The website of Lazio, the Italian region that includes Rome, was down on Sunday after being hit by a cyber attack, meaning that people could no longer use it to book a Covid vaccine. “A hacker attack is underway… all defence and verification operations are ongoing to avoid prolonging the cut in services,” the region […]
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Italy bans large cruise ships from Venice centre
Large cruise ships will be banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from August 1, Italy announced Tuesday after years of warnings they risk causing irreparable damage to the lagoon city. The decision comes just days before a meeting of the UN’s cultural organisation UNESCO, which had proposed to add Venice to its list […]
Triumphant Italy return to Rome after Euro 2020 victory
Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini lifted the gleaming cup towards the Rome sky Monday as his triumphant team touched down on home soil after winning Euro 2020 by beating England in a tense penalty shootout in Wembley. Chiellini, the 36-year-old veteran at the heart of Italy’s defence, wore a crown as he held the trophy aloft […]
Six years a slave: Indian farm workers exploited in Italy
When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word “macello”, which roughly translates as “mess” — but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured. For six years, he lived in what can only be described as slave-like conditions tending cattle in the province of Latina, […]
Winners and losers from minimum tax on multinationals
G20 finance ministers meeting in Italy will discuss a reform of taxation on multinational firms that is meant to stop nations from using ultra-low tax rates to attract businesses. The world’s top economies would be the biggest gainers of the OECD-brokered preliminary deal, while tax havens would be the biggest losers. – Big countries to […]
Italy beat Spain on penalties to set up Euro 2020 final with England or Denmark
Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a magnificent Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley on Tuesday, as Jorginho converted the decisive kick to take the Azzurri through to the final where they will face either England or Denmark. Italy were not always on top though, with Spain the better side for […]
Global tax reform plan goes to the G20
G20 finance ministers meeting in Venice on Friday and Saturday could rally the world’s top economies behind a global plan to tax multinationals more fairly that has already been hashed out among 131 countries representing 90 percent of world output. On the face of it, the Group of 20 — the world’s 19 biggest economies […]
Brazil-born Jorginho, Italy’s beating heart at Euro 2020
A discreet but ‘irreplaceable’ midfield presence Jorginho has been the cornerstone of Italy’s revival from World Cup flops to Euro 2020 contenders with a semi-final against Spain awaiting in the London of his club side Chelsea on Tuesday. One of the Azzurri’s Brazilian contingent along with domestic teammate Emerson Palmieri and Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi, […]
300 Italian health workers challenge vaccine obligation
Three hundred healthcare workers in Italy have lodged a legal challenge against the requirement that they get vaccinated against coronavirus, according to media reports Saturday. The case, brought by professionals throughout northern Italy, will be heard on July 14. “This isn’t a battle by anti-vaxxers but a democratic battle,” constitutional lawyer Daniele Granara, who helped […]
Italy completes troop pull-out from Afghanistan
Italy has completed its troop pull-out from Afghanistan, Rome announced on Wednesday, ending a 20-year deployment there as part of an accelerated withdrawal of NATO forces. Members of the US-backed alliance agreed in April to wrap up their 9,600-strong mission in Afghanistan after US President Joe Biden made the call to end Washington’s longest war. […]