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Italy’s sovereign debt outlook downgraded to ‘negative’
Sep 01, 2018 07:29Fitch Ratings on Friday cut Italy's sovereign debt outlook to 'negative', citing expectations that the new coalition government's fiscal loosening would leave the country's high levels of debt more exposed to potential shocks.
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Archbishop Vigano: Corruption has reached top at Catholic Church
Aug 31, 2018 02:45The former Vatican ambassador to the United States, who called on Pope Francis to resign over allegations that he was covering-up child abuse by priests, says corruption has reached the top levels of the Church hierarchy.
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Refugees rejected by Italy tortured, raped: UN
Aug 29, 2018 06:47African refugees who were rejected by Italy last week said they had been held by smugglers for up to two years in Libya and many had been beaten, tortured and raped, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
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EU condemns Italian ‘threats’ to suspend funding over refugees
Aug 25, 2018 00:39The European Union has censured Italy’s recent “threats” to suspend its funding to the bloc if Brussels fails to relocate the refugees held on an Italian Coast Guard ship.
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About 177 refugees refused authorization to disembark in Italy
Aug 21, 2018 23:08The 177 refugees aboard the Diciotti rescue ship who arrived in the Sicilian seaport of Catania still remain on board as they have not received official authorization to disembark.
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Italy holds funeral for bridge collapse victims
Aug 18, 2018 09:02A state funeral service was underway Saturday in Italy to commemorate dozens of people killed in Genoa's bridge disaster, as some outraged relatives shunned official ceremonies and rescuers pulled more bodies from the wreckage.
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Vatican expresses 'shame and sorrow' over sexual abuse by US priests
Aug 17, 2018 04:00The Vatican has expressed “shame and sorrow” over the sexual abuse of at least 1,000 children by more than 300 Catholic priests in the US State of Pennsylvania, and has said Pope Francis is “on the side” of survivors.
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Italy to probe bridge collapse, death toll hits 38
Aug 15, 2018 08:38Italian prosecutors plan to launch an investigation into the collapse of a bridge that has left at least 38 people dead in northwestern Italy, as rescuers continue searching for possible survivors.
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'Dozens dead' in Italy after huge section of Genoa Motorway Bridge collapses in 'immense tragedy' (Photos)
Aug 15, 2018 05:25TEHRAN (FNA)- Dozens of people are reported to have been killed after a large section of motorway bridge collapsed onto houses in the northern port city of Genoa.
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Iran sympathizes with Italy over deadly bridge collapse
Aug 15, 2018 03:02Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi offered condolences to the Italian people and government over the collapse of a giant motorway bridge in Genoa, which led to the deaths and injuries of dozens of people.