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☆ Vladimir Putin once made Italy's prime minister throw up by shooting a deer, carving out its heart, and offering it to the man raw: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Berlusconi, Cicchitto said, was accompanying Putin on a hunting trip in the Russian countryside when Putin spotted a pair of deer. After shooting the deers, Putin told Berlusconi he would prepare an extraordinary meal with it, per Cicchitto's recount. According to Cicchitto, Putin proceeded to cut open one of the deer's body with a hunting knife. Berlusconi might have balked at Putin's culinary offering, but the former Italian prime minister shared a close relationship with Putin. In fact, eating a deer's heart is probably not that strange once you consider what else Putin has done with animals, per prior accounts.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi, Fabrizio Cicchitto, della Sera, Berlusconi, Cicchitto, Putin, Silvio, Putin's machismo, he's, didn't Organizations: Service, Forza Italia, della, Business, BI Locations: Italian, Russia, Russian, Cicchitto, Ukraine

☆ Milan said it would ban ice cream on the streets after midnight. After a fierce backlash, it backed down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Milan has reversed a proposal to ban late-night sales of ice cream after a fierce public backlash. Late-night ice cream is a traditional treat for many Milanese. AdvertisementThe Italian city of Milan has U-turned on a controversial proposal to ban the sale of ice cream after midnight, according to multiple reports. It's not the first time Milan has tried to bring an ice cream ban into law. AdvertisementIn 2013, city officials tried and failed to ban late-night ice cream, local paper Corriere della Sera reported at the time.

Persons: Milan, —, Marco Granelli, Marco Barbieri, Sera, Alessia Cappello Organizations: Milanese, Service, Sky, Sky News, Guardian Locations: Milan, Porta Venezia, Venice

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the 2024 Grammy nominees were first announced, women dominated the major categories. And at Sunday's show, those nominations translated into awards: Every televised competitive Grammy went to at least one woman. But at the Grammys, where much of the focus is on performers, it appeared like women were ruling the industry. “I know that the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans,” she said. SZA, who led nominations with nine, took home three awards — but was completely shut out of the general field categories.

Persons: Miley Cyrus, Victoria Monét, Lainey Wilson, Karol G —, Bonito, Paramore, Taylor Swift, we’re, Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius, Bridgers, Neil Portnow, Portnow, ” Bridgers, Harvey Mason, we’ve, Swift, “, ”, couldn't, Finneas, Billie Eilish, ” Jay Z, ” Emily Lordi, —, Janelle Monae, Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill ”, Lordi, Billie Eilish’s, Billie Holiday’s, Miley, Tina Turner, Taylor, Tracy Chapman, SZA, intersectionally, Leslie Ambriz, Gary Gerard Hamilton Organizations: ANGELES, urbana, Associated Press, AP, USC, Initiative, Recording Academy, Academy, Jay, Dre, Vanderbilt University Locations: Dua Lipa, Lipa, American

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. “That’s the same throughout the show, really — it’s dominated by women,” Grammys executive producer Ben Winston told The Associated Press. THE NOMINEESSZA is the lead contender with nine nominations, followed closely by Victoria Monét and Phoebe Bridgers with seven. If Victoria Monét 's “Hollywood” wins best traditional R&B performance, her 2-year-old daughter Hazel will become the youngest Grammy winner. The list includes: SZA, a first ever Grammys performance from Joni Mitchell, and five-time Grammy winner and 23-time nominee Billy Joel.

Persons: “, Ben Winston, we’re, ”, Raj Kapoor, Trevor Noah, Laverne Cox, Heather McMahan, SZA, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, boygenius, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark, Batiste, Jack Antonoff, “ Barbie ”, hasn't, Lauryn Hill ”, Janelle Monae, she’d, Lana Del Rey, Hollywood ”, Hazel, Karol G, Babyface, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Burna, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, CBS, Paramount, Showtime, YouTube, Twitter, Hollywood, “, WHO Locations: Los Angeles, urbana, Será Bonito, Dua Lipa

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. In 2021, they had the idea to turn musicians into each other’s audiences when there couldn’t be one, a concept that has informed every Grammys since. We’ve really just tried to make it a loving room for the music community.”Some elements of the stage – like the gramophone in the middle – will remain the same. There are three new categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards as well, including the first-ever best African music performance award. If Victoria Monét ’s “Hollywood” wins best traditional R&B performance, her daughter Hazel Monét will become the youngest Grammy winner in history at 2 years old.

Persons: Raj Kapoor, Ben Winston, Jesse Collins, “, ” Winston, “ We’ve, ”, — “, Trevor Noah, “ There’s, There’s, Harvey Mason jr, Winston, “ I’m, Kapoor, we’re, It’s, ” Mason, we’ve, ” “, Burna, Dave McLeod, Mason, Taylor Swift, she’d, Victoria Monét, Hollywood ”, Hazel Monét, Karol G, Jack Antonoff, Babyface, Kelly Clarkson, Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem Organizations: ANGELES, CBS, Paramount, COVID, Associated Press, Recording Academy, —, WHO, Hollywood, “ Locations: Los Angeles, people’s, urbana, Será

☆ In Maria Callas’s Career, La Scala Played a Major Role
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Farah Nayeri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Following is an overview of some of Callas’s career highlights at La Scala. “Aida” (Verdi): April 12, 1950Callas’s very first performance onstage at La Scala was as a substitute for the much-adored Renata Tebaldi, who was unwell. “I Vespri Siciliani” (Verdi):Dec. 7, 1951This was the first time that Callas was headlining a La Scala production — kicking off the opera house’s season, in fact — and it was a triumph. It also “encapsulated so much” of the Maria Callas that audiences have come to know and revere. Musically, she gave it her all, triggering 24 minutes of applause (according to the Edwards biography), a La Scala record.

Persons: Aida ”, Renata Tebaldi, “ Maria Callas, Anne Edwards, Franco Zeffirelli, Callas, ”, Maria Meneghini Callas, Franco Abbiati, David Bret, Abbiati, ” “ Lucia di Lammermoor ”, Donizetti, Herbert von Karajan, —, Lucia, — Callas, barehanded, Cynthia Jolly, “, Bret, Violetta, Donizetti’s “ Lucia di Lammermoor ”, Bellini’s “ Norma, Luchino Visconti, Fisher, Maria Callas, Carlo Maria Giulini, Giuseppe Di Stefano, “ Anna Bolena ”, Visconti, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Edwards Organizations: La Scala, Scala, della, Opera, The Times Locations: “ La, Belle

☆ A bride and groom spent their wedding night in hospital after the venue floor collapsed, sending them plummeting 13 feet
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Newlyweds spent their first night in hospital after the floor of their wedding venue collapsed. AdvertisementA bride and groom spent their wedding day in the hospital after a section of a historic venue in Tuscany collapsed on Saturday night. AdvertisementAccording to the local health authority, they were discharged a few hours later. According to a news release by Tuscany's local health authority, 39 people needed medical treatment. AdvertisementThe owners of the venue told local publication Report Pistoia that they don't understand how the collapse happened, describing it as a "tragic and unpredictable event."

Persons: —, Paolo Mugnaini, Valeria Ybarra, Corriere, Mugnaini, obstetricians, Il Messaggero Organizations: Service, della Locations: Tuscany, American, Pistoia, Italy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. Instead of embracing the antiquated practice of ranking very different albums against one another, we're celebrating the best next to the best. Leading the charge is Peso Pluma, whose third studio album, “Génesis,” became the highest-charting regional Mexican album of all time. “Hackney Diamonds,” The Rolling StonesPrior to “Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones hadn’t released an album of original material in 18 years. AP's Jocelyn Noveck put it best: This album is their best new work in decades — tight, focused, full of heart and swagger.

Persons: Maria Sherman, “ Barbie, “, Carín León, ”, Pluma, Olivia Rodrigo, Rodrigo, —, Joan Didion, ” Rodrigo, “ Lucky, Megan Moroney Let’s, Morgan Wallen’s “, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman’s, Megan Moroney, Taylor Swift, Charlie Watts, Andrew Watt, Post Malone, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, AP's Jocelyn Noveck, Raven, Kelela, Shaadi Devereaux, ” Karol G, reggaetón, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro, Karol G's, there's, Ojos, Shakira, It’s, Carlos Niño, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar’s, Arlo, Arlo Parks Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, banda, Tennessee, “ Hackney, Ojos Ferrari, Sun, Chicago, NFL, Carolinas, — Locations: Mexican, Mexico, Kelela, Será, Puerto Rican, Panamanian, , New York, Colombian, “ Carolina, California, Sunbeams, ”

Her voice sounds utterly guileless as she sings about lust, betrayal, revenge and healing. 3. boygenius, ‘The Record’Synergy reigns in boygenius, the alliance of the singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. Paul Simon, ‘Seven Psalms’“Seven Psalms” comes across as a farewell album from Paul Simon, 82. Simon sings about mortality as a “great migration” and extols the presence and purpose of “The Lord,” as the biblical psalms do. The songs on her second album, “Guts,” combine pop’s concision and melody with rock’s potential to erupt.

Persons: Karol G, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, mentorships, Paul Simon, ‘, It’s, Simon, ”, Olivia Rodrigo, Oliva Rodrigo, Feist, ’ Feist Locations: Colombian, Dominican, Afrobeats, boygenius

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s her, hi — Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since January 1. It's not such bad news for Bad Bunny, however: his 2022 album “Un Verano Sin Ti” was Spotify's most-streamed album for the second year in a row, raking in 4.5 billion global streams. Political Cartoons View All 1270 ImagesMiley Cyrus' empowerment anthem “Flowers” is Spotify’s most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 million streams globally. “Kill Bill” by SZA is the second most-streamed song of the year, while Harry Styles' “As It Was,” BTS member Jung Kook featuring Latto's “Seven,” and Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma's “Ella Baila Sola” came in third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Persons: — It’s, Taylor Swift, Swift, Bunny, Drake, It's, Taylor Swift's, SZA's, ”, Karol G's “, Miley Cyrus, “, Bill ”, SZA, Harry Styles, Jung Kook, Latto's, Armado, Pluma's “ Ella Baila Sola ”, Morgan Wallen, Wallen's, Wallen’s, Luis Fonsi, Yankee, Justin Bieber’s “ Organizations: ANGELES, Spotify, Puerto, Apple Music Locations: He's, Mexican, Será, U.S

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Karol G, Bizzarap, Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade, won big at the Latin Grammy Awards held Thursday. Karol G’s “Mañana será bonito” was crowned best album of the year and best urban music album. Argentine producer Bizarrap took home the awards for song of the year and best pop song for “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. That award came for the composition “un X100to”, the collaboration between his protégés, Grupo Frontera, and the superstar Bad Bunny. Relocating the show to Seville for the first time meant that flamenco was present throughout the entire night.

Persons: — Karol G, Bizzarap, Shakira, Natalia Lafourcade, Karol G’s “, bonito ”, Bizarrap, “ Shakira, Sasha, Edgar Barrera, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Rocío Jurado, Andrea Bocelli, “ Granada, ”, Mexican Agustín Lara, Alejandro Sanz Organizations: Grupo Frontera Locations: SEVILLE, Spain, Argentine, Colombian, Seville, Milan, Mexican

☆ In Spain, the Latin Grammys Recognize Powerful Women
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jon Pareles | More About Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Spain tried to share the cultural clout of its former colonies at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards, which were broadcast worldwide on Thursday night from the Fibes convention center in Seville. It was the first Latin Grammy ceremony to take place outside the United States. Even with the trans-Atlantic move, the top awards went to women from Latin America. Karol G became the first woman to win a Latin Grammy for música urbana album; “How cool is it for a woman to win this?” she exulted. “I didn’t even know where to start, and music once again taught me its power, its medicinal power.”

Persons: Karol G, “, ” Shakira, Bizarrap, ”, Shakira, sinuously, Natalia Lafourcade, Todas las Flores Organizations: música urbana Locations: Spain, Seville, United States, Latin America, Colombia, Será Bonito, Argentine, Mexico

☆ Flamenco cradle Seville hosts historic Latin Grammy awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Shakira poses with the Song Of The Year, Best Pop Song and Best Urban/Fusion Performance Awards at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, November 17, 2023. Seville is the cradle of flamenco, a fiery music genre that has influenced generations of artists around the world. Latin American female performers swept most of the top awards in at Thursday's late-night gala. "Seville is the birthplace of flamenco. Reporting by Mariano Valladolid, Elena Rodriguez; writing by Andrei Khalip; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shakira, Jon Nazca, Argentine DJ Bizarrap, DJ Bizarrap's, Colombia's Karol G, Rosalia of Spain, Omar Montes, Mariano Valladolid, Elena Rodriguez, Andrei Khalip, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Argentine DJ, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Seville, Spain, SEVILLE, Argentine, Spanish, United States, American, Thursday's

“Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice will compete for best rap song. Tracks from the soundtrack also hog up four of the five available slots in best song written for visual media. Peso Pluma’s 2023 album, “Génesis,” is just tucked among the nominees for música mexicana. But música urbana — encompassing reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, dembow, Latin trap and more — is a crowded, competitive, hugely popular format. His 2023 album, “Seven Psalms,” plays as a thoughtful, complex, tuneful farewell, anticipating his death.

Persons: Greta Gerwig, ”, Billie Eilish’s, “, Nicki Minaj, Edgar Barrera, Eslabon, Natanael Cano —, Tainy, Rauw Alejandro, Karol G, JON PARELES Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Rodrigo’s “, Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Mick Jagger, CARYN GANZ, Paul Simon, it’s Paul Simon, It’s, Simon, Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, PARELES Organizations: Spice, Pluma, música, Grupo Frontera, Grupo Firme, Foo Fighters, Queens Locations: Mexican American, Americas, Mexican, música mexicana, urbana, Colombian, Será, Spanish, Newport

Aldean and Anthony's dominance wasn't long — and Combs did earn a 2024 Grammy nomination for best country solo performance — but Wallen stands out as an obvious exclusion. While “Last Night” is nominated for best country song, a songwriter's award, Wallen himself isn't despite his successful year. Monét has also picked up record of the year and best R&B song nominations for her glossy, brassy “On My Mama,” best R&B performance and best traditional R&B performance. Her 2023 release, “Jaguar ll,” is up for best R&B album and best engineered album, non-classical. IT'S RAINING WOMEN, HALLEJUAHThe best story of the 2024 Grammy nominations, of course, is just how many women are represented in the major categories.

Persons: “ Barbie, Reneé Rapp, Rapp's, ”, Rapp, PinkPantheress, Eslabon, Ella Baila Sola, Bunny, Natanael Cano, Karol G's, Jason Aldean's “, Morgan Wallen's “, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman's, Oliver Anthony Music's, Combs, Wallen, isn't, he's, NewJeans, Barbie, PRINCE HARRY, Michelle Williams, Britney Spears, Prince Harry, Meryl Streep, William Shatner, Rick Rubin, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, WHO'S, There's, Travis Scott's, Scott, Cole’s, Uzi Vert’s “, Victoria Monét's, Monét, Ariana Grande’s, Chloe x Halle, she’s, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste Organizations: ANGELES, música Mexicana, Grupo Frontera, Fuerza, North Locations: Será Bonito, ”, Richmond

The top appeals court, or Yargitay, took the unprecedented step of making a criminal complaint against Constitutional Court judges on Wednesday, arguing that their ruling last month in favour of releasing Atalay was unconstitutional. "The Court of Cassation (Yargitay) has committed a crime by not recognising the Constitutional Court decision. He called for compliance with the Constitutional Court ruling and said the Yargitay appeals court judges should be put under investigation. The Istanbul Bar Association said on Thursday it had filed a criminal complaint against the Yargitay judges involved in the case on the grounds of misconduct and "depriving a person of liberty". Rule of law, predictability and trust are fundamental for investors and Turkey’s record in this front was and still is miserable."

Persons: Erkan, Sera Kadigil, Ahmet Sik, Umit, Osman, Tayyip Erdogan, Ozgur Urfa, Erdogan, Mehmet Ucum, Mehmet Simsek, Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, Wolfango Piccoli, Daren Butler, Alex Richardson Organizations: Workers ' Party of Turkey, Turkish, REUTERS, Rights, Constitutional, Cassation, Twitter, Istanbul Bar Association, Central Bank Governor, Ece, Thomson Locations: Ankara, Turkey, Rights ANKARA, Istanbul

ROME (AP) — Italian communications company TIM said Sunday that its board of directors has approved the binding acquisition offer by the KKR investment company, following months of negotiations. In a statement, TIM said the approval took the form of a majority vote. The board rejected a non-binding offer for Sparkle, TIM’s undersea cable unit. Italian state TV said the government, under the deal with KKR, would be a significant shareholder. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe binding offer values NetCo — TIM’s fixed network assets but excluding Sparkle — at 18.8 billion euros (some $20 billion), said a statement from TIM.

Persons: della Sera Organizations: ROME, TIM, KKR, European Union, TV Locations: Italian, Milan

☆ IMF's chief economist urges Italy to toughen budget plans -media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Susana Vera/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund wants Italy to make its 2024 budget framework more stringent, as tax cut plans made the Fund "a bit worried", its chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, said in a newspaper interview on Thursday. Gourinchas told the Corriere della Sera daily that Italy's structural deficit, net of interest spending, was not seen as falling fast enough. The IMF was "a bit worried" by planned tax cuts that "don't necessarily seem to go in the right direction", he added. It would be "desirable" if Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government revised its fiscal plans to make them more stringent before they are approved by parliament, he said. Over the next month Italy's budget faces scrutiny from credit ratings agencies, with S&P Global, DBRS, Fitch and Moody's all reviewing their assessment of the euro zone's third largest economy.

Persons: Pierre, Olivier Gourinchas, Susana Vera, Gourinchas, Giorgia, DBRS, Fitch, Moody's, Gavin Jones, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Research Department IMF, Reuters, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, REUTERS, Rights, Monetary Fund, della Sera, IMF, P, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, Morocco, Italy, Rome

☆ How Karol G went from a Latin music star to a fashion icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Robb Young | Graciela Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

With 66 million followers on the platform, Karol G ranks 70th in terms of follower count but 6th when it comes to engagement rates. But the label’s enthusiasm for its Karol G campaign a half-year after its release is telling, nonetheless. Karol G attends the #BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hotel Paris on September 30, 2023 in Paris, France. By the time Karol G entered the scene in a big way, fashion, luxury and sportswear giants were still warming up to her male counterparts. People aren’t as fixated on that anymore.”Indeed, it is the shift in attitudes toward language that appears to have helped Karol G secure the Loewe deal.

Persons: Karol G, Jonathan Anderson, Karol’s, Shakira, — Karol G, Provenza, “, ”, Nicki Minaj —, Karol, Karol G's, she’s, Lea Colombo, “ Karol G, Charlie Smith, Loewe, couldn’t, Ricky Martin’s, hasn’t, “ I’ve, Anderson, Karol G’s, ” Karol G, Christopher Polk, SocialBook, Kim Kardashian, Julian Martinez, ” Martinez, “ Karol, Miu, Roberto Cavalli, Gina Ferazzi, Loewe’s Smith, Jacquemus, Barbie, Emilio Pucci, —, Vetements, Rick Owens, Pascal Le Segretain, Maykol Sanchez, Spotify’s, Yankee’s, Don Omar’s, Maluma, J, Nicky Jam, . Ivy Queen, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira —, Burberry —, Becky G —, Karol —, Ovy, Bad Bunny, Rich Fury, Karla Martínez, There’s, Leila Cobo, Billboard’s, ” Cobo, aren’t, “ Jonathan, ” Karol, Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Colombia’s, J Balvin, Cobo, She’s, ” she’s, haven’t, ’ ” Karol G, Alexander Tamargo, Nina García, Elle, García, ” García, I’ve, I’m, it’s, Brett Alan Nelson, I’d Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, —, Billboard, MTV, New York City’s Rockefeller Center, Variety, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Brands, Los, Paris, Spotify, Reebok, Umbro, Dolce, Gabbana, Nike, Guess, Adidas, Trailblazers, Burberry, Levi’s, Kappa, Puerto Rican, Pew Research Center, Limits, Vogue Mexico, reggaeton’s, Loewe, Carolina, Puerto Locations: Spanish, ”, Latin America, New York, Newark , New Jersey, California, Versailles, bejeweled, Paris, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, America, Balmain, Barcelona, Rosalía, American, Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican, Caribbean, Medellín, Colombia, Puerto, Miami, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Chile, Austin, Austin , Texas, Mexico, North America, Europe, Dubai, Singapore, Nairobi, Puerto Rican, Sera, Miami , Florida, Colombiamoda

☆ Italy and Britain Pledge Joint Action Against 'Illegal Migration'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

ROME (Reuters) - Italy and Britain want to lead the way in Europe in the fight against "illegal migration", the right-wing prime ministers of the two countries said in a joint op-ed published on Friday. The article is another show of unity between two governments whose tough approach on immigration has come under fire from charities and human rights advocates. French President Emmanuel Macron, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also took part in the talks, held on the sidelines of a wider summit in Granada, Spain. At this meeting, "leaders committed to take action to support one another to tackle the challenges of illegal migration," Meloni and Sunak said, adding: "We're proud that Italy and the UK are leading on this together." (Reporting by Alvise Armellini; Editing by Stephen Coates)

Persons: Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Mark Rutte, Ursula von der Leyen, Alvise Armellini, Stephen Coates Organizations: The Times, Albanian, Edi Rama Locations: ROME, Italy, Britain, Europe, Ukraine, Dutch, Granada, Spain

☆ Italy and Britain pledge joint action against 'illegal migration'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Italy and Britain want to lead the way in Europe in the fight against "illegal migration", the right-wing prime ministers of the two countries said in a joint op-ed published on Friday. The article is another show of unity between two governments whose tough approach on immigration has come under fire from charities and human rights advocates. French President Emmanuel Macron, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also took part in the talks, held on the sidelines of a wider summit in Granada, Spain. At this meeting, "leaders committed to take action to support one another to tackle the challenges of illegal migration," Meloni and Sunak said, adding: "We're proud that Italy and the UK are leading on this together." Reporting by Alvise Armellini; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Mark Rutte, Ursula von der Leyen, Alvise Armellini, Stephen Coates Organizations: The Times, Albanian, Edi Rama, Thomson Locations: Italy, Britain, Europe, Ukraine, Dutch, Granada, Spain

Italy is even going outside the EU to establish links with the United Kingdom to crack down on unwanted arrivals. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was blunt about how far Europe's leaders still are from reaching a consensus before they met in Granada, Spain. Orbán, who has pushed back against EU policy repeatedly and taken a hard-line approach against migration, said that he won't sign off on any deal at any point in the foreseeable future. He went as far as to compare the situation to being “legally raped” by Hungary's fellow EU members. “The agreement on migration, politically, it’s impossible — not today (or) generally speaking for the next years," Orbán said.

Persons: Viktor Orbán, Orbán, “, Mateusz Morawiecki, Ursula von der Leyen, ”, Roberta Metsola, ” Metsolas, Giorgia, Rishi Sunak, ___ Wilson, Raf Casert, Ciarán Giles, Colleen Barry, Vanessa Gera, Danica Kirka Organizations: European Union, EU, International Organization for Migration, Giorgia Meloni, della, The Times Locations: GRANADA, Spain, Brussels, Hungary, Poland, Italy, United Kingdom, Granada, Syria, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Ukraine, Lampedusa, London, Africa, El Hierro, Senegal, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Warsaw

CNN —Italian authorities were on Wednesday investigating the cause of a horrific bus crash near Venice that killed at least 21 people including two children. Claudia Greco/ReutersLocal police work at the site of the bus crash on Wednesday. A representative for the prosecutor’s office told CNN the head prosecutor for the Venice municipality, Bruno Cherchi, is leading the investigation into the incident in Mestre. The bus was traveling from Venice to nearby Marghera and was “full of people returning home from work,” Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro told state media RAI. Emergency crew members work at the scene after a bus accident near Venice.

Persons: ”, Alberto Rizzotto, Claudia Greco, Mauro Lungo, Bruno Cherchi, Luigi Brugnaro, Stefano Mazzola, sevices, Brugnaro, Massimo Fiorese, Italy’s, “, Giorgia Meloni, Emmanuel Macron, I’m, Charles Michel Organizations: CNN, ” RAI, Reuters Local, Sky TG24, RAI, Emergency, Facebook, della Sera, Reuters, Italian Senate, European Council Locations: Venice, Mestre, Italy, Marghera, ” Venice, Italian

☆ Driver may have fallen ill before fatal Venice bus crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Claudia Greco | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Flowers are seen at the site where a coach crashed off an overpass in Mestre, Italy, October 4, 2023. Five Ukrainians, a German and the Italian bus driver were among those killed, Venice's prefect Michele Di Bari, the local representative of the interior ministry, said on Wednesday. "We presume the driver may have fallen ill," Veneto regional president Luca Zaia told Rtl 102.5 radio. The bus had been ferrying the tourists back to a campsite in nearby Marghera after a day out in Venice. "I think the driver had an illness, because otherwise I can't explain it," Fiorese said, adding that the driver had started his shift less than two hours before the crash.

Persons: Claudia Greco, Michele Di Bari, Luca Zaia, Di Bari, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Corriere, Massimo Fiorese, Corriere della Sera, Fiorese, Alvise Armellini, Keith Weir, Bernadette Baum, Gavin Jones, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Rtl, Corriere della Sera, Thomson Locations: Mestre, Italy, Venice Italian, VENICE, Venice, Veneto, Croatian, Marghera, Nigeria

☆ Earthquakes hit Italy super volcano, raising spectre of evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ROME, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A leading volcanologist has warned that mass evacuations might be needed in a town close to Naples, which sits on a so-called Super Volcano that has been hit by hundreds of small earthquakes in recent weeks. Campi Flegrei sits across the bay of Naples from Pompeii, where thousands were incinerated by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. However, it is a much bigger volcano than Vesuvius and if it ever exploded at full force could kill millions. Speaking in a personal capacity, De Natale said the last time Campi Flegrei suffered a similar burst of earthquakes in the 1980s, some 40,000 people were temporarily evacuated from nearby Pozzuoli. The Campi Flegrei caldera has a diameter of about 12-15 km (7.5-9.3 miles) and last erupted in 1538.

Persons: Flegrei, Vesuvius, Giuseppe De Natale, De Natale, Campi Flegrei, Della Sera, Alvise Armellini, Crispian Balmer, Bernadette Baum, William Maclean Organizations: National Institute for Geophysics, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Naples, Pompeii, Pozzuoli, U.S ., Wyoming, Greenland, U.S

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