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October 2024

‘Sogei general manager received bribes for over pound 100,000’

The general manager of State-owned company Sogei, Paolino Iorio, who was arrested Monday as part of a major graft probe allegedly received bribes for over 100,000 euros, according to Rome prosecutors. State attorneys requested the validation of his arrest on Wednesday. Iorio was arrested on Monday night together with a

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Pope’s autobiography to come out during Jubilee

Italian publisher Mondadori said Wednesday that Pope Francis’s autobiography ‘Spera’ (Hope) will come out in the world’s major languages in over 80 countries in January 2025 for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee. It is set to be the first ever autobiography written by a pontiff. Mondadori, which is managing the book’s

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Segre proposes to use AI against hate speech

Holocaust survivor and Life Senator Liliana Segre on Wednesday said artificial intelligence could be used to prevent racial and anti-Semitic hate speech as well as any form of online discrimination as part of a proposal to be included in draft legislation on AI currently being examined by the Senate’s environment

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Vinitaly USA to debut in Chicago Oct 20-21

The Italian flag will be raised at the Navy Pier in Chicago 20-21 October for the debut of Vinitaly USA. This is the first Italian wine trade fair format in the United States organized by Veronafiere and Fiere Italiane with the support of ITA, the Italian Trade Agency. The event

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‘Migrant smugglers publicized trips on social media’

Agroup of Egyptian citizens who were allegedly members of an international criminal group trafficking migrants from Libya to Europe publicized the journeys on Arabic-language public social media accounts, said Milan police who arrested 10 suspects on Wednesday. Investigators said they dismantled the smuggling network who mainly recruited Egyptian citizens as

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VDL confirms value of Albania project says Piantedosi

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed the value of Italy’s controversial new migrant processing centres in Albania and some 15 countries are interested in the project, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told the House Wednesday. “On the protocol signed with Albania, the attention given to the project by

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