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G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online at Italy meeting

G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter on Friday agreed to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the inteet. "These are the first steps towards a great alliance in the name of fre

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Florence closes landmark church after falling stone kills tourist

The Basilica di Santa Croce is off-limits until further notice. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Florence’s famous Basilica di Santa Croce will remain closed indefinitely after loose stonework struck and killed a Spanish tourist. A fragment of mas

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LISTEN: Austria turns right, Venice bids for freedom, France stamps on sex pests

In this week's podcast we look at how Austria's govement could soon include an ex-Nazi party. How right wing could it get?

We also ask Jessica Phelan in Rome whether northe Italy is really following Catalonia's lead towards independence.

And after the Harvey Weinstein sex allegations, The Local France's Evie Burrows-Taylor explains how France is plaing to deal with men who assault women.

With James Savage, Emma Löfgren and Paul O'Mahony.

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No, these northern regions are not ‘Italy’s Catalonia’

A supporter of the Northe League. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP Three weeks after Catalonia held its sensational referendum on independence from Spain, two regions in northe Italy will ask their own people how they want to be goveed. Coi

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Sharp drop in number of migrants entering Italy by sea

An NGO rescue boat arrives in Saleo. Photo: Carlo Herma/AFP. The number of migrants arriving in Italy from the Mediterranean has dropped sharply, according to the European Union’s border agency. In September 2017 some 5,600 people arrive

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Berlusconi says he wouldn't have sent police to block Catalan vote

Silvio Berlusconi speaking to joualists in Brussels. Photo: John Thys/AFP Silvio Berlusconi says he would have responded differently to the Catalonia crisis than Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, backing a "legally controlled" referendum to resolve the

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Italian footballer baed for peeing on pitch

An Italian footballer has been baed for five matches for urinating towards rival fans. He will appeal the decision, his club said on Thursday. Giovai Liberti, a 21-year-old midfielder who plays for Serie D side FC Turris, has denied

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Uncivil cyclists sink Milan's shared bikes

Photo: Andrea Giuricin/Facebook. This is why Italians can't have nice things. That’s the verdict of an Italian academic who came across a sorry scene in Milan: a heap of the city’s shiny new shared bikes dumped in a canal. The bicycles ap

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Italian police bust gang smuggling fuel from Libya to Europe

Smugglers have been stealing fuel in Libya and selling it on across Europe, according to Italian police. Italian police said on Wednesday that they had broken up a network selling low-quality Libyan diesel fuel worth €30 million euros at se

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Italian researchers have created a pasta that could help us survive heart attacks

Eat spaghetti, cheat death: it might sound too good to be true, but Italian researchers say they’ve cracked a recipe that could help reduce deaths from heart attacks. In a newly published study, medical researchers at the Scuola Superiore S

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These 25 cities have the worst air quality in Italy

Milan is one of several Italian cities with an air pollution problem. Photos: Marco Bertorello/AFP Dozens of Italian cities are in the air pollution danger zone. That’s according to environmental non-profit Legambiente, which released a spec

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Italy face Sweden in World Cup playoff

Italy got Sweden in the World Cup European play-off draw. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP The Azzurri will have to beat Sweden for a place in the 2018 World Cup. Four-time wiers Italy will play Sweden in a playoff for a place in the 2018 World

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Nearly 50,000 young people left Italy last year

More and more young Italians are seeking job opportunities abroad. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP While the world focuses on incomers, the number of young Italians leaving their homeland rose significantly last year, according to new figures.

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Ex-Vatican hospital head convicted over cardinal's luxury pad

Former Vatican's Bambino Gesu' hospital president Giuseppe Profiti (2ndR) in court on October 14th. Photo: HO/Osservatore Romano/AFP A Vatican court convicted on Saturday the former head of the pope's children's hospital for diverting funds to the costly renovation of a top cardinal's luxury apartment. Giuseppe Profiti, the former president of the Vatican-run Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital Foundation, was given a one-year suspended prison sentence for "abuse of power" over diverting €422,000 ($500,000) to fund the renovations. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a former number two at the Vatican under pope Benedict XVI, received in 2013 the spectacular apartment, which is just a stone's throw from Pope Francis's modest boarding house. Despite being mentioned repeatedly throughout the trial, the 82-year-old cardinal was never called as a witness. The prosecutor said that the incident looked "dreadful" and was characterised by "silence and opacity and poor management of public affairs". He had requested three years in prison for Profiti. The second defendant in the trial, the foundation's treasurer, was found not guilty. 'The idea was mine alone' Spread across hundreds of square metres at the top of the Palazzo San Carlo, the cardinal's residence boasts a huge terrace with magnificent views over Rome. Profiti testified that hospital funds were used for the renovation with the idea that the cardinal could host intimate diers for eight to ten wealthy

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Italian fugitive Battisti: Extradition from Brazil 'illegal'

Italian extremist and writer Cesare Battisti at his home in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. Photo: Christophe Simon/AFP Convicted killer-tued author Cesare Battisti believes his extradition to Italy from Brazil would be illegal and would endanger his life, he told AFP in an interview. Battisti has been on the run for more than three decades but has lived freely in Brazil for the last few years. He was arrested on October 4th near Brazil's border with Bolivia and later released, but Italy has made a new push for him to be sent back to face justice. Battisti is wanted for his role in four murders attributed to Armed Proletarians for Communism, a far-left extremist group active in the 1970s. Reports said Brazilian authorities were ready to end the protection accorded him under former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "My extradition would be illegal," Battisti, 62, said in an email received late on Friday in response to questions from AFP. Battisti cited a decree signed by Lula on the last day of his mandate in 2010. It rejected the Italian's extradition and "can no longer be revoked," the fugitive said. Battisti also mentioned that he has a four-year-old Brazilian son. Asked about his fears in the case of extradition, he replied: "torture and assassination." He said there were numerous times when "I was threatened by police, by military, by politicians including the former minister (of defense) Ignazio La Russa from the govement of Silvio Berlu

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'Superpope' Francis T-shirts to help poor, needy

Graffiti artist Mauro Pallotta poses with a "superpope" t-shirt. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP A work of street art that tued Pope Francis into "superpope" will now support Vatican charitable projects through the sale of t-shirts bearing the flying pontiff, artist MauPal said on Friday. In 2014, graffiti artist MauPal - whose real name is Mauro Pallotta - depicted Francis as a superman on a wall in the Eteal City, flying through the air with his right fist outstretched and white cassock billowing behind him. The pope clutched his trademark black bag in his left hand, from which a blue-and-red striped scarf peeked out. When it appeared in Rome in January 2014, it captured the imagination of tourists and locals alike. Two years later, MauPal drew Francis in a school-boy spirit, playing a cheeky wall game of noughts and crosses while a Swiss Guard kept watch. "With the economic and social crisis that hit Italy and the world, I saw Francis as a symbol of hope for all," the artist said. "I graphically summed up a widely-shared opinion of the pope as someone with a lot of power who is also humane and humble at the same time". The images, put up near Saint Peter's Basilica, were quickly scrubbed off by city workers. But the sketches remained and reappear on T-shirts. Part of the proceeds from their sale go towards works of charity supported by the Vatican. Not everyone loved the drawings at first, with some eaest Francis supporters bristling at the t

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Italian priest kidnapped in southern Nigeria: Vatican

The Vatican has confirmed the kidnapping of Italian priest Maurizio Pallu in Nigeria. Photo: AFP An Italian priest has been kidnapped by gunmen in southe Nigeria, church officials in both countries have said. Maurizio Pallu was snatched on Thursday in broad daylight by armed men just outside of Benin City, Italian media reports said. "Pope Francis has been informed about the Italian priest Maurizio Pallu kidnapped in Nigeria and he is praying for him," chief Vatican spokesman Greg Burke wrote on Twitter on Friday evening. Vatican Radio said the 63-year-old priest, who had been stationed in Nigeria for three years, was travelling with a group of four other people when they were attacked and robbed by armed men who took Pallu but let the others go. The news was confirmed from Nigeria by Abuja Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan who told TV2000, an Italian Catholic TV chael, that "the security forces are doing everything possible to find him." "For the moment, we don't have any good news but we are confident and will continue to hope that Father Maurizio will be freed," he added. In Rome, the foreign ministry confirmed it was looking into the disappearance of an Italian national in southe Nigeria without giving his name or any other details. Benin City, which lies about 300 kilometres (180 miles) east of Lagos, is the capital of Edo State in southe Nigeria where kidnapping for ransom is a regular occurrence. Criminal gangs often target high

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How far-right parties are faring across Europe

Demonstrators in Viea hold posters reading "Nazis out of parliament" ahead of Austrian elections. Photo: Alex Halada/AFP Austria's hard-right Freedom Party has a shot at sharing power after elections on Sunday, having narrowly lost out in a presidential vote last year. A far-right party has also had some success in Germany, in September becoming the first such party to enter the Bundestag since the end of World War II, but their counterpart in France is faring less well. Here is a snapshot of some of the far-right parties in Europe. Austria The eurosceptic and anti-immigrant Freedom Party (FPOe) came close to wiing the presidency in December, which would have made its leader the European Union's first far-right president. One of Europe's most established nationalist parties, it is forecast to come second or third in this weekend's vote and could become junior coalition partners to the favourites, the conservative People's Party (OeVP). Founded in 1956 by ex-Nazis, the party eaed a stuing second place in 1999 elections with nearly 27 percent. Last year its candidate Norbert Hofer narrowly lost a presidential runoff against Greens-backed economics professor Alexander Van der Bellen. Germany The openly anti-immigration and Islamophobic Alteative for Germany (AfD) is the third-biggest party in the Bundestag after the September election, a political earthquake for post-war Germany. The party took nearly 13 percent of the votes, having

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Italian property of the week: a restored gem amid Le Marche's rolling hills

Forget the property search in Tuscany, head to neighbouring Le Marche for a little bit of everything. Location Le Marche is one of Italy's lesser-known regions, often overlooked by visitors in favour of neighbouing Tuscany. But with plenty of rolling hills, over 170km of Adriatic coastline and Apeine mountains, this central Italian region brings together all the charms of the 'boot-shaped' country in one place. Price €350,000 or approximately $413,953/£310,939 depending on exchange rates.Condition Completely restored/habitable In pictures This attractive stone house is in an elevated position on the hills of Macerata province, offering beautiful open views of the surrounding area. It's just a 15 minute drive from San Severino Marche town and just a short distance Lake Cingoli. The sea is less than one hour's drive. The property was fully refurbished just over 10 years ago to a high standard throughout. The house is spread across 140sqm per floor and it has an independent 33sqm garage. On the first floor, there is a large open space lounge, a kitchen with dining area, a guest toilet, and laundry room. There is also a typical exteal staircase that coects the two levels. The night area is characterised by high ceilings with terracotta tiles and exposed beams. The fuiture of this property is included in the sale. The property is surrounded by just over 1 hectare of land with a small vineyard containing 75 vines of white and red

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Italy moves closer to elections as contested electoral law gets approved

A supporter of the Five Star Movement holds up a ripped Italian flag during a protest outside the lower house of parliament. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP Italy’s lower house of parliament has approved a new electoral law, paving the way for a general election before May next year. Amid fierce protests from the insurgent Five Star Movement and its supporters, the bill passed with 375 votes in favour and 215 against. The law now requires approval in the Senate, or the upper house. A confidence vote was called on Tuesday in a bid to force it through the lower house and curtail further discussion on a law that has been subject to parliamentary tractations for nearly three years. The Five Star Movement opposed the law, arguing that it would disadvantage the party owing to its pledge to never join a coalition. The law permits parties to form an alliance ahead of elections. Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia and the far right, anti-immigrant Northe League both joined the govement in backing the new system, which is a hybrid of first-past-the-post and proportional election schemes. Under the draft law, 225 deputies in the Chamber would be elected directly from seats in which they gained the most votes and a further 386 would come from party lists based on their percentage of the vote. The system is seen as favouring established parties with deep local roots and well-known candidates, to the detriment of recently-founded Five Star Movement. Several thousa

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Lufthansa would be interested in 'creating a new Alitalia'

The CEO of Germany’s Lufthansa has said the company would be interested in buying Italy's troubled flagship carrier if an opportunity arose to “to create a new Alitalia”. His Idea come just days before an October 16th deadline for the submission of bids. Ryanair pulled out of the ruing earlier this month as it deals with a shortage of pilots that forced it to cancel thousands of flights. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told German media on Thursday: “Alitalia as it exists today is not up for debate. But if there was a chance of creating a new Alitalia, then as Europe's No1 [carrier] Lufthansa would certainly be interested in the talks. Italy is an important market for us.” Alitalia, which has struggled to compete with low-cost rivals including Ryanair, went into administration at the start of May, moving the airline a step closer to liquidation amid efforts to find a buyer. At the time, the govement said it would provide a bridging loan to keep Alitalia planes flying for around six months. Lufthansa, which on Thursday signed a deal to buy more than half of Air Berlin, is reported to have been among around 18 companies that were given access to Alitalia’s figures.

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Podcast: the French on the streets, the Germans between the sheets

In this week's The Local Europe Edition podcast James Savage and Emma Löfgren talk with Ben McPartland of The Local France about why the French are on strike – again.

We also speak to Alex Macbeth, editor of our Brexit & You newsletter about why some Brits are trying to escape Brexit by getting EU passports.

And we talk with The Local Germany's Shelley Pascual about a new survey that reveals the most intimate secrets of the Germans – and shows them to be a very liberated bunch. Listen here or download from iTunes.

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PSG chairman 'used Sardinia villa as a means of corruption

Paris Saint-Germain boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP Accused Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi put a Sardinian villa at the disposal of disgraced former top Fifa official Jerome Valcke, Italian police said on Friday. Khelaifi, the powerful Qatari sports executive who heads the BeIN media group, is said to have used the villa in Porto Cervo as a "means of corruption" over the sale of media rights for upcoming World Cups between 2018-30. Italian police said they had searched and seized the luxury "Villa Bianca", owned by an inteational real estate agency, in a raid conducted in the presence of a "representative of the Swiss govement". Several people "linked to various titles to the company that owns the villa" have been questioned, police added. The Swiss attoey general's office said Thursday they had opened a probe into Khelaifi and Valcke - who was Sepp Blatter's right-hand man at FIFA - in March, focusing on allegations including bribery, fraud, criminal mismanagement and forgery of a document. Prosecutors indicated that Khelaifi was under suspicion only for actions taken as the head of the sports media group, which operates on five continents. The Qatar broadcaster issued a statement denying any wrongdoing while confirming French authorities had raided the company's Paris offices following a Swiss request. PSG, which was bought by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, grabbed headlines in August for its world reco

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There’s an election in Italy next year – and M5S has some familiar problems

Five Star movement founder Beppe Grillo with the party's candidate for prime minister, Luigi Di Maio. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Those in charge of auditing Rome have said that the budget should not be approved as it does not “truthfully and correctly” reflect the municipality’s financial situation. Meanwhile, Patrizio Cinque, the mayor of Bagheria, a town in Sicily, is under investigatio

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Italy moves closer to new electoral law for 2018 vote

Supporters of the anti-establishment populist Five Star Movement in Rome on Wednesday. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP Italy took a major step towards approving a new electoral system on Wednesday, sparking protests and a countdown to knife-edge elections to be held in the first part of 2018. A majority of lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies backed the ruling centre-left coalition in a vo