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Two weeks after Italians were told they’d have a choice between ‘air conditioning or peace’, the government appears to have made the choice for them, introducing rationing of AC and heat in a bid to reduce the nation’s dependence on imported Russian energy.

A 60-year-old who claimed to be blind and received around €30,000 from 2014 to 2018 from the Italian state is accused of faking his disability after being caught looking at a woman’s bottom.

Dairy farmers the latest in Euro agri-sector to report impending crisis as soaring costs of energy and animal feed slash margins and profits.

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has drawn ridicule for saying that people can either choose peace in Ukraine or their air conditioners.

As of April 1st, Italy has begun to relax Wuhan virus restrictions including the country’s health pass system, allowing people to use outdoor dining areas and local public transport without one.

Italian inflation rose to 6.7 per cent in March as the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to a surge in energy prices, marking the highest inflation the country has seen since July of 1991.

Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has reported that so far this year, at least 6,701 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea, with around half of the migrants needing to be rescued. According to Minister Lamorgese, 3,323  of the 6701 migrants were

Two Tunisian migrants were arrested in Rome after allegedly sexually abusing a teenage boy as well as his mother and livestreaming the abuse on Facebook.

Actor Alec Baldwin is set to make an acting comeback in two Italian Christmas comedies five months after the gun Baldwin was holding discharged, killing “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

A 56-year-old Ukrainian woman was surrounded and attacked with acid by a youth gang in the city of Perugia after the gang asked her nationality and what she thought of the ongoing war.

Italian Archbishop Bruno Forte said Sunday that Vladimir Putin’s religious defense of his war of aggression on Ukraine is a “sacrilegious act.”

Ten European Union member-states have been exposed for selling hundreds of millions of euros worth of military kit to Russia between 2015 and 2020, despite sanctions.

As Italy prepares to end its Wuhan coronavirus state of emergency at the end of the month, Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa stated the government aims to end all health pass measures by the end of May.

MILAN (AP) – Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging ground to a halt as Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent natural gas prices skyrocketing.

Around 600,000 Italians over the age of 50 are set to receive a fine for being unvaccinated despite the Italian government reviewing a loosening of various Wuhan virus restrictions.

Mario Draghi announced all Ukrainian refugees in Italy will either have to be vaccinated against coronavirus or be tested every 48 hours.

Scammers are allegedly calling up Italians and threatening to cut off gas to their homes if they do not give them money, claiming the cash is an economic contribution for Ukraine. A pensioner in the municipality of Trezzo sull’Adda near Milan

An Italian entrepreneur has claimed to have received dozens of requests from people looking to build bomb-proof bunkers in recent days.

A new report from Italy’s intelligence apparatus suggests the nation remains a major target of Islamic Jihadist terrorist groups, with the report noting that terror groups have spoken among themselves of attacking Rome. The Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS)

Despite tough talk over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is squabbling internally over whether to include luxury goods and diamonds in sanctions, while there is reluctance on all sides to restrict energy imports.

Ukrainian President Zelensky rebuked suggestions he had gone into hiding by Italian Prime Minister Draghi after they missed a phone call.

Italian lawmakers over the age of 50 require a coronavirus health pass in order to enter the country’s parliament, with some comparing the rules to living under the former Fascist regime.

A Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament has been accused of giving a Nazi salute in the organization’s Strasbourg meeting place on Wednesday.

The European Union border agency Fontex has reported that illegal arrivals into the European Union in January of this year have increased by 78 per cent compared to the same time in 2021. Frontex reported on Tuesday that the number

Italian Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa has claimed that the government may let its state of emergency expire at the end of March, paving the way to the end of coronavirus restrictions and the country’s health passport system. Undersecretary of Health

The leader of Italy’s Lega party, Matteo Salvini, said Tuesday that the island of Lampedusa faces a new “collapse” due to the continued arrivals of hundreds of illegal migrants to its shores.

The number of migrants that arrived illegally in Italy in January has nearly tripled compared to the same period last year.

The bishop of the northern Italian diocese of Bergamo has suspended a priest of the diocese for publicly opposing Italy’s vaccine mandate.

The Minister denied migration had a role during the Milan News Year’s Eve attacks, despite the migration-heritage background of the suspects.

Italy’s military archbishop has defended the role of the armed forces and police in enforcing anti-coronavirus measures as Italy begins its third year under a “state of emergency.”

Pope Francis offered his congratulations to Sergio Mattarella for his reelection as president of Italy, urging him to “convey serenity” to the country, which approaches its third year in a “state of emergency.”

Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected on Saturday night to a second seven-year term as the country’s head of state.

Support for Italian President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for a second term swelled on Saturday after days of failed balloting.

Italians over the age of 50 who are unvaccinated could face fines and suspension from work as the country’s vaccine mandate come into force.  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly asked President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on Russia before an invasion begins, and has been denied every time.

67% of votes were blank in the electoral college, but among those who did get votes was a former Prime Minister who has been dead 22 years.