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Italy's insurer Generali to return up to $7 bn to investors under new plan

Italy's top insurer Generali on Wednesday pledged to return up to 6.1 billion euros ($7 billion) in dividends and buybacks to shareholders

Italian govt to extend Covid state of emergency until March next year

The Italian government has approved a decree allowing the extension of the national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.

Italy fines Amazon record $1.3 billion for abuse of market dominance

To impose corrective steps; penalty levied one of Europe's biggest ever

Italian watchdog fines Amazon $1.3 bn for abusing its market position

The antitrust watchdog called AGCM was particularly concerned with the benefits Amazon gives to sellers on its platform that also pay to use its FBA logistics service

India joins G20 Troika, to work closely with Indonesia, Italy on agenda

India will assume the G20 Presidency on December 1, 2022 from Indonesia, and will convene the G20 Leaders' Summit for the first time in India in 2023

Italy finance police search Juventus offices in player trading probe

Juventus, which is Italy's most successful club with 36 league titles, is listed on Milan's stock exchange and its largest shareholder is Exor.

Afghan girl from famous magazine cover portrait evacuated safely to Italy

National Geographic magazine's famed green-eyed Afghan Girl has been evacuated safely to Italy

Covid-19 pandemic: Italy towns under new restrictions amid infection rise

The restrictions in the towns north of Bolzano include the closure of bars and restaurants after 6 pm

Amazon, Apple slapped $225-mn fine in Italy for alleged collusion

The companies were also ordered to end the restrictions and give resellers access in a "non-discriminatory manner"

Amazon and Apple handed $225 mn Italian fine for alleged collusion

The authority imposed a fine of 68.7 million euros on Amazon and 134.5 million euros on Apple

PM Modi meets Pope Francis; discusses wide range of issues

Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to meet Francis since he became Pope in 2013, invited the head of the Catholic Church to visit India

India, Italy agree to collaborate on green hydrogen, gas sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the first in-person meeting with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome

Modi holds talks with European Council, European Commission heads in Italy

The discussions covered trade and investment ties, climate change, Covid-19, global and regional developments

Rome tightens its security for G20, closes its airspace till Nov 1

The summit will be preceded by a G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers' meeting, which will also be hosted by Rome on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.

UniCredit, Italy talks over Banca Monte dei Paschi sale collapse

The hurdles meant the two sides couldn't take forward a July agreement that the deal would be capital neutral for UniCredit and help the bank generate higher profit

1 in 5 students prefer new destinations like Ireland, Turkey, Spain: Study

Western Union's study on overseas education shows over 50% students prefer specialised courses over varsity reputation

Alitalia, symbol of Italian style for 75 years - and mismangement, grounded

New airline ITA takes over; gives itself one year to find partner

Viacom18 gets digital, TV rights of Italian Serie A for Indian subcontinent

Entertainment-focused broadcaster Viacom18 has bagged TV and digital rights of Italian Professional Football League for the Indian sub-continent region for the next three seasons. The latest edition of Italian Serie A, which will kick off on August 21, will be available live across Voot, Viacom18's TV channels and Jio, a statement said. Italian Professional Football League, known as Lega Serie A, is the top football league in Italy and one of the most famous football leagues in the world. Italian Serie A has been voted as the World's Best Nation League in 2020 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, the statement said. "Sport is whitespace that we have been consciously experimenting with for some time now. The response to our initiatives, thus far, has been very encouraging. Italian Serie A is one of the most exciting & competitive leagues in Europe and we are excited to bring it to our viewers across digital and broadcast platforms, Viacom18 Digital ...

Italian club Roma signs forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea

Italian club Roma signed forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for 40 million euros (USD 47 million) on Tuesday

Italy's problem bank casts shadow over Mario Draghi's summer break

The Tuscan lender's decline has tarnished Draghi's record ever since 2008 when, as Bank of Italy chief, he approved its purchase of rival Antonveneta at an inflated price