Burning Ferry’s Faulty Fire Doors

Last inspection in Greece on 19 December found problems with fire-resisting divisions and certification. Owner says vessel was in full working order



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Amnesty for Unlicensed Betting Shops

7,000 establishments regularised. Retired magistrates to sit on franchise committees



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Photos of Kidnapped Boy with IS Fighters

Mother recognised Ismail, 3, abducted by father in Veneto. Carabinieri examining photos



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Malala and the school massacre Her father: “It’s beyond human imagination”

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Malala and the school massacre Her father: «It’s beyond human imagination»

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Farewell to Virna Lisi

Film star dies at 78. Screen legend who also enjoyed successful TV career was diagnosed with cancer one month ago



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Garlasco Acquittals Overturned

Alberto Stasi’s movements reproduced. “Must have got blood on shoes”, say investigators



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Anti-Europe Fever

EU can be dissolved but where do we go from there? Attacking the European Union wins consensus but will not solve problems. Dual effort from member countries and EU institutions needed to boost economy and employment in globalised world.



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Early Election

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Marines Case Stokes Italy-India Tensions

Defiant government says Latorre will stay in Italy



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Indian Supreme Court Turns Down Marines

Girone and Latorre sought relaxation of provisional release conditions



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Five Minutes’ Grace for Late Arrivals at La Scala

Tardy spectators can take seats without missing entire first act. Superintendent Pereira: “Audience aggressive. Protecting theatre staff”.



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Napolitano’s Speech to Italy-Germany Summit

President warns Italian-German High Level Dialogue in Turin against letting disagreement descend into pettiness



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Police Swoop on Mafia in Italy and USA

Operation involving Milan, Matera, Trapani and New York. Gambino family boss Palmieri arrested



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“Veronica Was Aggressive” Says Murdered Child’s Grandmother

“Violent at the age of seven. We’ve had enough. The Panarello family refuses to help this woman. Too much mud slung at us”



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Il sogno (o l’illusione) di cancellare le email che inviamo per errore

L’annuncio di Google e le conseguenze di ciò che facciamo ogni giorno in Rete



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Axe-wielding Thieves Plunder Milan Jewellers

Long-established Pisa jewellery shop attacked by seven-member gang. One thief arrested while fleeing by bicycle



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Strangled Child’s Mother Arrested

Breakthrough in murder mystery gripping Italy for past ten days



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Senate Greenlights Capital Repatriation

Bringing €1 million back will cost €101,490. Voluntary disclosure, self-laundering and other new features in legislation



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Changes to Labour Law

New reform of employment approved by Senate. Economic and disciplinary grounds for dismissal still to be defined



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Expo Tree Plagiarism Charge

Architect Wilkinson says Milan design too similar for coincidence



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Flu Vaccine May Have Killed 13

Test results in two weeks. Six prosecution services investigating. European medicines agency involved



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Flu Vaccine Implicated in Three Deaths

Two batches withdrawn following deaths in Sicily and Molise. Sales of Novartis’ Fluad vaccine suspended. Medicines agency warning of 48-hour post-vaccination danger period. Appeal to families



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Napolitano Ponders Mid-December Exit

Concerned Renzi says reforms will be in place by January. Nazareno pact still valid



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Chamber of Deputies Passes Jobs Act

PD split as 33 deputies vote no. No vote of confidence. Civati and Pastorino vote against, two abstain and 29 PD deputies walk out of chamber with opposition. Renzi’s satisfaction



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Gang Boss and Weekend Paramedic

Red Cross says volunteers are self-certified



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Centre-left Takes Emilia and Calabria

Bonaccini wins Emilia Romagna as only 37.7% of electorate votes. Calabria goes to PD. Exultant Renzi: “Poor turnout, good results”. Northern League leapfrogs Forza Italia



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Rome Metro Shambles

World’s most expensive, behind-schedule metro line. Report from corruption watchdog highlights inefficiencies, oversights and delays in construction of capital’s C line. €3.739 billion cost is €692 million higher than tender award



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Eternit Conviction Quashed

Court of Cassation says offence now time-barred. Swiss billionaire Schmidheiny had been sentenced to 18 years. Asbestos victims’ relatives shout “Shame! Shame!”



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Netanyahu Orders Demolition of Attackers’ Dwellings

Jerusalem home of Palestinian knocked down. Man was involved in October attack that left young woman and child dead



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Fraudster’s False Bribery Claims

Multinational’s consultant plea bargains after prosecutors record claims of access to confidential information



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17 Arrests at Italy-Croatia Game

Croatian manager Kovač apologises for hooligans’ behaviour. UEFA penalties expected. Italy manager Conte feared match would be suspended



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Test Your Car, Pay Less Insurance

Reform of third-party vehicle insurance ready to go. Discounts for careful drivers and black-box users. Insurers to accept recordings as evidence



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Milan Under Water

Seveso and Lambro rivers burst banks. Schools closed in Zone 9. Viale Fulvio Testi and Piazzale Istria district flooded. Exodus Foundation evacuated. Garibaldi station in chaos



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Marchionne - 20% of FCA on Wall Street by Christmas

Fiat Chrysler boss presents new plan for launch of 500X crossover in 100 countries and revival of Ferrari’s F1 fortunes



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Gilt-edged Pensions Uncapped

Disappearing section removes limit on top pensions. Cost €1.5 billion over ten years. Pensions can reach 115% of final salary



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New Left Party “Pointless” for Two-Thirds of Voters

Anti-Jobs Act movement has more support among elderly than with workers



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Four Rome Metro Stations Flooded

“Stay at home”. Schools closed across province of Rome. Lectures suspended at La Sapienza and Roma Tre universities. Verano flooded and Prima Porta on alert as all cemeteries are closed. Hailstorm in EUR district. Man injured by falling window pane in Via del Tritone



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Downpours in Liguria and Tuscany

Storms leave one dead and one missing with Atlantic cold front set to bring more bad weather before heading south



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Ministry U-turn on Invalidated Exam

29 and 31 October papers declared valid shortly before candidates were due to demonstrate. Medical association deplores lack of clarity



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Rome’s Eternally Unfinished Metro C

New line’s costs could exceed €6 billion. Completed section remains closed



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The Past That Must Not Return

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Toxic Waste Invades Lombardy

Huge dumps transform landscape. Po valley flatlands now have hills



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New Light on Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo would thank us for new 7,000-LED array illuminating his Last Judgement and the other artworks that will be protected from the ravages of time



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NASA Rocket Explodes on Lift-off

Uncrewed Cygnus shuttle was carrying food, water and other material for international space station. No casualties among ground personnel



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32-year-old Favourite for Foreign Ministry

Odds shorten on Lia Quartapelle (PD), elected to Chamber of Deputies in 2013, as successor to Federica Mogherini



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Renzi Tells PD “No More Jobs for Life”

Prime minister delivers closing speech to PD party conference in Florence. “It’s time to get down to business”. Warns in-party opposition: “We won’t let PD slip back to 25%”



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Moratti Quits Inter

Honorary chairman takes his leave after spat with Mazzarri. Board members Angelomario Moratti, Rinaldo Ghelfi and Alberto Manzonetto also resign



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Romanian Slave Workers Forced to Abort

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“All My Taxes” - Fabrizio Castoldi

Chair of BCS group (800 employees), says state fudges truth about taxes: “Tax pressure is much higher than 31.4%. We’re just pulling wool over foreign investors’ eyes”



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A €20-million Wasted Opportunity

Italy’s web showcase made string of blunders. Director leaves over unpaid staff wages



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Floods Devastate Saturnia’s Spa Again

“That’s enough promises” say locals. Waters rose like tidal wave. Spa centre secretary lucky to be alive. One hundred tourists trapped: “Alarm was given but flood banks are needed”



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One Million Erasmus Babies

It’s easy to pillory the EU but Europeans need to be less cynical than their leaders



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ASEM Summit Paralyses Milan

Police chief Savina says city has never experienced such a massive deployment of personnel and assets. Anti-terrorist aircraft on scramble alert



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Kostner Grilled by Prosecutors for 12 Hours

Magistrates question former partner of doping-positive London Olympic race walker from 10 am till 10 pm



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Pompeii Jobs Keep Going to Same Contractors

Site director exposes links of companies that win contracts



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Man Dies in Genoa Floods

Body of 57-year-old recovered from tunnel in Brignole district. Power cuts in parts of city. Scrivia river floods inland. Schools closed on Friday



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Transparency and the Supreme Court

Sentences published online complete with names. All civil court judgments from past five years posted with full details. Privacy watchdog’s warning: “Laudable decision but remove personal information”



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UEFA Hands Tavecchio Six-month Ban for Racist Remarks

Newly elected Italian football association chair will not be able to take part in March UEFA congress but can attend Italy matches. Tavecchio: “No comment. I respect the sentence”



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Synod on the Family

Pope Francis says divorced are part of Church and invites bishops to speak with sincerity. Archbishop Forte warns that doctrine is not a bludgeon: “Look at people”



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Students’ Dead Poets Protest

Social network campaign against education reform inspired by Dead Poets Society. Demonstrations all over Italy on Friday



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Disciplinary Dismissal Redundancy Pay Option

Reform of Workers’ Statute Article 18. Government considers compensation instead of compulsory reinstatement



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Suspension for Convicted Naples Mayor

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Two ENI Execs in Slush Fund Inquiry

New charges of “multimillion-euro damages”



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Catia and the Migrants

An Italian Diary of Life and Courage



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Child Porn Found Former Nuncio’s Computer

Józef Wesołowski knew how to use technology to make illicit internet connections. Grave violation of duties



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Italy’s Radiation-porous Ports

About € 25 million spent on protecting coastline against contaminated materials but ports remain exposed



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Catia’s Choice

Saving shipwreck victims. Disturbing video shows migrants clinging to life belts. Crew forced to throw dead into sea to make room for living



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Italian Sanctions Hit Putin’s Crony

Assets of Arkady Rotenberg in Italy frozen. Russian president’s judo sparring partner falls victim to sanctions. Villas in Sardinia and hotel in Rome among properties blocked



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Renzi goes to Silicon Valley

Prime minister in San Francisco on first stage of US visit. Dinner at Stanford with business people, meeting with over 150 start-up entrepreneurs and visits to Italian International School, Twitter and Yahoo!



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Five Cardinals Contest Communion for Divorced

“Mercy not dispensation from commandments” says former prefect of Holy Office Müller, taking distance from cardinal chosen by Pope to address consistory



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Renzi’s Father Investigated for Fraudulent Bankruptcy

Inquiries at Genoa into €500,000 loan from Pontassieve bank. Part of company sold to wife. Matteo Renzi’s severance pay under scrutiny



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Pellegrini Calls Out Kostner

“If it had happened to Filippo, I’d have dumped him” says Federica Pellegrini, referring to Schwazer case. Top swimmer demands “zero tolerance for anyone who uses illicit substances. I hope they put them in jail and throw away the key”



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Berlusconi Saves €36 Million on Maintenance

Milan appeal court cuts Veronica Lario’s monthly payment from €3 million to €2 million



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Kostner - Schwazer Slept in Hypoxic Tent

Caroline Kostner tells Bolzano magistrate: “We met Ferrari in his camper once. I didn’t notice any medical equipment”



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Exasperated Exec Flees Puglia

€70 million investment lost. Alison Deighton, wife of UK junior Treasury minister, wanted to create resort in Salento. Plans spent six years in regional authority limbo



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Italy’s Economy in Decline, Warns ECB

European Central Bank’s September bulletin pessimistic about entire eurozone



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Marchionne Replaces Montezemolo as Ferrari Chair

Marchionne: “We had some misunderstandings but I thank him”. John Elkann: “My most sincere wishes to him for the future”



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Marchionne Could Chair Ferrari

Fiat Chrysler CEO set to take over at Maranello. Pace quickens as Wall Street listing looms. FCA looking to sell six million cars by end 2018



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Let-down Luca Leaving Ferrari

“They’re going to make it American”



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Army to Make Government-approved Cannabis

Green light by end of September. Production at Florence-based Military Pharmaceutical Institute, says La Stampa newspaper



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First Two Donor Egg Couples at Public Hospitals

“Trying in Spain cost €8,200. In Florence there’s just the co-pay charge”. “I hope it looks like us, more for the child’s sake than ours. I don’t want our child to be better or worse-looking”



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11-Point Plan for Good Schools

150,000 teachers to be hired in 2015 and competence increments introduced. Urgent decree for reform. Funding in next stability budget



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Property Tax Obstacle Course

Smaller homes penalised as 70 square-metre Milan flat pays €28 more. About 3,500 municipalities have two more weeks to set rates



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Mogherini - Putin Breaks Pledges

But new EU high representative says diplomacy remains only way forward. “Sanctions work economically but the point is whether they produce rational effect on leadership”, asserts “I will pay a political role”



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Temporary Teachers to Get Permanent Jobs

120,000 staff on short-term contracts will get full-time jobs but no fixed post.



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