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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
Why are Italy’s left-wing parties struggling to win support?
Hundreds of thousands of people attended protests in Rome last month hailed as a show of strength against Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government, but Italy's divided opposition is struggling to make an impact...
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