Premier’s Confidence Rating Slumps

Mattarella tops poll with approval of two out of three Italians. PM had 70% rating after European elections. Now neck and neck with Salvini on 36%. Grillo bounces back to 30%

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Montezemolo - Olympics Could Redeem Rome

Promotion committee chair says bid should be decoupled from day-to-day politics. Committed support from President Mattarella and Italian government important

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Dad Wipes Away Carabiniere’s Tears

Father steps in as daughter’s dream comes true

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Entrepreneur Reduced to Poverty for Speaking out against ‘Ndrangheta

Vibo Valentia. Salvatore Barbagallo reported the gang who asked him for protection money. Eight years on, there is still no trial, and he is living on charity

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The Results that Catania Bought

Police swoop to arrest seven executives of Sicilian football club: chair Antonio Pulvirenti, CEO Pablo Cosentino, director general Daniele Delli Carri and four others

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Tragic Film Star Laura Antonelli Dies

73-year-old actress found dead at home in Ladispoli, where she retired some time ago. Seventies sex symbol later arrested on drugs charges and finally acquitted

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Wasteful Spending by Rome’s Administrators

Bonuses for not working. Here’s how public money is squandered on AMA, Metro C. Readers can send reports and photos to corseradeskonlineroma@rcs.it

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Anything Goes in Rome

Even hotels are unlicensed. Trattoria presented Japanese couple with bill for €579 plus €115 tip. Tredicine dynasty of street traders and Colosseum’s aggressive centurions. Tourists-will-be-back-anyway attitude

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Rome on Edge of Breakdown

Neglect, decay, waste and long-standing inefficiencies mean even Rome’s most exclusive areas are shabby. Waste and contradictions in Italy’s capital

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Francis’s Environmental Encyclical

Pollution, climate change and the right to water are issues that make the Earth and the poor cry out. Extracts from Pope Francis’s text

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Migrants From Another World

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Renzi’s Plan B

Time-limited permits and crackdown on shipping. Vessels assisting migrants will have to take them home. Charters for repatriations to Africa. President Mattarella opposes “less conventional” intervention in Libya

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Verdini’s New Responsibles Group Takes Shape

Manoeuvring to vote with government as bill on new-look Senate heads for Palazzo Madama. Former FI coordinator and appeal by Centre-right intellectuals

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意中右翼少数派重整旗鼓，欲组建新党

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The British Road To Europe

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«A crisis is an opportunity to reform Italy should not waste it»

In a Corriere della Sera interview, political scientist Francis Fukuyama,the author of «The End of History» and a Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, analyzes the roots — and the possible way out —of the current eurocrisis. «The Eurozone,» he says, «has not been fixed»

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Woman’s Delayed-Action Revenge on Former Schoolmates

Offensive letters and web postings directed at tormentors eight years after leaving school

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Agreement In Sight But No To Benefit Cuts

«If Europe can’t handle a small country like Greece, what’s it going to do about Italy and Spain? We have suffered more than anyone»

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Gentiloni - Dialogue with Russia Continues

Foreign minister vows Italy will stick with western allies, noting: “We must take on board President Putin’s declaration that he has no aggressive intentions. On the other hand, it would be extraordinary to ascribe such intentions to NATO”.

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PD Under Siege in Mafia Capitale Scandal

Orfini: “Utterly unperturbed”. Attempt to shift blame onto Right. Party groups in turmoil; concern over possible developments of inquiry

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Vladimir Putin, interview to the Italian newspaper «Il Corriere della Sera»

This is the full transcript of Corriere della Sera’s interview with Vladimir Putin.

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3 Italians Die in US Road Accident

Tour bus collides with truck near Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. All passengers believed to be Italians. Several injured, at least 4 seriously

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Sicily Takes to the Train

Rail transport boosted after collapse of A19 motorway bridge. Journey time from Palermo to Catania cut from 5 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes. Ticket inspector hands out nougat.

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Unknowns and Impact of Vote

Remains to be seen whether government will emerge unscathed from further drop in voting numbers. Winning six regions to one looked a possibility but dream evaporated

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Setback and Lesson for Renzi

Renzism not dead but PD secretary has to rebuild bridges and make concessions to PD opposition, perhaps on Senate reform

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Prisoners Working at Expo Site

Antonio and the others tell their stories. “Being among the visitors is a unique opportunity. Here we feel like people, not numbers”

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