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Topic: Italy

6 dead, over 80 suffer injuries after fire breaks out in retirement home in Milan

National firefighters' service said three people were hospitalised in a critical condition, 15 with serious but not life-threatening injuries and about 50 with light injuries.

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi who brought burlesque to Italian politics dies at 86

Berlusconi had been suffering from leukaemia ‘for some time’ and had recently developed a lung infection.

Several vehicles catch fire after explosion in Milan, 1 injured

Italian media said the explosion was suspected to have originated in a van transporting oxygen gas canisters.

‘Skilled, educated & washing dishes’: scant prospects in Italy for foreign-born workers

In contrast to much of the West, it's rare to see migrants working in skilled professions in Italy, raising red flags for a country with a stagnant economy and an aging population.

8 former Navy officers imprisoned by Qatar accused of spying on emirate’s super-secret submarine programme

Qatar State Security claims to have intercepted electronic communications, but the purported evidence has not been shared with India, it is learnt.

Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi in intensive care with leukaemia, lung infection

The 86-year-old was rushed to the intensive care unit of Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Wednesday, heightening concerns over his increasingly fragile health.

OpenAI plans to propose remedies to Italian ban on ChatGPT, says Data Protection Authority

OpenAI pledged to be more transparent about the way it handles user data and verifies the ages of users, the authority said.

‘Can’t sell ice to Eskimos:’ US fast-food chain Domino’s liquidates pizza business in Italy

Domino’s had entered the Italian market in 2015 through a franchising deal with local company, ePizza SpA. In a country used to thin-crust margheritas, Domino's unsuccessfully marketed pineapple and barbecue toppings.

Italy prepares 7.8 billion euro plan to take on drought

Highlighting the need to improve efficiency of Italy's water network, the energy & environment minister said the priority was to make enough water available to households and businesses.

India-Italy-Japan is the troika that can one-up China. It starts with Meloni’s Delhi visit

Underlying Rome’s rapprochement with the Indo-Pacific is its awareness of the region’s importance for its own economy. Italy, in turn, is a reliable partner for India.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.