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Italy’s Letta government begins life in climate of crisis

YoopyaApr 29, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will seek the backing of parliament in a confidence vote on Monday, facing severe political and economic

Blaze kills 38 at psychiatric hospital near Moscow

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

A blaze has engulfed a wing of a psychiatric hospital in a village near Moscow, killing 38 people, with just three survivors, officials say. Fire

Spain in new move to revive economy

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

Spain is set to unveil new measures later aimed at reviving the economy, a day after unemployment in the country hit another record. Many economists

Emperor Franz Joseph hair lock sold at Vienna auction

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

A lock of hair belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph has been auctioned in Vienna for 13,720 euros (£11,500) – more than 20 times

Irate Italian president begins talks on new coalition

YoopyaApr 23, 2013June 27, 20230

(Reuters) – Italy’s president launched urgent talks on Tuesday that could lead to a prime minister quickly being named after two months of post-electoral stalemate

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano scolds politicians

YoopyaApr 22, 2013November 10, 20240

Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano has chided the politicians who re-elected him, saying he only agreed to it because of a deep political crisis. He accused

Serbia and Kosovo reach EU-brokered landmark accord

YoopyaApr 20, 2013December 31, 20240

Serbia and its former province of Kosovo have reached an EU-brokered accord aimed at normalising relations between the Balkan neighbours. Under the new deal, Serbs

Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani ‘to quit’

YoopyaApr 20, 2013December 31, 20240

The leader of Italy’s centre-left alliance, Pier Luigi Bersani, has promised to step down once parliament elects a new president. Mr Bersani announced the news

Poland honours Jews who fought Nazis in Warsaw Ghetto

YoopyaApr 20, 2013December 31, 20240

A major ceremony is under way in the Polish capital Warsaw to honour Jews who fought overwhelming Nazi German forces 70 years ago in the

Financial transactions tax: UK launches legal challenge

YoopyaApr 20, 2013December 31, 20240

The UK government has launched a legal challenge against plans for a European financial transactions tax (FTT). The FTT, which aims to raise public funds