Former Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has died at the age of 86. The media tycoon and politician who served as prime minister of Italy in two governments, died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. He was previously diagnosed with leukemia and was hospitalised due to breathing problems in April. On Friday, CNN reported […]
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An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country’s world-leading toll topped 8,000. Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153 infections — largely in line with the figures reported throughout the week. The rise in daily deaths […]
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To check the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Italian authorities on Sunday locked down the northern region of the country, which has a population of 16 million. The death of the disease rose from 233 on Saturday to 366 on Sunday. According to the country’s civil protection agency, the total number of infections also moved […]
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Italy on Monday reported its fourth death from coronavirus. The fourth casualty is an 84-year old man in the northern Lombardy region. It was the third death in Lombardy, where villages have been put under lockdown and security measures enforced in a bid to stem the spread of the disease, the region’s health department said. […]
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Marta became the leading scorer in the history of the men’s and women’s World Cups on Tuesday after firing home the penalty that downed Italy and secured Brazil’s place in the last 16 of this year’s tournament in France. The 33-year-old, widely considered the best player in the history of the women’s game, slammed home from […]
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An HIV-positive man who might have consciously passed on the deadly virus to more than 200 sexual partners has been arrested in Italy. A spokesman for police in Ancona, a city on Italy’s eastern Adriatic coast, told dpa on Thursday that 35-year-old Claudio Pinti had been arrested two days earlier. Despite having been diagnosed “for […]
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Italian Club, Napoli has appointed Carlo Ancelotti as coach on a three-year deal, the Serie A side confirmed on Wednesday. “Napoli are happy to announce agreement has been reached with coach Carlo Ancelotti to lead the first team for the next three seasons,” the club said in a statement. Ancelotti — who was sacked by […]
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Former Real Madrid and England coach Fabio Capello on Monday confirmed he has retired from football management and ruled himself out of the Italy coaching job. The 71-year-old Italian had been linked with the vacant Italy coaching job after leaving Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese Super League (CSL) last month. “I’ve already had some experience […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received a Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of Italy to Nigeria, Dr. Stefano Pontesilli. The President received the letter when he met with the Italian envoy at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He also received Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria, Mr Marcelino Ansorena, and […]
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Davide Astori, the captain of Fiorentina football club of Italy, has died at the age of 31, just hours before he was due to lead his side out against Udinese. Astori is reported to have died suddenly on Sunday morning in a Udine hotel, where La Viola were basing themselves ahead of Sunday’s Serie A […]
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