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Protesters demonstrate in support of Patrick Zaki by the Piazza del Nettuno, in Bologna, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. An Egyptian court sentenced Zaki, a rights activist, on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance of government critics. He was arrested in February 2020 shortly after landing in Cairo on a short trip home from Italy where he was a postgraduate student at the University of Bologna. (Guido Calamosca/LaPresse via AP)

Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Personal belongings among the wreckage of a capsized boat washed ashore at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Nearly 70 people died in last week's shipwreck on Italy's Calabrian coast. The tragedy highlighted a lesser-known migration route from Turkey to Italy for which smugglers charge around 8,000 euros per person. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia, File)

Deadly shipwreck: How it happened, and unanswered questions

By Renata Brito and Paolo Santalucia - Associated Press

Alitalia worker strike cancels flights at Rome’s airport

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Groups warn Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise decree

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 file photo, a view of the closed hut &quot;Rifugio Scoiattoli&quot; in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. On the eve of what was supposed to finally be the repeatedly delayed opening of Italy’s ski slopes, the government on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, yanked permission because a coronavirus variant was found to be circulating in a good portion of recently infected persons. Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance forbids amateur skiing at least until March 5. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Italy won’t open its ski slopes due to virus fears

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A closed chairlift in Cortina D'Ampezzo , Italy, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian winter resort of Cortina glimmer with one of the most prolific snowfalls in years, a cruel joke of nature as Italy’s ski areas have been laid silent by the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

By COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2016 file photo, Italy's Federica Pellegrini checks her time after placing third in a semifinal of the women's 200-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The International Olympic Committee is slated in January 2021 to consider imposing a humiliating probation on Italy’s team for the Tokyo Games due to a two-year domestic dispute that it says amounts to government interference. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file)

IOC to consider placing Italy on probation for interference

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Italian Carabinieri officers check vehicles in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Italians are easing into a holiday season full of restrictions, and already are barred from traveling to other regions except for valid reasons like work or health. Starting Christmas eve, travel beyond city or town borders also will be blocked, with some allowance for very limited personal visits in the same region. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Francesco Zambon, lead author of a withdrawn WHO report into Italy's coronavirus response speaks with The Associated Press in Rome, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Zambon warned his U.N. bosses in May of lost lives and &quot;catastrophic&quot; reputational damage if they allowed Italian political interests to suppress the document, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

WHO was warned lives were at risk over yanked Italy report

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

In this April 8, 2020, file photo, an empty Parkview Field minor league baseball stadium is shown in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind. Unlike the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball that can run on television revenue, it's impossible for some minor sports leagues in North America to go on in empty stadiums and arenas in light of the coronavirus pandemic. These attendance-driven leagues might not play again at all in 2020, putting some teams in danger of surviving at all and potentially changing the landscape of minor league sports in the future. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Italian soccer league hopes to resume on June 13

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A young girl walk with her elderly grandparent along a tree lined avenue in Rome, Italy, Thursday March 5, 2020, after the Italian government closed all schools to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Some of the most vulnerable people, grandparents, have been forced to face possible virus infection as they look after young family members in playgrounds and parks in the city.(AP Photo)

Virus, what virus? Italy’s “nonni” step in as schools close

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Visitors take photos of Raphael's painting Virgin with Child and Infant St. John the Baptist, at a press preview of Raphael's exhibition in Rome, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The paintings, drawings and sketches in the most ambitious assemblage ever of Raphael works in an exhibition, more than even the Renaissance superstar had in his workshop at one time, are collectively insured for 4 billion euros, against the likes of theft or vandalism. But no money can guarantee that Italy’s outbreak of coronavirus, the largest in Europe, won’t play havoc with the three-month run in Rome of the art world’s eagerly-awaited blockbuster. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Raphael fever hits Italy but art isn’t immune from virus

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

FILE - The seats are empty as a precaution against the coronavirus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, during the Europa League round of 32 second leg soccer match between Inter Milan and Ludogorets on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (Emilio Andreoli, UEFA via AP, File)

Italy bans fans from attending sporting events for one month due to coronavirus

By Daniella Matar - Associated Press

FILE - The seats are empty as a precaution against the coronavirus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, during the Europa League round of 32 second leg soccer match between Inter Milan and Ludogorets on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (Emilio Andreoli, UEFA via AP, File)

Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, bottom center, talks with lawmakers during a confidence vote at the Lower Chamber in Rome, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Conte is pitching for support in Parliament for his new left-leaning coalition ahead of crucial confidence votes. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

The Latest: Italian premier wins first confidence vote

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Santiago Abascal the national president of VOX delivers his speech during a rally of the fledging far-right party VOX in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Thousands of Spaniards have attended a rally of the fledging far-right party VOX as it tries to grab a foothold in Spain's political spectrum. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) ** FILE **

Santiago Abascal and Vox anti-immigrant stance impact Spain

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

Italian premier Giuseppe Conte gestures during a year end press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Italy’s premier insists budget deal not dictated by EU

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European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici pauses before speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. The European Commission says it has reached an agreement with Italy to avert action over the country's budget plans, which the EU's executive arm had warned could break euro currency rules. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU reaches deal with Italy on budget

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From left, Alessandro Benetton, chairman of the Cortina 2021 Foundation, Giuseppe Sala, mayor of Milan, and Gianpietro Ghedina, mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo, pose for photographers during a press presentation of the Cortina 2021 ski world championships, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Enjoying its status of the leading contender to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid has received another boost with a funding promise from the Italian government. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Government offers to help Milan-Cortina bid for 2026 Games

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Italian deputy Premier and Labor Minister Luigi Di Maio talks to reporters at the end of a cabinet meeting on Italy's budget, outside Rome's Chigi Palace government headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy faces higher borrowing costs, sanctions on budget

By COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press