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Cybercrime alert, crimes against businesses up 45%
Cybercriminals are increasingly aggressive and specialized, so much so that cybercrimes reported by companies, from the smallest to large international groups, have increased by 45.5% in four years, compared to a 10% increase in all crimes against...

Fox News halted live for breaking news as President Trump issues serious Ukraine warning
07:25 ET, 19 Aug 2025Updated 13:32 ET, 19 Aug 2025 Fox News broke into scheduled broadcasts to report urgent developments as President Trump released a declaration about Ukraine's prospects during the continuing war with Russia and its worldwide...

Japan to assess legal, capacity constraints on Ukraine security: Premier
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday said that Tokyo to assess legal and capability constraints on Ukraine security. His remarks came after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte a day earlier said that some 30 nations, including Japan are...
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Transfer news and rumours: Crystal Palace 'make approach' for Eze replacement
Sports Mole rounds up the latest news and rumours, including Bilal El Khannouss to Crystal Palace, Pascal Struijk to Villarreal and Luca Koleosho to Espanyol. Crystal Palace have reportedly approached Leicester City over a potential transfer for...

Premature babies die from suspected dish soap contamination in Italy
ROME — A criminal investigation has been opened after two premature babies died within hours of each other on the night between August 12th and 13th in the San Maurizio Hospital in the northern Italian city of Bolzano, officials said. The infants,...

EasyJet launches new winter route from Glasgow Airport to Italian city
EasyJet has announced the launch of a new winter route from Glasgow to Rome Fiumicino in Italy. Flights to Rome are scheduled to take off on 2 February 2026, with the choice of flying on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, perfect for a getaway to...

How Banks Use New Branches for Political Favors
Ever wonder if your bank set up your local branch as part of a political quid pro quo? Maybe not, but a new study by experts at Wharton and elsewhere brings circumstantial evidence to support such a suspicion. New bank branches bring not just...

Mdinaradze: Georgia achieves “historic progress” in European Commission’s Good Governance Report
Mamuka Mdinaradze, Executive Secretary of Georgian Dream, stated that the European Commission has published its 2025 Good Governance Report, showing Georgia’s success across all evaluated areas and “historic progress” in some directions....

Rubio to head group drafting security pledges for Ukraine — media
NEW YORK, August 19. /TASS/. The White House and European leaders have agreed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a task force to formulate security guarantees for Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. The group...

US President Trump 'de facto' recognizes Crimea as part of Russia, says expert
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump’s statement about the impossibility of returning Crimea to Ukraine is de facto recognition by Washington that the peninsula is a part of Russia, Vladimir Zharikhin, deputy director of the CIS...
Ryanair set to challenge record Italian misleading information fine
Shutterstock/Bradley Caslin Ryanair must pay €1.3 million for its “grossly negligent” decision to provide misleading information during an abuse of dominance probe, Italy’s Competition Authority has said in levying its highest-ever fine for such a...

Italian-Dutch space company secures first U.S. contract
WARSAW, Poland — Italian-Dutch company Revolv Space has been selected to deliver six units of its flagship solar array drive assembly, marketed under the name of SARA, for Blue Canyon Technologies’ forthcoming cubesat mission. To continue reading...

Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille Declare Bankruptcy for Second Time
Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille declared bankruptcy for the second time in five years on Monday after being significantly impacted by declines in consumer spending and macroeconomic pressure. Parent company Bravo Brio Restaurants,...

Germany-bound Boeing 757 with 281 aboard catches fire mid-air, forced to land in Italy
Nearly 300 people on board a Condor Boeing 757-300 escaped disaster Saturday night when the aircraft’s right engine caught fire shortly after takeoff from the Greek island of Corfu, forcing an emergency landing in southern Italy. The plane,...

Neither Europe nor Zelensky seek compromise on Ukraine settlement — German politician
BERLIN, August 19. /TASS/. The leader of the German party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - Reason and Justice (BSW) said that neither the Coalition of the Willing nor Vladimir Zelensky is ready to compromise to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. "We...

Albouri: The political divide threatens public finances and the Central Bank is faced with the choice of lowering the dinar or depleting reserves
An economic report published by the Italian news agency Nova highlighted the state of the Libyan economy in light of the challenges that exist as a result of the ongoing political divide. Financial and banking expert Noman al-Bouri explained that...

Daredevil tourists are told to stop cliff-diving in Italy days after man plunged on to rocks to his death at beauty spot
Daredevil tourists have been told to stop cliff-jumping in Italy days after a man plunged on to rocks to his death at a popular beauty spot. Francesco Aronica, a 23-year-old American football player, died after hitting his head when he jumped off...

Not so easy: The perils and pitfalls in providing Ukraine with security guarantees
By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Security guarantees have become a central focus in discussions about a peace deal for Ukraine, with the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky saying at the White House Monday that they are the “key issue, a starting...

Swiss foreign minister praises improved relations with Italy
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Giro d’Italia 2025 sponsorship revenue falls to $36.1m as race loses 11 partners
The latest Post Event Analysis – Giro d’Italia 2025 shows that the race, which ran from 9 May to 1 June between Durrës, Albania and Rome, Italy, secured 54 sponsors this year compared with 65 in 2024. The decline in backing meant overall...