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Activists in Italy say that they have gathered enough signatures in order to trigger a referendum on liberalising the use of cannabis.
2021-09-18

At least 39 people are dead while 165 others are rescued when two boats sink off the coast of Tunisia while trying to reach Lampedusa, Italy.
2021-03-9

93 more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Italy, bringing the number to 322. Four more virus-related deaths are confirmed, bringing the death toll to eleven.
2020-02-25

Two people died while 18 others are injured when a tank truck caught fire and exploded in the city of Rieti, Italy.
2018-12-5

A pneumonia outbreak in Brescia and Mantova, Italy, infects at least 150 people. The deaths of two other people are suspected connected to the disease. The cause is a suspected bacterium in the water.
2018-09-8

Twelve migrant workers die and three others are injured when a truck collides with a van in Foggia, Italy.
2018-08-6

Maersk Line reveals one of their container ships yesterday responded to a distress call from a migrant boat off the Italian coast, rescuing 113 people.
2018-06-23

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside Silvio Berlusconi in Italy where he is rallying opposition to the possible recognition of a Palestinian state, expresses a wish for improved relations with Turkey after last year's killing of Turks by Israeli commandos during the Gaza flotilla raid in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
2011-06-13

French dairy group Groupe Lactalis launches a 3.4 billion euro bid for Italian dairy group Parmalat.
2011-04-26

Calisto Tanzi, the founder and former chief executive of multinational food corporation Parmalat, is sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for fraud.
2010-12-9