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☆ Stellantis sees long road ahead for internal combustion engine cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Giulio Piovaccari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Stellantis sign at the entrance of the carmaker's factory in Hordain, France, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMILAN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) believes internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles could be on the road until 2050, making it necessary to contain their carbon emissions until they're finally replaced by fully electric ones. Stellantis has reaffirmed its commitment to all new car sales in Europe being battery-electric by 2030, although the European Union has excluded cars that run on e-fuels from its 2035 deadline to phase out new carbon dioxide-emitting cars. Many sceptics however point out e-fuels are not a viable alternative in the short time, due to their low availability and high costs. Stellantis and Aramco executives said e-fuel availability was expected to increase and their prices to go down, also thanks to favourable taxation in the European Union, "in the future", but without providing more specific predictions.

Persons: Pascal, Stellantis, Christian Mueller, Amer Amer, Giulio Piovaccari, Keith Weir Organizations: REUTERS, they're, Fiat, Peugeot, Saudi, European Union, ICE, Propulsion Systems, Aramco, Thomson Locations: Hordain, France, Aramco, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Stellantis

☆ Partnership with China more important than Belt and Road-Italy's Tajani
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO-Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani addresses the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, Britain June 21, 2023. Henry Nicholls/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A strategic partnership between Italy and China would be more valuable than a deal such as the Belt and Road initiative, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday addressing Parliament. "A strategic partnership involves all sectors, so it is more important than single bilateral agreements such as the Silk Road (Belt and Road), which so far is unsatisfactory in terms of exports and investment," Tajani said. On Wednesday Tajani repeated that the Italian government would consult parliament before finalising its position on the issue. After meeting Tajani in Beijing this week, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said cooperation with Italy had been fruitful despite Italian scepticism.

Persons: Antonio Tajani, Henry Nicholls, Tajani, Xi Jinping, China Tajani, Wang Yi, Francesca Piscioneri, Keith Weir, Federico Maccioni, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Conference, Rights, Italian, Tajani, China's, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, London, Britain, Italy, China, China's, Beijing

☆ Partnership With China More Important Than Belt and Road-Italy's Tajani
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

ROME (Reuters) - A strategic partnership between Italy and China would be more valuable than a deal such as the Belt and Road initiative, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday addressing Parliament. "A strategic partnership involves all sectors, so it is more important than single bilateral agreements such as the Silk Road (Belt and Road), which so far is unsatisfactory in terms of exports and investment," Tajani said. An Italian official close to the matter said that during his visit to China Tajani signalled the possibility for Italy to pull out from the BRI deal while stressing the desire to keep strong ties with Beijing. On Wednesday Tajani repeated that the Italian government would consult parliament before finalising its position on the issue. After meeting Tajani in Beijing this week, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said cooperation with Italy had been fruitful despite Italian scepticism.

Persons: Antonio Tajani, Tajani, Xi Jinping, China Tajani, Wang Yi, Francesca Piscioneri, Keith Weir, Federico Maccioni, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Italian, Tajani, China's Locations: ROME, Italy, China, China's, Beijing

☆ Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] People ride on a gondola as the municipality prepares to charge tourists up to 10 Euro for entry into the lagoon city, in order to cut down the number of visitors, in Venice, Italy, September 5, 2021. The aim was to find "a new balance between the rights of those who live, study or work in Venice and those who visit the city," Venice tourism councillor Simone Venturini said. Visitors have meanwhile poured back into Venice, with outsiders often vastly outnumbering the roughly 50,000 residents of the city centre, overwhelming its narrow alleys. Overtourism has long been a problem for the fragile lagoon city. ($1 = 0.9322 euros)Writing by Keith Weir, editing by Alvise Armellini; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Manuel Silvestri, Simone Venturini, Keith Weir, Alvise Armellini, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, UNESCO, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, VENICE, Overtourism

☆ Catholic Church to Beatify Polish Family, Including New-Born Baby, Killed by Nazis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Catholic Church is to beatify a Polish family of nine including a new-born baby who died at the hands of the Nazis during World War Two, the Vatican's saint-making department said on Tuesday. The service to beatify Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children will be held on Sunday in the Polish town of Markowa where they died in March 1944. The family was killed by German military police for sheltering a family of Jews. Vatican media have noted that it is the first time that an entire family has been honoured together in this manner. The other six Ulma children executed by the Nazis were aged between 18 months and seven, it added.

Persons: beatify Jozef, Wiktoria Ulma, Ulma, Pope Francis, Keith Weir, Alvise, Nick Macfie Organizations: VATICAN CITY, Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Vatican Locations: Polish, Markowa, Mongolia

The "Made in Italy" fund, which was approved in May, will have an initial endowment of 700 million euros ($756 million) in 2023 and an additional 300 million next year in state cash. Saudi Arabia will focus on energy, sustainability, supply chains and sport to expand its presence in Italy, Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih said at the same event. Italian exports to Saudi Arabia totalled just over 4 billion euros in 2022, much from manufacturing, while imports totalled more than 7.4 billion euros, the bulk from oil products. Also at the Milan event, leading Italian energy company Eni (ENI.MI) and Saudi Acwa Power (2082.SE) agreed to jointly develop a green hydrogen project in the Middle East and Africa. Saudi Arabia has a well advanced project dubbed NEOM to produce green hydrogen at home while Italy so far has not developed yet any plan to produce it in significant quantity.

Persons: Adolfo Urso, Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, shrugging, Urso, Khalid al, Falih, Power, De Nora, Giuseppe Fonte, Keith Weir, Angus MacSwan, Alexander Smith Organizations: Energy, Italy's Industry, Reuters, Italy's, Investment, European Union, EU, Saudi, Eni, Saudi Acwa, Thomson Locations: Italy, MILAN, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Rome, Riyadh, Milan, Kingdom, Meloni, East, North Africa, Russia, Africa

☆ Intesa Sanpaolo chairman sees limited impact from Italy windfall tax
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of bank Intesa Sanpaolo is seen in Milan, Italy, January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The chairman of Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) sees no cause for alarm over the impact of the windfall tax on Italian banks and said it would probably cost Italy's biggest bank less than 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion). The windfall tax, which wrongfooted bank investors when announced in August, is a one-off measure targeting gains from higher interest rates. The Treasury expects to draw less than 3 billion euros from the measure, sources have said. Gros-Pietro said dividends would inevitably be affected by any impact of the tax on profit but that Intesa investors would still be well rewarded.

Persons: Stefano Rellandini, Intesa, Gian Maria Gros, Pietro, Gros, Elvira Pollina, Giulio Piovaccari, Keith Weir, Alvise Armellini, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, House, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Milan, Italy

☆ Closure of Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France postponed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An aerial view shows the French-side entrance to the Mont Blanc road tunnel which links France and Italy beneath the Alps December 17, 2013. The 11.6 kilometre Mont Blanc tunnel had been due to close from next Monday for 15 weeks for works to be carried out. The closure of the Mont Blanc tunnel would be delayed for a few days at least, Beaune added. A decision on the rescheduling of the Mont Blanc tunnel work is expected next week. The Mont Blanc and Frejus tunnels are key to Italy's exports to France, and there were concerns that their double closure would come at heavy economic cost.

Persons: Mont, Robert Pratta, Matteo Salvini, Federica Urso, Armellini, Jean, Stephane Brosse, Keith Weir Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Mont Blanc, France, Italy, Beaune, Frejus, Italian, Mont, Rome, Paris

☆ Hawaii wildfires: Fights over water amid west Maui's charred ruins ignite new fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Wailuku, Hawaii CNN —On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. “There has been a great deal of water conflict on Maui for many years,” Hawaii Gov. “It’s disaster capitalism at its finest.”A rushing canal is seen on Hokuao Pelligrino's family farm in Wailuku on Maui on August 20, 2023. After watching Pellegrino and his Wailuku community litigate their streams back to life, locals around Lahaina followed suit. You restore the water and families are going back to their ancestral land.”Hokuao Pellegrino poses for a portrait on August 20, 2023.

Persons: Josh Green, Green, ” Hokuao Pellegrino, “, ”, Evelio Contreras, Eha, Pellegrino, ’ ”, they’ll, Glenn Tremble, couldn’t, ” Pellegrino, Taro, Joe Biden’s Organizations: Hawaii CNN, ”, Maui Land Company, New York Times, CNN, West Maui Land Company Locations: Wailuku, Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui, ” Hawaii, Venice, Hawaiian Kingdom, West Maui, Maui County

☆ Ukraine alone decides when conditions right for peace talks- NATO's Stoltenberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ARENDAL, Norway, Aug 17 (Reuters) - It is up to Ukraine to decide when the conditions are right to join any negotiations following the Russian invasion, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, emphasising the alliance's unchanged stance after comments this week by a senior colleague. "It is the Ukrainians, and only the Ukrainians, who can decide when there are conditions in place for negotiations, and who can decide at the negotiating table what is an acceptable solution," Stoltenberg said. Speaking at a conference in the Norwegian town of Arendal, he added that NATO's role was to support Ukraine. "His (Jenssen's) message, and which is my main message, and which is NATO's main message, is, firstly, that NATO's policy is unchanged - we support Ukraine," Stoltenberg said. Reporting by Gwladys Fouche in Arendal and Victoria Klesty in Oslo; editing by Terje Solsvik and Keith WeirOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jens Stoltenberg, Stoltenberg, Stoltenberg's, Stian Jenssen, Jenssen, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Gwladys, Terje Solsvik, Keith Weir Organizations: NATO, Kyiv, Victoria Klesty, Thomson Locations: ARENDAL, Norway, Ukraine, Norwegian, Arendal, Russia, Victoria, Oslo

☆ Maui wildfires: Woman says her husband is 'broken' by loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Waiehu, Hawaii CNN —Two days before the Maui inferno, Brenda Keau’s husband Tony called his mom for a chat. The elderly woman’s home in Lahaina is gone, destroyed in the wildfires that swept across the Hawaiian island last week. And I don’t like seeing him like that because my husband is strong, loving,” Keau said. So I’m talking for him.”Keau said she feared arson when she saw smoke rising from the hills of upcountry Maui, from her home in Waiehu, in the north of the island on August 8. Evelio Contreras/CNNInland from Keau’s home, in the upcountry hills where she saw the smoke, a wildfire is still only 60% contained.

Persons: Brenda Keau’s, Tony, ” Keau, he’s, “, Evelio Contreras, ”, Keau, it’s, It’s, Kalopodes, Merrill Kalopodes, “ I’ve, ” Kalopodes Organizations: Hawaii CNN, CNN Investigations, CNN Inland, Maui County Fire Department, Volunteer, CNN Locations: Waiehu, Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, upcountry Maui, Maui's upcountry, Maui County, Kula, Oahu

☆ Hawaii wildfires: Anger and aid spread amid the devastation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Lahaina, Hawaii CNN —A week after blowtorch winds brought the most horrific disaster in modern Hawaiian history, members of Maui’s working class have become do-it-yourself first responders and cul-de-sac commanders. A woman collects water at a shopping center in Lahaina where different groups are handing out supplies. “We had three families sleep here the first night and we fed them just as if they were local. While the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau took to social media to “strongly discourage” visitors from vacationing on the western side of Maui. At least 99 people have been confirmed dead from the wildfires, and the number could double over the next 10 days, Hawaii Gov.

Persons: Evelio Contreras, Keoki Naihe, ”, he’s, Alika Peneku, “, Brittany Fleck, Charlie Fleck, ” Charlie, Grace Hurt, Josh Green, of Fame waterman, ‘, ’, Archie Kalepa, Kalepa, Deanne Criswell, ” Criswell, ” Naihe, “ We’ve, ” Peneku Organizations: Hawaii CNN, CNN, CNN “ Tourists, Facebook, Hawaii Visitors, Hawaii Gov, Pohaku, of Fame, Ocean Safety, aloha, FEMA, Small Business Administration Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui, Charlie, “, Peneku, Pohaku, Pohaku Beach

☆ Chelsea sign Ecuador's Caicedo from Brighton for British record fee
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Chelsea have broken the British transfer record for the second time in a year by signing Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton & Hove Albion on an eight-year contract on Monday. Financial details were not disclosed but British media said Chelsea will pay 115 million pounds ($145.96 million), eclipsing the 106 million pounds record fee the London club paid to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in January. Caicedo still had four years to run on his Brighton contract but had told the south-coast club he wished to leave. 'TOP MIDFIELDER'Caicedo signed for Brighton in February 2021 for a reported 4.5 million pounds and was loaned to Belgian club Beerschot in August that year. He made his Premier League debut in April last year and scored his first Brighton goal against Manchester United in May.

Persons: Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Caicedo, Juergen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino, Todd Boehly, Moises, Tony Bloom, Roberto De Zerbi, Alexis Mac Allister, David Weir, Christopher Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ugochukwu, Robert Sanchez, Angelo, Chelsea, Rohith Nair, Trevor Stynes, Ken Ferris Organizations: Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion, London, Benfica, Premier League, Brighton, Arsenal, Liverpool, Liverpool swooped, Clearlake Capital, Belgian, Beerschot, Manchester United, Argentina, West Ham United, Thomson Locations: Brighton, Argentina, Merseyside, London, Belgium

☆ Opinion: The shattering aftermath in Maui
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —The Polynesian demigod Maui was so powerful he could raise islands up from the ocean floor and capture the sun to slow it down. We know Lahaina will be rebuilt, and the government response — city, state and federal — will be a huge part of that. “You can beat the drum of ‘women’s rights’ and defend tooth-and-nail women’s sports, so long as you only do so to denigrate trans women.”For more on the World Cup:Shaista Aziz: This Women’s World Cup has been unlike any other. That’s a great thingAmy Bass: The US loss at the Women’s World Cup sends a clear messageBill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyLet’s make a deal? In a country where federal prosecutors overwhelmingly win their cases, Trump’s odds of going to trial and winning both federal cases are slim — and he may face similarly daunting odds in the other cases.

Persons: Bill Weir, Jeff Melichar, ” Clay Jones, Melichar, “, Shaw, Naka Nathaniel, Kaua’i “, ”, ALICE, Lawrence Downes, ” Drew Sheneman, Peter Bergen, Laura Tillman, ” “, David Petraeus, ” Bergen, Tillman, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, ” Mary Ziegler, ” Ziegler, Roe, Patrick T, Brown, Wade, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, “ Biden, Julian Zelizer, ” Dana Summers, Donald Trump, Podcaster Megyn Kelly, “ I’m, Nicole Hemmer, Megan “ Rapinoe, Kelly, Shaista Aziz, Amy Bass, Bill Bramhall, Will Handelsman, it’s, Trump, William D, Cohan, Puck, David Rubenstein, Scott Galloway, Jill Filipovic, “ Trump, Galloway, pardoning, ” Filipovic, …, Jesus, Kelli Rhee, Rhee, ” Don’t, Drew Sheneman, Agency Brian Elmore, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Adam Kinzinger, Ukraine Aanchal Saraf, Rebecca H, Oppenheimer’s, Joseph, I’ll, Neil J, Holly Thomas, Sara Stewart, “ Oppenheimer, Christopher, “ Barbie, “ Barbie ”, ” Stewart Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Honolulu Civil, ‘, Aloha, New York Times, …, Agency, UN, Republican, GOP, ”, Republicans, Democratic, Federal, FIFA, US, National Soccer Team, New York University, Trump, Arnold Ventures, Ukraine Aanchal, Warner Bros . Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Hawaii, Naka, Hilo, Kaua’i, Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s, Kabul, Ohio, California , Vermont, Michigan, Georgia, Trump, Ukraine

☆ Italy repatriates looted ancient artefacts from the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Some of the antiquities returned to Italy from U.S. are displayed during a ceremony in New York, U.S., August 8, 2023. The items, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century BC, include works belonging to the periods of the Etruscan civilisation, Magna Graecia and Imperial Rome. Pictures provided by the Italian culture ministry show the artefacts include several painted pots, the head of a statue and some coins, which were displayed at a restitution ceremony earlier this week in New York. The Italian statement said a further 65 artefacts had come from the Menil Collection museum in the U.S. city of Houston. "The Menil Collection declined these works from the collector and they have never been part of the museum's collection," the spokesperson said.

Persons: Angelo Amante, Keith Weir, Miral Fahmy, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Graecia, Menil, Italian, of, Thomson Locations: Italy, U.S, New York, REUTERS ROME, United States, Imperial Rome, Houston

☆ Setting foot in the charred heart of Lahaina
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lahaina, Hawaii CNN —As the boat approaches Lahaina, the sun is strong, the waves crest into whitecaps and on the shore, so much is black. The ruins stretch as far as the eye can see, 100-foot coconut trees charred all the way up their trunks. Survivors have told CNN how traffic stood at a standstill as the fire approached, forcing some people to run into the ocean to try to save themselves. He told CNN he would open his farmland to house those without homes and urged others to stay away but send any help they could. “Every single home in Lahaina is gone,” he said.

Persons: Evelio Contreras, Bill Wyland, Harley Davidson, ”, “, Wyland, Eddy Garcia, CNN Farmer Eddy Garcia Organizations: Hawaii CNN, whitecaps, Flames, CNN, “ Flames Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahaina's, Hawaiian Kingdom

☆ Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree was badly scorched by wildfires, but it’s still standing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Now, Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree has been charred by the wildfires and is dull in color – but still alive. “Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still standing,” Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz wrote accompanying a video he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. That history includes the oft-visited banyan tree, which was enjoying its sesquicentennial anniversary this year until the fire broke out. Banyan tree branches produce roots that spawn additional, accessory trunks such that the trees grow up as well as out. The 150-year-old banyan tree, as seen amid the ruins of the wildfires Marco Garcia/ReutersWhile the tree remains standing, it’s unclear how healthy it is after surviving the wildfires that all but destroyed parts of Lahaina.

Persons: Hawaii Sen, Brian Schatz, “, Hawaii Jennifer McDermott, Maui Patrick T, Fallon, Marco Garcia, ”, Bill Weir Organizations: CNN, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Getty, Foundation, Maui County Arborist, Reuters Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui, India, United States, Maui County, “

☆ Maui wildfires have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Maui County officials confirmed the additional two deaths in a news release late Thursday Hawaiian time, which is six hours behind the Eastern timezone. Live updates: Deadly wildfires burn across MauiHere’s the latest:• Thousands are displaced: Roughly 1,400 people slept at an airport Wednesday night. And more than 1,300 residents and tourists stayed in emergency shelters before many of them were taken to the airport to leave the island, Maui County officials said. • Resources sent to Maui: President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration to provide federal funding for recovery costs in Maui County. The fires have damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures in Maui County, local officials estimate.

Persons: “, Josh Green, Richard T, Bissen Jr, John Pelletier, ” Pelletier, Green, ” Green, Evelio Contreras, Bill Weir, ”, Deanne Criswell, ” •, Fire Chief Bradford Ventura, we’ve, they’re, Gov, Sylvia Luke, Joe Biden, Wedelin, Lee, Bissen, Brad Ventura Organizations: CNN, Police, FEMA, Fire Chief, • Resources, Army National Guard, Air National Guard Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, “, United States, Paradise , California, Maui County . California, Lahaina , Hawaii

☆ Mushrooms are flourishing in the Abu Dhabi desert
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Sarah Lazarus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now, a startup in Abu Dhabi has found a way to grow them in the middle of the desert. Below Farm is producing “specialty mushrooms” such as oyster, king oyster, shiitake and lion’s mane. Managing director Bronte Weir says the indoor farm, about 45 minutes’ drive from downtown Abu Dhabi, is the first in the region to grow and sell high-end mushrooms. He now orders 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of oyster mushrooms a week from the company. Neighborhood pizzeria Marmellata uses Below Farm's produce on one of its most popular dishes: the kale and mushroom pizza.

Persons: Bronte Weir, ” Weir, Liliana Slowinska, Wojciech Slowinski, Weir, isn’t, Abu, we’ve, ”, “, we’re, Dagstani Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN Business, Business Research Company Locations: Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Europe, United States, UAE

ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Italian authorities on Wednesday said forty-one migrants are thought to have died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, according to accounts by survivors who have been taken to the island of Lampedusa. Local public prosecutor Salvatore Vella confirmed media reports that four people who survived the shipwreck told rescuers they were on a boat carrying 45 people, including three children. They were then transferred onto an Italian coast guard vessel and disembarked in Lampedusa, where they shared their story. The Italian coast guard did not respond to a request for comment. A source with knowledge of the matter said it was unlikely that the shipwreck experienced by the survivors was one of two the coast guard had reported on Sunday.

Persons: Salvatore Vella, Tunisia's, Vella, Federico Maccioni, Federica, Keith Weir, Crispian Balmer, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Watch, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Lampedusa . Local, Italian, Lampedusa, Sfax, Italy, Europe

☆ Graffiti artists tag Milan's famed Galleria arcade
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A general view of graffiti on the arch of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the prestigious shopping arcade at the heart of Milan, Italy August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Viviana VenturiMILAN, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Graffiti artists have scaled and tagged the soaring stone entrance to Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the prestigious shopping arcade at the heart of the city. Local police said the group were spotted around 10:20 p.m. (2020 GMT) on Monday night but disappeared before officers could catch them. The 19th century Galleria is home to shops, restaurants and hotels that could have been used to gain access to the site. Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari Writing by Keith Weir, Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vittorio Emanuele II, Viviana Venturi MILAN, Emanuele II, Matteo Salvini, Giulio Piovaccari, Keith Weir, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, Galleria, Local, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Milan, Italy

☆ Heatwave caused higher than normal death rate in southern Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A homeless woman who did not want to give her name takes shade from the sun with an umbrella as she sits near Termini train station during a heatwave across Italy in Rome, Italy July 21, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File photoROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The central and southern regions of Italy recorded 7% more deaths than normal in July after a baking heatwave, health ministry data showed, while firefighters on Monday battled fires on Sardinia and hailstones and floods battered the northeast. In its latest monthly data, Italy's ministry of health noted the effects of extreme temperatures on the country's mortality rate in July compared to the average rate recorded in the same period from 2015 to 2019. The increased mortality rate was particularly evident in southern cities such as Bari, Catania, and Reggio Calabria. On the contrary, the mortality rate in cities in the north of the country, which was less exposed to the heatwave, was lower than expected, down 14% on the past trend.

Persons: Guglielmo Mangiapane, Federica, Keith Weir, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Monday, Friuli Venezia Giulia, hailstones, Sunday, Firefighters, Thomson Locations: Italy, Rome, ROME, Sardinia, hailstones, Europe, Bari, Catania, Reggio Calabria, Nuoro, Cagliari, Friuli, Slovenia

☆ U.S. publishing executive killed in Italian boating accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Aug 5 (Reuters) - An American publishing executive died after being knocked overboard in a boating accident off the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) said. Adrienne Vaughan headed the U.S. division of British publishing group Bloomsbury (BLPU.L), best known for the Harry Potter novels. "Adrienne Vaughan was a leader of dazzling talent and infectious passion and had a deep commitment to authors and readers. Prosecutors in the southern port city of Salerno are investigating how the accident happened. Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported the skipper of the motorboat was placed under investigation and initially tested positive for substance use.

Persons: Adrienne Vaughan, Harry Potter, Vaughan, Italy's, Ansa, della Sera, Giuseppe Borrelli, Corriere, Keith Weir, Angelo Amante, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Association of American Publishers, Bloomsbury, AAP, Prosecutors, della, Thomson Locations: American, Amalfi, Italy, U.S, Ravello, Salerno

☆ Italy's cabinet lines up measures to tackle taxi shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People go on board of a taxi at Termini central station in Rome, Italy, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/file photoROME, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Italy's government is set to issue more taxi licences as it moves to tackle a cab shortage that has irked tourists and residents across its biggest cities, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said in a statement the decree would pave the way to significant reform of the sector. Earlier this week, Italy's antitrust watchdog said it had started gathering information on the malfunctioning taxi services, stressing issues such as waiting times, acceptance of card payments and the correct use of taxi meters. Reporting by Elvira Pollina; writing by Angelo Amante Editing by Keith WeirOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Remo Casilli, Adolfo Urso, Urso, Elvira Pollina, Angelo Amante, Keith Weir Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Industry, Milan, Cortina, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, London, Paris

☆ Italy's MPS sees 2023 profit above 1 billion euros after tenfold rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Valentina Za | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FILE PHOTO-The logo of Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank is seen in a bank entrance in Rome, Italy August 16, 2018. Like peers, Monte dei Paschi (MPS) reaped the benefits of higher rates which have allowed banks to charge more for loans while what they pay out on deposits lags. To fund the voluntary staff exits by sending people into early retirement, Lovaglio oversaw a 2.5 billion euro ($2.7 billion) capital raise in tough markets last November. Shares in MPS traded 3.5% higher by late morning at 2.568 euros each. Core revenues jumped 10% on a quarterly basis to 941 million euros, leapfrogging expectations, with net interest income nearly doubling from last year and up 15% from the first quarter.

Persons: Max Rossi, Siena, Monte, Luigi Lovaglio, Lovaglio, Andrea Orcel, Valentina Za, Alvise Armellini, Keith Weir Organizations: REUTERS, STATE, MPS, Bankers, Thomson Locations: dei, Siena, Rome, Italy, MILAN

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