Italy: Building collapse leaves 2 dead
Ravanusa: At least two people died and seven others went missing after a building collapsed in Ravanusa city of Italy, media reports said on Sunday.
Seven injured as train goes off rails in northern Italy - Reports
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Seven people sustained light injuries when a commuter train went off the rails in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, media reported on Wednesday.
G20: US, EU committed to negotiate carbon-based arrangement on steel, aluminum trade, says Biden
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and the European Union have pledged to negotiate a new carbon-based arrangement on steel and aluminum trade after agreeing to suspend the Trump-era tariffs in the sectors, US President Joe Biden said on Sunday.
G20 leaders adopt 2022-2024 anti-corruption action plan: Declaration
Rome/Sputnik: The G20 leaders adopted an anti-corruption action plan for years 2022-2024 at G20 summit in Rome, according to the final declaration, obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders committed to strive to resume global travel in safe, orderly manner amid Covid
Rome/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday for making efforts to restart international travel in a safe and ordered manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the final communique obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders commit to limit global warming to 1.5 deg Celsius above pre-industrial levels
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday to make efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions, taking into account their nationally determined contributions (NDC), according to the Rome summit's final communique obtained by Sputnik.
Italian FM says impossible for his nation to recognise Taliban govt of Afghanistan
Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said it is impossible for his nation to recognize the Taliban government.
Italy investigates its own defence firm on suspicion of China takeover
Rome: Police recently raided an Italy-based defence manufacturer that supplies the Italian special forces with high-tech drones over suspicion that the company was purchased by China.
Eight people injured in shooting in Italy's Trieste: Reports
Rome/UNI/SPUTNIK: At least eight people were injured, one of them in serious condition, as a result of a shooting incident in the Italian port city of Trieste, national media reported on Saturday.
Euro 2020: UK PM Johnson condemns racist abuse of England football players
London/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the racist abuse directed at three Black England players after team's narrow defeat against Italy in the final of Euro 2020.
Pakistan-Italy bridge inaugurated in Chitral
A suspension bridge, funded by an Italian aid agency, in Khairabad village of Chitral district in Pakistan, was inaugurated on Monday, reported The Tribune Express. The bridge will benefit the rural communities in the area that often face connectivity issues during heavy rainfall.
COVID-19: Italy now shut shops and schools amid infection spike
Rome/UNI: Italian authorities announced on Friday that shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across the country on Monday, as PM Mario Draghi warned of a "new wave" of the coronavirus outbreak.
Italy suspending UK-bound flights over new COVID-19 strain: Foreign Minister
Rome/Paris/Sputnik: Italy is set to suspend flights to the United Kingdom due to the new strain of the coronavirus that threatens to spread far more rapidly than its other variants, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
Italy announces temporary ban on Mink farming
Rome/Sputnik: Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree on Monday banning mink farming until at least March, amid fears that coronavirus mutations may affect vaccine efficacy.
Italy set to impose new anti-COVID-19 social restrictions, no national lockdown
Rome/Xinhua: Italy is set to impose new restrictions on social life in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, after registering some of the highest daily increases in new cases since spring, officials said.