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Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand
Argotec’s Florida facility is designed for high-volume satellite integration and rapid production to support U.S. civil, defense and commercial missions. Credit: Argotec TAMPA, Fla. — Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility, cementing a foothold near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to join other foreign space firms pursuing growing demand from
Italy’s sport minister asks football chief to step down after World Cup disaster
AFP - news@thelocal.it Published: 1 Apr, 2026 CET. Updated: Wed 1 Apr 2026 16:38 CET Italian Football Federation President Gabriele Gravina has been asked to step down following Tuesday's loss to Bosnia. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP. Italy's Sport Minister Andrea Abodi said on Wednesday the head of the country's football federation should step
Italy’s Whysol bags financing for 328MW agriPV, energy storage portfolio
Latest The projects will be developed in the regions of Apulia, Sardinia and Campania in southern Italy. Image: Enel Green Power. Italian renewables platform Whysol Renewables has secured financing towards four agrivoltaics (agriPV) plants and two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in southern Italy. The company closed a €319 million (US$366.5 million) financing facility from
Italy’s World Cup fiasco sparks political fury
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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni loses referendum
A loss in the vote weakens her hand politically.
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Espressos and red wine: Italy’s fairytale baseball tournament
For Members AFP - news@thelocal.it Published: 16 Mar, 2026 CET. Updated: Mon 16 Mar 2026 09:59 CET Italy celebrates after a 8-6 victory against Puerto Rico on March 14th, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Photo by Alex Slitz / Getty Images via AFP). Underdogs Italy have gone all the way to Monday's World Baseball Classic semi-finals
KEY POINTS: What to expect from Italy’s national rail strike this week
Elaine Allaby - elaine@thelocal.it Published: 1 Sep, 2025 CET. Updated: Thu 4 Sep 2025 13:51 CET Travellers wait for their trains at Milan's Centrale railway station. Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP Train passengers in Italy could face delays or cancellations this week due to a national rail strike on Thursday, September 4th, and Friday
Italy’s wildfire damage ‘already worse’ than last year as more warnings issued
Clare Speak - clare@thelocal.it Published: 13 Aug, 2025 CET. Updated: Wed 13 Aug 2025 11:49 CET Firefighters in Italy have been battling to control blazes this week fuelled by high temperatures and dry conditions. Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP Wildfires continue to ravage Italy this summer, with more alerts issued in hard-hit areas of
Italy’s Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists as huge blaze rages on
Giampietro Vianello - giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it Published: 10 Aug, 2025 CET. Updated: Mon 11 Aug 2025 10:48 CET A Canadair drops water over a wildfire at the Vesuvius national park, near Naples, on August 10th, 2025. Photo by Eliano Imperato / AFP All hiking routes on Italy’s Mount Vesuvius remained closed to tourists on Monday, as a
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Botswana: Same-Sex Couple Challenges Marriage Act
Gaborone — A same sex couple, Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, has approached the High Court on Friday, challenging the constitutionality of the Marriage Act, arguing that it is unconstitutional for the Act to outlaw same-sex marriages. The case has been scheduled for July 14-15, before a full bench of the High Court. However, the
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Dead on arrival: South Sudan’s devastated health system
South Sudan's healthcare system has been so crippled by years of corruption that when a state governor experienced high blood pressure recently, he had to fly to Kenya for treatment. Riek Gai Kok is the governor of Jonglei state, where conflict has once again exploded between government and opposition parties. His trip to Nairobi was
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Wage Award; Civil Servants Seek Prompt Payment Of 2 Months Arrears
News Investigators/ Many federal civil servants have called on the Federal Government to clear the outstanding two months arrears of N35 000 wage award. The government workers spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. They decried the delay in payment of the arrears. Ibrahim Abbas, a medical worker, said that
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HKPC’s 2nd “New Productive Forces” Job Fair 2026 Successfully Concluded Over 2,000 Job Seekers Connecting with Over 10,000 I&T Positions
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 March 2026 – In response to the national 15th Five-Year Plan’s emphasis on developing new productive forces and positioning Hong Kong as an international hub for high-caliber talent, and in alignment with the talent development initiatives outlined in the 2026–27 Budget, the “New Productive Forces” Job
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How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater
The author of that post on X was referring to an online intelligence dashboard following the US-Israel strikes against Iran in real time. Built by two people from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, it combines open-source data like satellite imagery and ship tracking with a chat function, news feeds, and links to prediction markets