, 2018 08:53Some 200 members of one of Italy's most infamous mafia groups were arrested in an operation in Italy and Germany.
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Italian-French group, Turkish firms awarded missile system study
Jan 05, 2018 13:52Turkey has awarded a contract for a study into the development and production of a long-range air and missile defense system to a European manufacturer of anti-air missiles as well as two major Turkish weapons manufacturers and defense contractors.
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Pope Francis calls 2017 ‘wasted year of wars, lies, injustice’
Jan 01, 2018 04:30In his year-end message, Pope Francis says 2017 was ruined by deadly wars, injustice and other man-made ills which worked to undermine humanity and environment.
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Pope Francis urges world not to ignore refugees at Christmas Eve Mass
Dec 25, 2017 05:52Pope Francis has used the Christmas Eve Mass to call on the world not to ignore the plight of millions of refugees who are “driven from their land.”
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Italian lawmakers snub vote on divisive citizenship law
Dec 24, 2017 15:08A controversial bill that could grant Italian citizenship to about 800,000 children born in the country if they have spent five years in school was defeated in the Senate, newspapers said Sunday.
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Thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators rally in Italy
Dec 10, 2017 08:23Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the northern Italian city of Como, denouncing anti-refugee activities by the far-right groups in the country.
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Italy stresses EU's commitment to Iran nuclear deal
Dec 01, 2017 04:05Italian Foreign Minister Alfano Angelino says the EU believes all the signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should remain committed to the agreement.
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Da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mn
Nov 16, 2017 03:42A painting of Christ by the Renaissance Master Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record 450 million US dollars (380 million euros), including fees, at auction on Wednesday, obliterating previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately.
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Supporters of far-right Italian party rally in Rome
Nov 05, 2017 11:19More than 2,000 supporters of a far-right political party in Italy have rallied on the streets of the country’s capital of Rome against refugees and asylum seekers.