Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at any one time. With asylum requests expected to […]
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Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. The Parliament, dominated by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s left-wing Socialist Party, voted 77 to […]
Italy migrants deal to be voted on by Albanian Parliament
Albania’s Parliament is set to vote on a deal with Italy to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by the Italian authorities while their asylum applications are processed. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at any one time. With asylum requests expected to take about a month to […]
Italy Weighs Sale of New Stake in Monte Paschi to Cut Debt
(Bloomberg) — Italy’s government is considering selling a stake of up to 10% in lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA in a bid to cut debt and facilitate consolidation in the banking sector. Most Read from Bloomberg The state, which owns about 39% of the bailed-out bank, is assessing the move through an […]
Lack of rain leaves Italy gasping
A blanket of smog covers Milan, empty reservoirs bake in Sicily and wine production is down in Piedmont as a lack of rain across Italy exacerbates pollution and sparks droughts. Gas-guzzling cars were banned from roads on Tuesday in Milan and eight other cities across Lombardy after the northern Italian industrial region registered high levels […]
Italy to try Egyptian officials again for 2016 torture and death of Italian student Giulio Regeni
ROME (AP) — Four high-level Egyptian security officials are going on trial in a Rome court, accused in the 2016 abduction, torture and slaying of an Italian doctoral student in Cairo. Tuesday’s opening hearing marks the second time the four Egyptians went on trial in absentia: In 2021, a Rome judge halted the trial on […]
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The American who bought a home in Italy and found ‘big surprises’ inside
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Pulp flies in traditional orange battle during Carnival in northern Italy
IVREA, Italy (AP) — Over three pulpy days, nearly 1,000 tons of oranges were thrown in the recreation of a medieval battle that has become the centerpiece of the northern Italian town of Ivrea’s annual Carnival celebration. Some 50 horse-drawn carriages transport the oranges to piazzas throughout the town, where teams gather to pelt each […]
Jack Crowley opens international account as Ireland ease to win against Italy
Jack Crowley claimed an overdue first senior try as Ireland continued their Guinness Six Nations title defence with a resounding 36-0 bonus-point win over Italy in Dublin. The fly-half, who is tasked with filling the void left by retired number 10 Johnny Sexton, has gone 45 appearances for Munster without touching down. He opened his […]