• Ex-Alitalia flight attendants strip off uniforms to their undergarments in pay protest
  
  Dozens of ex-flight attendants from defunct Italian airline Alitalia stripped off their uniforms in a choreographed protest in Rome. Together, they shouted: 'We are Alitalia!'
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:07:26 +0100.
• Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi acquitted in 'bunga bunga' bribery trial
  
  He was accused of paying a piano player at his alleged sex-fest "bunga bunga" parties to lie about them.
  Straits Times.  Fri, 22 Oct 2021 03:24:48 +0800.
• New York City Restaurant Openings and News
  
  Italian from the team behind Anassa Taverna, a Queens expansion for Pig Beach, and more restaurant news.
  Florence Fabricant.  New York Times.  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:31:46 +0000.
• Venice flooding worsens off-season amid worsening impact of climate change
  
  Venice saw a record five exceptional floods over six weeks in late 2019 that triggered fears about the impact of worsening climate change on the Italian lagoon city beloved by tourists
  Via Ap News Wire.  The Independent.  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:31:39 GMT.
• Putin tells Italian prime minister he is ready to participate in G20 summit by video link
  
  The G20 summit in Rome will be held on October 30-31
  Tass.  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:46:39 +0300.
• To Build The Metaverse, Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 Tech Workers In Europe And Bypass American Talent
  
  Over the next half decade, the social media giant will embark on a hiring spree. The jobs will be based within the European Union, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and Ireland.
  By Jack Kelly, Senior Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:40:28 -0400.
• Tens of thousands demonstrate in Rome against fascism
  
  Protest comes a week after extreme right-wing supporters broke into the headquarters of Italy's labour confederation.
  Al Jazeera.  Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:38:07 +0000.
• Dormice favoured by Italian mafia seized in drugs raid
  
  Italian police search a cannabis farm and seize a stash of 235 frozen dormice - a mafia delicacy.
  BBC News.  Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:11:45 GMT.
• Covid: Wave of Italian protests against mandatory work pass
  
  Thousands gather outside major ports, angry that the "Green Pass" is now mandatory for all workers.
  BBC News.  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:37:57 GMT.
• Italy: Protests erupt over COVID regulations
  
  Protests erupted in Italy as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect Friday, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment.
  Fox News.  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:10:54 GMT.
• British man handcuffed and held hostage for eight days freed by Italian police
  
  Italian police say they have freed a British man held hostage for eight days in an apartment where he was found barefooted and handcuffed.
  Sky News.  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:57:00 +0100.
• Alitalia makes final flights before folding
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s bankrupt national airline, Alitalia, made its final flights Thursday before formally folding, marking the end of business for the 74-year-old carrier and an end of an era for Italy. ...
  Washington Times.  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:14:44 -0400.
• Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Neo-fascists exploit 'no-vax' rage, posing dilemma for Italy
  
  An extreme-right party's violent exploitation of anger over Italy's coronavirus restrictions is forcing authorities to wrestle with the country's fascist legacy and fueling fears there could be a replay of last week's mobs ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:47:36 +1200.
• LA police investigating graffiti on Italian Catholic church as hate crime
  
  The vandalism of an Italian Catholic church in Los Angeles is now being investigated as a hate crime.A banner, which read "STOP COLONIZING OUR LAND," was found on the front steps of the St. Peter's ...
  Mychael Schnell.  The Hill.  Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:51:14 +0000.
• ABC7 celebrates Italian American Heritage Month with Chicago Columbus Day Parade
  
  The hourlong event was hosted by ABC7 Windy City Weekend anchors Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini.
  Wls.  ABC News.  Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:45:20 +0000.
• Calls Rise in Italy to Ban Pro-fascism Groups After Rampage
  
  Left-leaning Italian lawmakers and politicians on Sunday called for measures to outlaw pro-fascism groups a day after anti-vaccine protesters, incited by extreme-right leaders, stormed a union office in Rome. ...
  Voice of America.  Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:03:42 -0400.
• Calls rise in Italy to ban pro-fascism groups after vaccine rampage
  
  The push came after anti-vaccine protesters, incited by extreme-right leaders, stormed an office building in Rome.
  Sydney Morning Herald.  Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:02:33 +1100.
• Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi win Nobel Prize in Physics
  
  The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy.
  France 24.  France 24.  Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:55:30 GMT.
• Germany elects to send pilots to Italian flight training school
  
  Germany is sending its military pilots to train at the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) International Flight Training School (IFTS).
  Janes 360.  Sun, 03 Oct 2021 00:05:13 Z.
• Air Lease (AL) Signs Contract With New Italian Carrier ITA
  
  Air Lease (AL) will deliver the first of the 31 jets to ITA in the second half of 2022.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:52:00 GMT.

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