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Rome, Italy | XINHUA |   Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday said all steps should be taken to avert a second national lockdown, as a recent spike in new coronavirus cases boosted fears across the country. “I share the growing concern about the rise in infections these days throughout …

Rome, Italy | XINHUA |    The European Union (EU) recovery fund should kick off as soon as in January to provide the necessary relief to the European economies hit by the COVID-19 crisis, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged on Tuesday. “In the European Council a few days ago, we …

Rome, Italy  | XINHUA |   Strict anti-COVID-19 measures including the mandatory use of face masks everywhere will be reintroduced in Italy, starting on Thursday, in an effort to curb a rising trend in infections registered in the latest weeks. The decision was announced on Wednesday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Italy’s cabinet on Friday gave green light to a new decree containing new supportive measures worth 25 billion euros (29.4 billion U.S. dollars) to address the COVID-19 emergency and encourage economic recovery. The decision on the extra spending had been taken by Prime Minister Giuseppe …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Italy’s new Genoa Saint George Bridge, which replaces the viaduct that collapsed two years ago and killed 43 people, was inaugurated in the northwestern port city of Genoa on Monday. Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, along with other officials attended the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  In his report to Italian parliament on European Union (EU) summit which agreed on a landmark deal over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that European leaders have taken a “historic” …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  EU leaders are set to join Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday for talks on jumpstarting the nation’s economy, but opposition figures shunned the hastily organised — and roundly criticised — initiative. Despite a bevy of A-list political speakers, Italians such as far-right leader Matteo …

Milan, Italy | AFP | Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far right, has seen his popularity drop as the coronavirus pandemic has drowned out his anti-immigrant message, but his League party remains a potent threat to the government. The big man with the beard is much less visible in the …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has allowed him to shed his reputation as a weak-willed puppet of other parties and even bolstered his country’s image abroad, some experts say. Italy — once the epicentre of the outbreak in Europe, which has …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  A sleek new bridge in Genoa built in record time is being acclaimed in Italy as a model for rebuilding the economy by investing in major infrastructure projects. Such stimulus is sorely needed as the country slides towards its worst recession since World War II because …