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No longer are mere cities banning Uber (hi Austin!), now the entire country of Italy has banned the ride-sharing app following a court ruling that it constituted unfair competition to the country’s existing taxi associations.
Italy's parliament approved on Tuesday measures to accelerate asylum procedures, cutting the number of possible appeals and speeding up deportations of rejected migrants.
Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino is forging ahead with his film about Silvio Berlusconi, with actor Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”) now cast to play the Italian media tycoon-turned-prime minister.
Italian furniture maker Natuzzi Italia, known officially as Natuzzi S.p.A.., plans to make its San Diego retail debut in late April or early May, with a 1,500-square-foot gallery set to open at the existing Hold It Contemporary Home in Mission Valley.
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has infuriated Italy’s meat industry by joining a vegetarian campaign and “adopting” five lambs that would have been butchered for Easter.
Syria is expected to dominate talks between foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Italy on Monday. The ministers aim to pressure Russia to end its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to media reports.
In a ruling that is subject to appeal, a court in Rome upheld a complaint filed by taxi unions and gave Uber ten days to end the use of its various phone applications across Italy. It also banned any further promotion or advertising of any Uber apps.
Italy's New Zealand embassy jokingly declared a 'vendetta' against Prime Minister Bill English after he posted a photo of 'tinned spaghetti and pineapple pizza'.
The Italian Club of Stamford is closed indefinitely and activities this weekend have been canceled after a fire in the women’s sauna Thursday morning caused heavy damage to much of the building.
Switzerland and Italy are in a diplomatic dispute over Switzerland's decision to close three secondary border crossings at night in a bid to fight crime.