15:13 One shop heist every 9 mins in Italy, north worst hit ROME. KAZINFORM - A robbery is committed in a shop, store or supermarket every nine minutes in Italy and the north of the country is the worst affected, research group CGIA of Mestre reported Saturday, ANSA reports.
26.05.2023 19:12 Italy has highest male NEET rate in EU - Eurostat ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy had the highest proportion of young men who were not in employment, education or training (NEET) in 2022, Eurostat said on Friday, Kazinform cites ANSA.
26.05.2023 08:38 Europe is with you says Von der Leyen in flood zone ROME. KAZINFORM European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said that she had visited Emilia Romagna on Thursday to show that the region and Italy have the EU's full support after last week's devastating floods that claimed 15 lives.
24.05.2023 19:45 34.3% of Italians trust the current government – Eurispes ROME. KAZINFORM - Little over one-third of Italians, 34.3%, trust the current government, according to the Italy Report 2023 published by Eurispes on Wednesday, Kazinform cites ANSA.
23.05.2023 18:37 Italy's growth outstripped OECD average in 1st quarter ROME. KAZINFORM - At 0.5%, Italy's GDP growth for the first quarter outstripped the OECD average of 0.4%, the Paris-based organization said on Tuesday, Kazinform cites ANSA.
23.05.2023 11:43 Floods: Over 3,000 buildings hit near Ravenna ROME. KAZINFORM - Over 3,000 buildings in and around Ravenna have been hit by the devastating floods that have killed 14 people in Emilia Romagna, according to data collected by the Rapid Mapping Team of Copernicus Emergency Management, the European service that is activated in the event of disasters or emergencies to quickly make available satellite images collected by Copernicus, the Earth observation programme managed by the European Space Agency and the EU Commission.
22.05.2023 16:54 Catania airport reopens to air traffic after Etna eruption ROME. KAZINFORM - Catania airport in eastern Sicily reopened to air traffic at 9 am on Monday after being closed temporarily on Sunday due to volcanic activity on nearby Etna, according to airport management company Sac, ANSA reports.
21.05.2023 12:16 Flood-ravaged Emilia-Romagna remains on red alert ROME. KAZINFORM Emilia-Romagna was on red alert on Saturday and will remain so Sunday with rain retuning to the northeastern region after this week's devastating floods that claimed 14 lives.
19.05.2023 10:54 Etna blows its stack again ROME. KAZINFORM Fresh explosive activity was reported at Etna's New Mouth crater as Europe's tallest active volcano blew its stack once again.
19.05.2023 08:38 Death toll rises to 11 in Italy's Emilia Romagna emergency ROME. KAZINFORM The death toll in the Emilia Romagna flooding and landslides has risen to 11 after a husband and wife couple were found dead in their apartment in Russi in the province of Ravenna on Thursday afternoon, ANSA reported.
18.05.2023 14:03 Italian gov’t to declare state of calamity for Emilia Romahna ROME. KAZINFORM - A state of calamity will be declared for Emilia Romagna at next Tuesday's cabinet meeting on the flooding emergency that has left nine people dead in the northern region, Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto said on Thursday, ANSA reports.
17.05.2023 22:14 Two dead, four missing in Emilia Romagna flooding in Italy ROME. KAZINFORM - Two people were reported dead and at least four others were missing on Wednesday morning after a new bout of extreme weather and flooding hit Emilia Romagna and other parts of the Adriatic coast, ANSA reports.
17.05.2023 12:10 Hundreds evacuated as extreme weather strikes Italian provinces ROME. KAZINFORM - Around 900 people have had to be evacuated from their homes, trains have been suspended in some areas and the emergency room of Riccione's Ceccarini hospital was flooded on Tuesday as a fresh wave of torrential rain battered Italy, especially the northeastern region of Emilia-Romagna and other parts of the Adriatic coast, ANSA reports.
16.05.2023 17:39 Inflation up to 8.2% in Italy in April ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's annual inflation rate rose to 8.2% in April, up from 7.6% in March to end several months of falls, Istat said on Tuesday, ANSA reports.
14.05.2023 11:26 Fitch confirms Italy's BBB rating, outlook stable ROME. KAZINFORM - Fitch on Friday night confirmed its 'BBB' rating on Italy and kept the outlook at 'stable', forecasting a falling public debt in 2024, and revised upwards its growth estimates for 2023 to +1.2% from the previous +0.5%, Kazinform cites ANSA.
12.05.2023 08:27 Schools in Italy to lose 120,000 students a year in next decade ROME. KAZINFORM The number of students in Italian schools is set to fall by up to 120,000 a year over the next 10 years as a result of the drop in births, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said on Thursday, ANSA reports.
11.05.2023 17:47 Italy lost 80,000 young graduates in last decade - survey ROME. KAZINFORM Italy lost 80,000 young graduates in the last decade, according to a survey presented on Wednesday.
10.05.2023 21:44 Italy’s industrial output down again in March says Istat ROME. KAZINFORM Istat said Wednesday that its seasonally adjusted industrial production index fell for the third consecutive month in March, dropping by 0.6% on February.
10.05.2023 14:23 Migrants with hypothermia rescued from Alps near France ROME. KAZINFORM A group of migrants suffering from hypothermia were rescued on Monday night in the Piemonte Alps near the border with France, ANSA reported.
09.05.2023 16:43 Polish mayor dies in fall from Sardinian hotel window ROME. KAZINFORM The 44-year-old mayor of a Polish municipality is dead after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in the Sardinian city of Cagliari overnight, ANSA reports.
