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Antifascists say authorities have no will to stop ‘unconstitutional’ far-right parties.

The far-right extremist who wounded six African immigrants in a racially motivated shooting rampage in central Italy this weekend was a one-time candidate for municipal office who had kept a copy of Mein Kampf and Celtic crosses in his home. Photographs show he had a neo-Nazi tattoo on his face and, at the moment of his arrest, had an Italian flag draped over his shoulders as he performed a fascist salute.

Just as the recently deceased Paul Bocuse was considered a titan among French chefs in the post-war era, so, too, Gualtiero Marchesi, who died in December at the age of 87, was regarded among the chefs of Italy. 

Italian banks are selling off their domestic sovereign debt at unprecedented rates, leading to concerns that they will be hit hard when the European Central Bank ceases quantitative easing
 

Polls may be downplaying the chances that a center-right coalition backed by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi will win a majority in upcoming Italian elections on March 4.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan flew to Italy on Sunday ahead of talks with Pope Francis that are expected to center on Jerusalem after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized the holy city as the capital of Israel.

An Italian family monitors the amount of food it wastes and finds it amounts to between 30 and 50 euros per week. The family is taking part in a project aimed at reducing the amount of discarded food.

Attack on foreigners takes place against backdrop of political tension over immigration.

MILAN — When Facebook announced its plans last week to have users rate the trustworthiness of news sources, it didn't go over particularly well. Many people criticized the social network for taking too little responsibility, demanding that it do more to combat misinformation than outsource the question to the public. But in Italy, as parliamentary elections approach, it seems the company is listening.

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella congratulated each other Friday on the successful launch of an electromagnetic satellite, a joint project between their two countries.

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