Italy Financial News
05.01 / 23:41
Art
Health
'Polish Watergate': Tensions grow as Polish government pushed to investigate spyware claims
Poland's government is facing increasing pressure to investigate claims that it illegally used Pegasus, known powerful spyware, against its opponents.
04.01 / 14:39
Draghi and Berlusconi among those touted as Italy's next president
Italian lawmakers will elect the country's next president on January 24 with current prime minister Mario Draghi among the contenders.
30.12 / 18:09
Demand for COVID-19 self-test kits skyrocket in Europe amid Omicron surge
The first COVID-19 self-test kits have arrived on the shelves of supermarkets in France, as the country registered a record 208,000 new cases on Wednesday, more than double the numbers recorded on Christmas Day.
29.12 / 08:34
Blockchain
Adoption
Sport
Deal
Ferrari’s new deal with blockchain firm Velas hints at NFTs
Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari is moving into the blockchain industry by inking a partnership with Swiss blockchain startup Velas Network.
29.12 / 08:01
Tourism
fall
Italy's tourism industry pleas for more state aid as visitor numbers fall
Italy has seen disastrous tourism figures for 2021 with only 60 million visitors compared to over 100 million in 2019, as well as 13 million fewer trips by Italians abroad.
25.12 / 12:23
Pope Francis
Pope Francis holds traditional Christmas mass as COVID-19 cases surge in Italy
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before about 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.
24.12 / 12:33
Art
Europe
COVID in Europe: Record daily coronavirus cases in the UK, France and Italy
Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.
24.12 / 09:57
22.12 / 16:55
NATO
Pentagon denies Russian allegations that US firms are sending 'chemical components' into Ukraine
The Pentagon has flatly denied Russian allegations that private American security firms are sending chemicals into Ukraine.
22.12 / 14:43
McDonalds
McDonald's Japan to ration fries as COVID and Canadian floods chip away at supplies
Fast-food chain McDonald's has announced that it will reduce its portions of fries in Japan for a week because of logistical problems related to the floods in Canada and the pandemic.
22.12 / 14:02
Helicopter
Madagascar minister swims 12 hours to reach shore after helicopter crash
Madagascar's police minister says he swam for nearly 12 hours to reach the shore after being involved in a helicopter crash at sea on Tuesday.
22.12 / 13:47
Variant
COVID: France begins vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 as Omicron variant takes hold
Vaccination for children aged five to 11 was on Wednesday opened in France.
22.12 / 01:25
Art
Orban says Hungary will defy EU court ruling on asylum policy
Hungary will not change its immigration policies despite a recent ruling from the European Union’s top court that found them in contradiction with the bloc's laws, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday.
22.12 / 00:57
Art
COVID in Europe: Germany & Portugal impose new measures to curb cases
Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.
18.12 / 14:47
business
Sport
UK unlikely to send troops to help Ukraine, defence chief says
It is highly unlikely that London and its allies would send troops to Ukraine in case of a Russian invasion, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said.
18.12 / 01:17
NATO
Russia sets out tough demands for security pact with NATO
Russia published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance's military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe — bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected by the US and its allies.
14.12 / 11:01
Art
Sport
Albania's former top prosecutor arrested in Italy on corruption charges
The former chief prosecutor of Albania has been arrested while on the run from authorities in Italy, police said.
11.12 / 20:09
European Union
Weather
At least 70 feared dead in US state of Kentucky following tornado, governor says
At least 70 people were feared dead in the US state of Kentucky after tornadoes tore through several midwestern states.
10.12 / 15:17
CEO
Santander
Andrea Orcel wins $76m payout from Santander over axed CEO posting
Banco Santander has been ordered to pay more than $76m in compensation to Andrea Orcel, the high-profile investment banker whose appointment as chief executive it canceled in 2019.
09.12 / 14:26
COST
UniCredit plans fresh investment banking hiring spree under Orcel
UniCredit is "investing significantly" in dealmaker hires as part of a broader overhaul of its business under chief executive Andrea Orcel.
09.12 / 13:05
Strategy
end
UniCredit chief Andrea Orcel plans to unveil new strategy as restructuring nears end
ROME — UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel is set to move away from an era of restructuring at the Italian bank and tell shareholders how he plans to expand the business and reward them more, as part of a new multiyear strategic plan to be unveiled on 9 December.
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