Marathon Presidential Election Begins

Mattarella in pole position. Last-minute horse-trading to find agreement on candidate. Berlusconi’s reservations about premier’s proposal



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Town Councillors Pose as Hookers

Headline-grabbing initiative at Castel Volturno. Mayor stops prostitutes’ customers and local police issue fine



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Monza Courts to Close on Wednesdays

Italy’s sixth-largest judicial complex understaffed. Order to process only urgent judicial documents



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Murder Suspect DNA Puzzle

Prosecution expert says genetic profile belongs to Massimo Bossetti. Mitochondrial profile incompatible, counters lawyer Salvagni



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Vicenza Doctor’s Machine Saves Children’s Lives

Claudio Ronco’s Carpediem miniature dialysis machine for newborns. Patent waived: “We didn’t build it to make money”



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Young Academics Frozen Out

Only 15 under-40s hold full professorships; none are younger than 35. Average age of professors 60; only 36.5% are women



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Turkish Student’s Email Threats to Embassies

25-year-old doctoral student at Pisa’s Scuola Normale expelled from Italy: “I only wanted to study but they treat me like an enemy”



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Truth Behind Road Bridge Collapse

ANAS chief Ciucci’s haste. Chairman and managing director denies responsibility after inaugurating uninspected bridge. Economy ministry nominee Maria Cannata resigns from board



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Terrorists’ Papers Forged in Naples

Prosecution service investigation reveals city as one of Islamist extremists’ main European centres of forgery



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Greta and Vanessa Back in Italy

Syria abductees’ 4 am touchdown at Ciampino. Foreign minister Gentiloni and families waiting. Interview with magistrates later today



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Municipalities’ Spending Madness

Website compares local authority accounts. Pedesina, Italy’s smallest town, has 33 residents and 12 councillors. Every Micigliano resident forks out €356 for lawyers’ fees



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20 Rome Jihadists Investigated

5,000 fighters from Europe. First- and second-generation Italian “lone wolves” under scrutiny by ROS special operations group. EU terror tsar admits further attacks cannot be prevented



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Renzi Tells Europe - “Change or Be World’s Back Marker”

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In-car Smoking Ban Nears

Ministry’s measures could include ban on smoking in public spaces. CODACONS consumer association: “Smoking causes 15% of road accidents”



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Freedom’s Thousand Pencils

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Unemployment Hits Record 13.4%

Number of young Italians out of work mushrooms as November brings 0.2% monthly rise. More than 3.4 million jobless, not counting inactive



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Renzi Quashes Tax Fraud Get-out

Tax evasion excluded from 3% income threshold. New draft removes Berlusconi-friendly passages. Review of application to current tax disputes



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