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Mario Draghi wins backing of largest party in Italian parliament

Members of the Five Star Movement voted online by 59% in favour of backing the former ECB head

Italy's 5-Star votes to back Draghi, opening way for new government

In an online ballot, 59.3% of 5-Star supporters heeded a call from party leaders to support the new administration

Italy looks to 'Super Mario' Draghi to end political crisis, form coalition

Former European bank chief Mario Draghi agreed on Wednesday to try to form a non-political government to steer Italy through the coronavirus pandemic

US Defense Secy, Italian counterpart discuss threats from China, Russia

Secretary Austin expressed gratitude toward Italy for proceeding to have US powers and noticed the significance of the presence of US powers in Italy to NATO's aggregate security

Government decree saves Italy from Tokyo Olympic games suspension

The Italian government pushed through a last-minute decree Tuesday providing more autonomy for the country's Olympic committee

Italy mulls legal action against Pfizer over delay in Covid vax deliveries

Pfizer told Italy last week that it was cutting its deliveries by 29%

Italian govt in crisis as coalition ally Matteo Renzi's party withdraws

Italian Senator Matteo Renzi, a former prime minister, announced that his Italia Viva party is withdrawing its cabinet members from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's coalition government

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte faces challenge as Renzi again disrupts

Italian Premier Conte is facing a challenge to his government's survival, with a junior partner threatening to pull its support just as Italy is battling a resurgence of the virus and a recession

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte under threat as tensions with ally escalate

Ex-Premier Matteo Renzi's centrist Italy Alive party could pull its two ministers before or after a cabinet meeting called for 9:30 p.m

US slams India, Italy on digital taxes, could impose retaliatory tariffs

Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against US companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the US Trade Representative's office has said

Italy enters 'red zone' as cases surge amid second wave of Covid pandemic

Italy has entered a nationwide 'red zone' of very high risks in the wake of a second wave of the coronavirus, which is set to remain in place through Christmas and New Year's Day to January 6, 2021

Here's everything you need to know about Britain's new coronavirus variant

The governments of Australia, Italy and the Netherlands say they detected cases of the new strain

Italy detects new coronavirus strain in a person recently returned from UK

Italy said it has detected a new coronavirus strain with mutations in a person who recently returned from the United Kingdom

Italy announces new Covid-linked curbs including movements limitation

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced new restrictive measures in the country for the upcoming holiday season that include limitations on movements due to Covid-19 pandemic

Italy unveils Covid vaccination plan, 202 mn doses to be given early 2021

Italy's national Covid-19 vaccination campaign will see the first tranche of 202 million doses to be distributed to some 40 million people in the first quarter of 2021

Italy antitrust fines Apple 10 mn euros for misleading commercial practices

The regulator said the company advertised that several iPhone models were water-resistant without clarifying they were only so under certain circumstances.

Italy coronavirus update: Covid-19 deaths spike while cases plateau

Italy's Covid-19 mortality rate has continued to spike while the rate of new cases have inched lower, health experts said, but warned against relaxing the incumbent restrictions

Italy provides $526,000 aid for UN's Libyan political dialogue program

The UN Development Program announced that Italy has supported the Libyan political dialogue program by providing financial aid of 450,000 euros ($526,000 )

US may impose tariffs on India, Italy for taxing internet firms like Google

The US will soon issue results of probes into Austria, Italy and India's decisions to tax local revenue of Internet companies such as Facebook Inc., which could pave the way for retaliatory tariffs

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Rapid vaccine production the real challenge

Covid-19 shakes up world's most expensive cities, how four Canadian provinces have protected their people, Italy runs short of ICU staff and other pandemic-related news across the globe