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Image for Italy's Meloni joins rapper's podcast to sway justice referendum
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Italy's Meloni joins rapper's podcast to sway justice referendum

By Angelo Amante ROME, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has turned to an u...

17th March, 2026

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Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait after year‑long talks

By Crispian Balmer ROME, March 10 (Reuters) - Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque master Car...

10th March, 2026

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Italy weighs fuel-tax cuts as firms warn of energy price surge from Middle East war

ROME, March 8 (Reuters) - Italy is considering cutting fuel excise duties using higher-than-expected...

8th March, 2026

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Rugby-Borthwick blames more ill-discipline after England's first-ever loss to Italy

ROME, March 7 (Reuters) - England's dismal Six Nations campaign hit a new low with their first-ever...

7th March, 2026

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Italy Q4 GDP confirmed at +0.3% q/q, +0.8% y/y

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy's economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of last year from the p...

4th March, 2026

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Italian service sector growth slows in February, survey shows

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy's service sector expanded in February but at a slower pace than the...

4th March, 2026

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Italy's Fineco says will use AI to boost new client growth under plan to 2029

MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - Italian digital bank and money manager Fineco said on Wednesday it would...

4th March, 2026

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Notorious Sicilian mafia boss Nitto Santapaola dies in prison at 87

ROME, March 2 (Reuters) - Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola, a notorious Sicilian mafia boss who has been...

2nd March, 2026

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EDF presses ahead with Edison stake sale after Italian energy decree, sources say

By Francesca Landini and Elvira Pollina MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - France's EDF is moving ahead with...

28th February, 2026

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Shares in MPS, Mediobanca slide on strategy day as Italy flags exit prospect

By Andrea Mandala, Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Shares in Monte dei Pas...

27th February, 2026

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Italy's proposed bonus-seat electoral system could give Meloni comfortable win, studies show

By Angelo Amante ROME, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A proposed overhaul of Italy's voting system could boost P...

27th February, 2026

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Monte dei Paschi targets $4.4 billion profit in 2030 after Mediobanca merger, 100% payout

By Valentina Za MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena set on Friday an annual...

27th February, 2026