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Iran to sign deal with Eni over Kish, Darkhovin
Jun 19, 2017 09:57Iran’s media are reporting that Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni is preparing to sign a basic agreement to study two Iranian oil and gas fields.
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Rome seeks migrant moratorium, warns of social tensions
Jun 14, 2017 03:27Rome's populist mayor has called for a moratorium on new migrants arriving in the city, warning that setting up additional reception centers risked sparking explosive social tensions in the capital.
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1,000 Juventus fans wounded in stampede over bomb scare
Jun 04, 2017 05:02Some 1,000 Juventus soccer fans watching the European Champions League final in the Italian city of Turin have been injured in a stampede triggered by a bomb scare.
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Anti-G7 protesters clash with police on Italian island of Sicily
May 27, 2017 15:31Clashes have broken out between Italian riot police and protesters as hundreds of people marched against the policies of the leading industrial powers on the Italian island of Sicily near the venue of the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
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Italy rescues 480 migrants, recovers seven bodies
May 14, 2017 09:09Over 480 asylum seekers and refugees were rescued in the Mediterranean as they attempted the perilous crossing from North Africa, with seven bodies also recovered, Italy's coastguard said.
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Italy ‘rescues 6,000 refugees in two days’
May 07, 2017 12:34The Italian coastguard says it has rescued some 6,000 refugees, who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, in two days.
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2017 refugee death toll in Mediterranean surpasses 1,000: UN
Apr 22, 2017 05:48Around 100 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean according to shipwreck survivors, raising the death toll for the perilous crossing to Italy to over 1,000 victims in 2017, the UN’s refugee agency said Friday.
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Italy’s refiner Saras clears all oil debt with Iran
Apr 21, 2017 09:45Key Italian oil refiner Saras says it has cleared all the debt it owed Iran for oil purchased before sanctions were imposed against the country in 2012.
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Italy calls for release of human rights activist detained in Turkey
Apr 20, 2017 00:49Italy has called on the Turkish government to set free an Italian journalist and human rights activist arrested near the Syrian border more than a week ago as he was doing research for a book.
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About 3,000 refugees rescued off Libya coast: Italian coastguard
Apr 16, 2017 06:24Some 3,000 refugees and asylum seekers have reportedly been rescued from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast during a second day of operations in the Mediterranean Sea.