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Postcard from Greece . . . meeting the 100-year-old guru of hotel design
Nicos Valsamakis created Delphi’s modernist Amalia hotel in the 1960s — and is still going strongWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
Italy on brink of Nations League quarters with win
Italy defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo scored twice in a 4-1 home win over Israel in the Nations League on Monday as Luciano Spalletti's side sealed their spot in the quarter-finals.Sports - ESPN - October 15 -
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Italy passes law clamping down on surrogacy tourism
Italians who go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy will face jail terms and fines of up to €1m. Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy – a ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Italy makes it illegal to seek surrogacy abroad
Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy— a project of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex ...Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Italy bans couples from travelling abroad for surrogacy
The move is seen by critics to target LGBT couples, who are not allowed to adopt or use IVF in the country.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
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The first migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy
An Italian navy ship has taken back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a highly-debated court decision in RomeWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
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Italy legend Totti open to Serie A return at 48
Roma legend Francesco Totti has claimed that Serie A teams are still calling him to see if he would return to professional football, adding that he thinks it would take two to three months of ...Sports - ESPN - October 23 -
Franciacorta uncorked: discovering Italy’s answer to Champagne
This lush, lesser-known wine destination makes for a sparkling weekend trip from MilanWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
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Italy-Israel soccer match is held without incident despite security concerns
There were snipers on the roof of the stadium and a heavy police presence throughout the city of Udine for Italy’s home match against Israel on MondaySports - ABC News - October 14 -
Italy sends first asylum seekers to Albania under controversial pact
Men from countries deemed safe are transferred to Albania to have asylum claims processed . The first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Supreme Court Ruling Means Italy’s ‘Bunga Bunga’ Saga Is Not Over
The ruling sets the stage for yet another trial related to the scandal involving Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister of Italy who died last year.World - The New York Times - October 14 -
Italy Sends Boat to Albania With Migrants Who Were Bound for Italian Shores
The plan was heralded by the Italian government as an innovative model to manage and deter immigration, and criticized by human rights groups.World - The New York Times - October 15 -
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Meloni targets banks and insurers to raise €3.5bn to plug Italian budget
Rome approves proposals targeting deferred tax payments and stock options in financial sectorWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
Albania’s prime minister says his government turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum-seekers but made an exception for ItalyWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Roberto Saviano to appear at Frankfurt book fair despite Italy delegation’s snub
Gomorrah author and Meloni critic’s non-inclusion in Italy’s lineup angers writers amid claims of censorship. The Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano will appear at the Frankfurt book fair this week ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Fake vintage wine gang busted in France and Italy, police say
The group is alleged to have made fake labels from famous French vineyards, using them to sell cheap wine.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
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Italy approves tight budget partly funded by a levy on banks and insurers
Italy’s far-right government has approved a budget for next year of about 30 billion euros, or $33 billion, which officials say will be partly funded by a levy on Italian banks and insurersWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Italy Passes Law Banning People From Seeking Surrogacy Abroad
The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
Harris’s Contentious Fox Interview, and Italy Expands Surrogacy Ban
Plus, One Direction’s Liam Payne dies at 31.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
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Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy
Judges’ decision on 12 men held in Italian migration hub in Albania also casts doubt on EU’s hardline plans. The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania
A court in Italy has ruled against the right-wing government’s move to detain 12 migrants at newly opened centers in AlbaniaWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Italy faces big setback over migrant camps in Albania
A court in Rome rules that the first 12 migrants sent to Albania should be brought back to Italy.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
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