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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during his final address at the Senate prior to a confidence vote, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte fights for his political life with an address aimed at shoring up support for his government, which has come under fire from former Premier Matteo Renzi’s tiny but key Italia Viva (Italy Alive) party over plans to relaunch the pandemic-ravaged economy. (Roberto Monaldo/ Lapresse via AP) XDS101 XDS101

January 25, 2021 at 11:01 am

Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte intends to offer his resignation on Tuesday, his office said Monday, a move seen as gamble that the...

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Archeological findings are shown at the museum Antiquarium, in Pompeii, southern Italy, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum is back in business, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city. Officials of the archaeological park of the ruins of the city destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius inaugurated the museum on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) GB119 GB119

January 25, 2021 at 9:38 am

Pompeii’s museum comes back to life to display amazing finds VIEW

Known as the Antiquarium, the museum gives Pompeii a permanent exhibition space. First opened in about 1873, the Antiquarium was damaged by bombing during World...

January 19, 2021 at 1:15 am

Italian PM wins crucial vote in Senate with very thin margin VIEW

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte squeaked through a crucial Senate confidence vote Tuesday night, allowing him to keep his wobbly coalition afloat but...

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January 13, 2021 at 5:16 am

Italian coalition ally yanks ministers, sparks govt crisis VIEW

ROME (AP) — Matteo Renzi, a former Italian premier, yanked his ministers on Wednesday from Premier Giuseppe Conte's government, triggering a political crisis in the...

January 13, 2021 at 1:15 am

Italy puts over 320 on trial for ‘ndrangheta mob ties VIEW

LAMEZIA TERME, Italy (AP) — A trial with more than 320 defendants began Wednesday in southern Italy against the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate, arguably the world's...