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Italy's beaches set for busy summer as tourist numbers rise
Italy's beaches and coastal resorts are expected to be busier than ever in 2025, as new data shows the trend of record visitor numbers is only set to continue. Italy's tourism boom continues as the country expects to welcome almost 21 million...

Italian transit workers to strike nationwide Thursday and Friday over military spending
A clear track at the train station in Vicenza, Italy, in December 2024. Italian unions have called for a nationwide transit strike beginning June 19, 2025, in protest of the country’s military spending. (Rebecca Holland/Stars and Stripes) NAPLES,...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni caught giving epic eye-roll at G7 summit, setting social media alight
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was busted giving an epic eye roll at the G7 summit — setting social media alight with her less-than-subtle reaction. Meloni was caught scoffing as French President Emmanuel Macron whispered something into her...

Italian Exhibition Group receives the UFI Digital Innovation Award 2025
(MENAFN- Italian Exhibition Group (IEGEXPO)) • UFI, the exhibition industry’s global association with 900 members worldwide, has awarded IEG the prestigious recognition • IEG CEO, Corrado Peraboni, “This achievement strengthens our determination...
Business : Petronas, Italy’s Eni Ink JV Framework To Explore Regional Upstream Collaboration
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has entered into a joint venture framework agreement (JVFA) with Italian energy company Eni to further discussions and evaluations aimed at creating a regional upstream joint...

Italian MFA States Iran's Pledge Not To Close Strait Of Hormuz
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani said that during a conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, the latter promised him that they would not...

Business News | Hong Kong: A Melange of Michelin-Starred Experiences, Food Festivals & Casual Dining
NewsVoir Hong Kong, June 17: Hong Kong, a gourmand's paradise, attracts every kind of holidaymaker-- vegetarian, non-vegetarian, vegan, the discerning and even adventurous foodie with its year-round vibrant food festivals. On the cards this year...
Italy's Leonardo buys a European cybersecurity company
By Giulia Segreti PARIS (Reuters) -Italy's Leonardo will soon announce the acquisition of a European cybersecurity company, its chairman told Reuters on Tuesday, as the aerospace and defence group consolidates a business seen as increasingly...

Business transformation in fibre telecoms: the changing priorities of the CFO
Fibre broadband’s capacity to transmit information at 2/3 the speed of light means it offers almost unlimited bandwidth and extremely low signal attenuation. As a result, governments worldwide have implemented initiatives to expand their fibre...

Egypt, G7 Trade Hits $29.7 Billion in 2024 | CAPMAS
CAIRO - 17 June 2025: According to the latest figures released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt’s exports to the Group of Seven (G7) countries climbed to approximately $9.5 billion in 2024, up from $8.6...

Great sea connections: Financing the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy transition
Report June 17, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Print this page Great sea connections: Financing the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy transition By Karim Elgendy Author’s note This paper draws on my professional experience working on energy and climate issues in...

Lower revenues, pricier loans: how flooding in Europe affects firms and the financial system they depend on
In Europe, the fastest-warming continent, the intensification of extreme weather events and changes in precipitation patterns have led to widespread and catastrophic flooding. Last year, storms and flooding affected an estimated 413,000 people,...

Scanno, Italy, Is Well Out Of The Way And Well Worth Visiting
Italy, abruzzo, scanno (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Given the onslaught of easily identified tourists who invade Italy’s major cities each summer, I...

Scope Ratings: The Greek bonds market requires more depth
Greece has made significant strides in debt management and now, more than ever, needs to develop its still-shallow bond market, which is crucial to improving liquidity, ensuring long-term debt sustainability and the economy’s resilience to...
Scaffolding goes up in Venice to save Banksy's migrant mural
‹‹ 1 of 5 People work at the beginning of the restoration process of Banksy's 'Migrant Child', the mural depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket and holding a pink flare in Venice, Italy, June 17, 2025. The mural appeared on San Pantalon...
Interview: Italy's science leader calls for stronger China ties, defends free trade in agriculture
ROME, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The president of Italy's Georgofili Academy, Massimo Vincenzini, has stressed the importance of free trade and called for closer agricultural science exchanges between China and Italy to promote peace and mutual...

Corvinus Finance Master’s Program among the World’s Best
For the first time, an English-language finance master’s program at a Hungarian university has been included in the Financial Times‘ Top 70 Masters in Finance global ranking. On the distinguished list, the master’s program at Corvinus University...

'We transmit the faith with Jesus at the center,' Pope Leo XIV tells Italian Bishops
Pope Leo XIV invites Italy's Bishops to embrace their primary responsibility of proclaiming and transmitting the faith, while always keeping Christ at the forefront, urging them to cultivate peace and work together. By Deborah Castellano Lubov "A...

Opinion: Why The G7 Is Inconsequential Without China, India, And Russia? Economy, Population, And Military Strength Explained
Canada is hosting the three-day G7 (Group of Seven) Summit, which concludes on June 17. The summit aims to bring together the leaders of some of the world’s most advanced economies, including the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy,...

Tuscaloosa Restaurant Week: Sugo Italian Celebrates First Year
Good morning and welcome to the first feature highlighting a participant in Tuscaloosa Restaurant Week, where we caught up with Christian Williams, the owner of Sugo Italian Restaurant. Each day this week, the Thread and Visit Tuscaloosa will...