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Rome explosion LIVE: Fireball erupts in Italian city with '21 injured'
Daily Express
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July 4, 2025
At least 21 people have been injured after a huge explosion rocked Rome, Italy, this morning at about 8am local time, according to local reports. The blast occurred at a gas distributor in Via dei Gordiani, in Prenestino. Local media reports that...
Over 40 Injured In Gas Station Explosion In Italy's Rome
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Rome, July 4 (IANS) An explosion ripped through a gas station in eastern Rome on Friday morning, injuring more than 40 people, local media reported. According to local authorities, the explosion took place at a gas station on Via...
Italy Explores Turning Sicily Bridge into NATO-Linked Military Project
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Italy's government is considering reclassifying the much-debated €13.5 (around $14B) billion bridge connecting the mainland to Sicily as a strategic military project, aimed at meeting NATO’s ambitious defense spending target of 5% of GDP...
'Gorgeous Italian-esque' coastal village named Britain's best
Daily Express
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July 4, 2025
A Welsh village has been named Britain’s best in the UK to visit. Hand Luggage Only, a popular travel blog started in 2014 by two Cambridge students, crowned Portmeirion the ultimate destination in the country this year. “Perched on the Welsh...
Explosion in Italy At least 25 people injured in Rome investigation underway
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 4, 2025
A devastating explosion at a petrol and LPG station in southeast Rome injured 25 people and damaged nearby buildings. The blast, suspected to be caused by a technical fault during refuelling, triggered two explosions and a major fire. Authorities...
Türkiye hands command of NATO maritime missions to Italy
Sabah
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July 4, 2025
Türkiye on Friday officially transferred the command of NATO maritime groups to Italy after a six-month term marked by multinational operations across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. A formal ceremony was held at Aksaz Naval Base in the...
New Italian-inspired wine window launches at city bar
Norwich Evening News
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Mr Postles' Apothecary in Queen Street has launched a wine window, through which customers dining alfresco can order and receive a glass of wine right to the street. The window is in place every Sunday afternoon (Image: @morselandcrumb supplied by...
Italian band bring music of The Cranberries back home
Limerick Post
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July 2, 2025
Dolans Warehouse will welcome The Lizberries this Saturday, 5 July, for a special performance celebrating the music of The Cranberries. Formed in Milan, The Lizberries began as an original band before finding their true voice in 2012 as a tribute...
Air Algerie to purchase 16 airplanes, says state media
Times LIVE
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Air Algerie signed on Thursday an agreement with the Franco-Italian ATR to purchase 16 new airplanes to boost its domestic network, state media reported. ATR is jointly owned by Airbus and Leonardo. Reuters
AC Milan eye Premier League duo in new striker search
Tribal Football
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AC Milan are reportedly weighing up moves for Chelsea ace Nicolas Jackson and Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta this summer. The Italian giants currently have just one out-and-out number nine of their books following the departures of...
Meet Augustus, the Reigning Cat-Emperor of Rome’s Colosseum
Travel Awaits
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July 8, 2025
Weird things I know about Italians: if there’s a stray cat around, they’re going to find a moment to sneak away and feed it. Videos by TravelAwaits Why sneak away to feed it? Because Italians are cat-like, meaning the mysteries of the feline are...
Nothing is going to be acheived by this visit as Macron just doesn't care
Daily Express
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July 8, 2025
Given the armies of well-paid civil servants briefing our Government ministers around the clock it is baffling how they are always the last to grasp what the man/woman/non-binary on the Clapham Omnibus figured out long ago. So we have a Prime...
Jonathan David arrives in Italy ahead of Juventus move despite Premier League interest
Tribal Football
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Canada international Jonathan David is set to join Juventus on a free transfer this week after he arrived in Italy on Friday morning. Despite interest coming from elite Premier League sides such as Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United, David...
Our View: Gone fishin’ – and so has the whole office
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 8, 2025
Regular patrons of J. Broussard’s restaurant and bakery in downtown Columbus may have noted a June 21 post on the restaurant’s social media accounts announcing it would be closed “for a little summertime R&R” with the restaurant reopening on July...
"He took Reggie's advice" — Internet reacts to DDG meeting his son in Italy after three months
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
Rapper DDG was spotted seeing his son for the first time in three months in Italy, as captured in footage, according to The Express Tribune. The outlet further stated that the paparazzi captured the emotional moment in a public square in Florence....
Mourinho is happy to be hated
The National News
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BARCELONA // Soon after celebrating reaching the Champions League final with his Inter Milan players on Wednesday night, Jose Mourinho swaggered into the press conference deep in the bowels of the Camp Nou. The atmosphere was not unlike it had...
FC Barcelona Serious About Signing Champions League Bogeyman, Reports Italian Media
Forbes
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FC Barcelona is serious about signing a bogeyman from its recently failed Champions League campaign ... More according to corners of the Italian media such as Gazzetta dello Sport, which was cited in a report by SPORT which relied on anonymous...
'Real Housewives of Rhode Island' captured filming around Ocean State
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Filming for "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" is underway, with sightings reported across the state. Executive producer Andy Cohen has praised the cast, describing them as "very Italian" and having "interesting connections." Social media users...
‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
When Antonio Tricarico was summoned to his local police station in October and told he was being investigated for defamation, he was stressed but not shocked. Months earlier, Tricarico, the director of the Italian environment NGO ReCommon, had...
WIN! With Castle Lager, Independent Media and the Springboks
IOL
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The Castle Lager Incoming Series kicks off this weekend, with the first Test against Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (kick-off 5pm). Independent Newspapers and The Star, in partnership with Castle Lager, are giving away 10 double tickets to...