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Italian emergency services head towards the area where the luxury yacht sank

Divers search Sicily yacht wreck, tech boss among missing

Divers and an underwater drone have spent a second day searching for six people, including a British tech tycoon and international banker, believed trapped after a luxury yacht sank off the Italian island of Sicily.

World • 20 Aug 24

Who is Mike Lynch, the tech tycoon missing off Italy?

Technology tycoon Mike Lynch - reportedly one of six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Italy - founded software giant Autonomy in 1996, and made his name as one of Britain's most influential entrepreneurs through the company.

Business • 19 Aug 24

Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank off the coast of Porticello

British tech tycoon missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

Divers are searching off the Italian island of Sicily for six people missing after a superyacht sank during a sudden storm, killing at least one person, officials said.

World • 19 Aug 24

Italy's Generali has posted a rise in first-half operating profit thanks to its life and wealth management businesses

Generali's H1 operating profit up, natural disasters hit

Generali has posted a rise in first-half operating profit thanks to its life and wealth management businesses, while its non-life segment suffered a rising impact from natural disasters, Italy's top insurer said today.

Business • 09 Aug 24

A new scientific finding has given hope to some of the victims' families

DNA raises new questions in 'Monster of Florence' case

Newly discovered DNA could shed light on one of Italy's most famous cold cases, finally revealing the so-called "Monster of Florence" serial killer who murdered young couples in the 1970s and 80s.

World • 02 Aug 24

The restrictions cover the city centre and also the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello

Venice to limit size of tourist groups from tomorrow

Venice will limit the size of tourist groups to 25 people from tomorrow in the latest attempt to reduce the impact of crowds on the lagoon city.

World • 31 Jul 24

Italy's antitrust agency has stated an investigation into Google and its parent company Alphabet over alleged unfair commercial practices

Italy probes Google over unfair commercial practices

Italy's antitrust agency has launched an investigation into online search giant Google and its parent company Alphabet over alleged unfair commercial practices involving users' personal data.

Business • 18 Jul 24

The remains are believed to part of Emperor Constantine's Patriarchio basilica (Image: Italian Ministry of Culture)

Remains of possible ancient papal palace found in Rome

The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome.

News Lens • 17 Jul 24

Walkers watch the explosions and cascades of lava from Mount Etna

Watch: Mt Etna roars into action with 'cascades' of lava

Mount Etna's 'Voragine' crater is back in spectacular, explosive action.

World • 06 Jul 24

A family had to be rescued from a car stuck in a flooded river in the Piedmont region of Italy (Image: Italian Fire Service)

Seven dead after storms hit France, Switzerland and Italy

Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy at the weekend have left seven people dead, local authorities have said.

Weather • 01 Jul 24

Nine alleged members of the trafficking network were arrested

Chinese smuggled into Italy, treated like slaves - police

Italian police say they have broken up a Chinese trafficking network which used luxury cars to smuggle Chinese migrants into Italy, before confiscating their passports and treating them like slaves.

World • 26 Jun 24

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni cast her vote at a polling station in Rome

Italy votes in EU election, Meloni poised as powerbroker

Italy is the first heavyweight nation to cast votes for the EU's next parliament, in a test of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni's strength at home - and future influence in the bloc.

Europe • 08 Jun 24

Amanda Knox had sought to conclude the last outstanding case against her

Amanda Knox loses bid to overturn slander conviction

An Italian court has again found American Amanda Knox guilty of slander and issued a three-year sentence over accusations she made in relation to the murder of her British flatmate in Perugia in 2007.

World • 05 Jun 24

Italy's competition regulator AGCM has fined Meta Platforms for 'unfair commercial practices'

Italy watchdog fines Meta for unfair commercial practices

Italy's competition regulator AGCM has fined Facebook and Instagram owner Meta for what it described as unfair commercial practices, the watchdog said today.

Business • 05 Jun 24

Stellantis plans to add production of hybrid versions of its Fiat 500 small car and of its Jeep Compass SUV as part of a wider plan of new models to be built in Italy

Stellantis sees Italian plants at full capacity in 2030

Stellantis sees its Italian plants running at full capacity in 2030 as plans for new models, including hybrid ones, are expected to support production, its chief executive Carlos Tavares has said.

Business • 05 Jun 24

Dutch tourist accused of defacing Herculaneum villa

A Dutch tourist has defaced a frescoed wall in an ancient Roman house in Herculaneum, near Naples, damaging a building that survived the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Italian police said.

World • 03 Jun 24

Airbnb is one of the tech firms to win the backing of Europe's top court in their fight against an Italian rule requiring them to provide information on themselves

Google, Amazon, Airbnb win EU court backing in Italy row

Alphabet's Google, Amazon and Airbnb have today won the backing of Europe's top court in their fight against an Italian rule requiring them to provide information on themselves.

Business • 30 May 24

Researchers believe the sketches depicted things the children saw rather than imagined

Children's sketches of gladiators found in Pompeii

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent fights they may have witnessed.

News Lens • 29 May 24

AWS launched its first cloud region in Italy in 2020 as part of a plan to invest €2 billion by 2029

Amazon in talks with Italy to invest billions - sources

Amazon's computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data centre business in the country as part of the tech giant's effort to boost its cloud offer in Europe, four people familiar with the matter said.

Business • 28 May 24

Benetton reported a net loss of around €230m for 2023

Benetton plans restructuring as losses mount - sources

Italy's Benetton family is readying plans to address mounting losses at its eponymous clothing retailer, including parting ways with CEO Massimo Renon after four years, two people close to the group have said.

Business • 28 May 24

US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is at a G7 meeting of finance chiefs in Stresa in Italy

Yellen urges 'more ambitious' G7 plans for Russian assets

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has today urged G7 ministers meeting in Italy to work on "more ambitious options" to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

Business • 23 May 24

Ferrari said today that its core earnings rose 13% in the first quarter of 2024

Ferrari's core earnings rose in Q1, sticks to FY guidance

Ferrari's core earnings rose 13% in the first quarter but its shares fell today as the luxury sports car maker confirmed its full-year forecasts, failing to excite investors despite what its CEO called a "very positive" start of the year.

Business • 07 May 24

Any visitor who is not staying the night must pay a €5 entry fee online before walking into the lagoon city from today

Venice begins charging day-trippers to enter city

Venice has begun to charge day-trippers looking to enter the historic Italian city, a world-first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism.

Europe • 25 Apr 24

Finance ministers from all over the world have descended on Washington this week to compare notes and hear from IMF and World Bank experts

IMF urges Italy and France to spend less

Italy and France should cut spending faster than they currently plan to keep debt under control while Germany should loosen its own purse strings to revive growth, the International Monetary Fund said today.

Business • 19 Apr 24

Michael O'Leary said the Italian competition case has 'no merit'

Ryanair sees Italian growth despite regulatory rows

Ryanair has today hit back in a dispute with Italy's antitrust regulator (AGCM) which this week ordered the airline to stop limiting or blocking the sale of its flight tickets by travel agencies.

Business • 17 Apr 24