Minister under fire for shedding tears for irregular migrants
Italy’s far-right opposition on Thursday lashed out at a government minister whose tearful moment while announcing a temporary amnesty for ...
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Italy registers over 30,000 coronavirus deaths
Italy has registered 30,201 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, after an increase of 240, the Civil Protection Agency reported ...
Italy records nearly 40% more deaths than usual in early 2020
An official report on Monday in Italy showed a rise in the number of deaths in the country in 2020 ...
COVID-19: Italy rejects German migrant rescue boat
Italy is no longer accepting foreign migrant rescue boats in its ports due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Infrastructure ...
COVID-19 lockdown may continue beyond May 1, says Italy’s civil protection chief
Italy’s national lockdown to try to contain the spread of coronavirus will probably continue beyond the start of May, Angelo ...
COVID-19 pandemic exposes shortcomings of global health system – China
China’s foreign ministry has said that the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 160,000 people globally has exposed the ...
Nigerian doctor dies of coronavirus – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora, has revealed that a Nigerian doctor, Olumide Okunuga, has died of coronavirus, ...
Saudi suspends travel to, from 9 countries over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia, on Monday suspended flights to and from nine countries as a precautionary measure to control and curb the ...
Pope Francis falls sick after meeting Coronavirus infected persons
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis has cancelled a Mass as he catches an unspecified illness after meeting persons infected with Coronavirus ...
U.S. Astronaut Koch departs ISS, ending longest spaceflight by woman
U.S. Astronaut Christina Koch, on Thursday departed from the International Space Station, ISS, concluding her record-breaking mission of the longest ...
Turkey qualify for Euro 2020 with draw against Iceland, France also secure spot
Turkey qualified for the Euro 2020 finals with a goalless draw in a Group H against Iceland on Thursday, with ...
Italian police seize over a tonne of cocaine in banana container
Police in southern Italy have seized over a tonne of cocaine hidden in a Germany-bound refrigerated container used for transporting ...
Nigerian Army director becomes African Military Law Forum president
The Director Nigerian Army Legal Services, Maj.-Gen. Yusuf Shalangwa, has been elected President of the African Military Law Forum, AMLF, ...
Italian Senate cuts short break for critical gov’t vote
The Italian Senate is poised to decide on Tuesday on a date for a vote of no confidence against Prime ...
Italy Customs, Police announce biggest cocaine raid in 25 years
More than 2 tons of pure cocaine from Colombia were seized at Italy’s Genoa port, in the biggest raid of ...
Rescuers dig for survivors as anger mounts over Italy bridge collapse
Rescuers used diggers to claw through mountains of rubble, calling out in the hope of finding survivors as a desperate ...
Migrant rescue ship docks in Spain again after Italy refusal
Close to two months after giving a high-profile welcome to the Aquarius migrant rescue boat, Spain once again opened its ...
Italy bans advert on betting
Italy has become the first country in Europe to ban advertising on betting, its government announced on Tuesday, amid criticism ...
No Zlatan, no problem as Sweden thrive on collective spirit
Shorn of a superstar since Zlatan Ibrahimovic's retirement, Sweden were not expected even to make it to the World Cup ...
More than 5 million Italians live in absolute poverty
In Italy, more than 5 million people live in absolute poverty in 2017, the highest figure since current records began ...
Suarez sends Uruguay into last 16 with hosts Russia
Uruguay booked their place in the World Cup knockout stage along with Russia on Wednesday, as Luis Suarez scored the ...
At least 60 dead after migrant boat sinks
At least 60 migrants died in the Mediterranean sea when their rubber dinghy sank last week, according to survivor testimonies ...
Merkel, Macron to talk EU reform in shadow of migrant crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for joint cabinet talks on EU reform, especially the ...
Police arrest man who infected more than 200 people with HIV
An HIV-positive man who might have consciously passed on the deadly virus to more than 200 sexual partners has been ...