Italy’s PM moves to shore up fragile coalition

Government struggling without a working majority as it tackles twin health and economic crises

European stocks rise as investors hope for Biden relief package

US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen called for big fiscal spending to boost economy

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte survives crunch confidence vote

Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms

Italian PM battles for coalition’s survival over Covid-19 recovery plan

Italia Viva party’s departure deprives Conte of majority, with crunch vote on Tuesday

Italian PM Conte faces crunch vote on his future

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

Italian coalition parties back premier Conte after resignations

Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession

Italy in political crisis as Renzi pulls out of government

Critics claim Renzi is playing politics at a time of crisis to revive his Italia Viva party

European stocks nudge higher on Carrefour and Telefónica deals

Travel companies among the fallers amid fears of prolonged Covid-19 restrictions

Coronavirus: Italy goes into lockdown for Christmas as Sydney's beaches close

Cases surge in Austria and France as Sydney’s beaches enter four-day lockdown

Italy charges Egyptian security agency officials over murder of doctoral student

Cairo killing of Giulio Regeni in 2016 long believed to be work of Egypt’s security forces

Italy imposes harsh Christmas travel bans and curfews

Family-centred culture grapples with strict measures in effort to avoid third Covid wave

Stand-off in Europe over plan to ban ski season due to Covid-19

Austria rejects proposals by Germany, France and Italy to postpone ski season

ECB ‘should wipe Covid crisis debt’ to help nations recover

Italian official Riccardo Fraccaro backs move to support member states

Coronavirus: Italy’s cases pass 1m as calls grow for national lockdown

623 Covid-related deaths registered on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since early April

Wave of lockdowns across Europe as Covid surge threatens hospitals

France and Spain both record over 50,000 new infections as governments impose new restrictions

Covid-19: Italy’s PM faces biggest test as public unity falls apart over restrictions

Giuseppe Conte won plaudits for calm handling of first wave, but the mood has changed

‘Difficult months ahead’: Europe prepares for more pain as Covid cases soar

Positive reports on Oxford vaccine but UK warns ‘we’re not there yet’

Coronavirus: Germany and Spain report record daily cases

Second wave takes hold in Europe as Governments introduce new restrictions

Spain is first country in western Europe with 1m Covid-19 cases

Infection rate has accelerated since late August to frequently exceed 10,000 cases a day

Prague holding off on lockdown decision until early November

Czechs await result of current measures to stall infection as Italy braces for more action

Covid-19: Europe imposes new restrictions as cases reach record high

‘The facts don’t lie, we have to be stricter for ourselves’: The Netherlands goes into partial lockdown

Who wanted Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead?

Many pointing fingers at state after poisoning puts anti-corruption activist in a coma

Russia announces investigation into alleged attack on Navalny

Opposition leader remains in a coma in Berlin after apparent poisoning

Italy ‘at a crossroads’ as fears grow of Covid-19 second wave

New government restrictions follow rise in cases linked to returning holidaymakers

EU summit: Leaders urged to agree €1.8tn budget and recovery package

Split between northern and southern countries leads to budget impasse

Pandemic has shown how ‘undervalued’ frontline workers were – Higgins

President tells UN group ‘we must free ourselves from failed model of economy’

Italian PM questioned by prosecutors over lockdown in two Lombardy towns

Virologists say two-week delay in quarantining towns allowed virus to spread in Bergamo province

Coronavirus: Number of cases in the US passes two million

World round-up: Cases soar in Pakistan; Italian PM to be questioned by prosecutors

‘Stick to the guidelines’ – People warned not to gather in crowds as sunny weekend approaches

‘We’re asking you to keep the public health advice in mind, whatever your plans’

France, Germany propose €500bn recovery fund to break EU deadlock

Under joint proposal European Commission would borrow money on financial markets

Fed chief warns US economy may not recover before end-2021

Vaccine for virus may be needed to restore confidence, Jay Powell says

Coronavirus: Britain’s death toll up 539 to 30,615 as European fatalities pass 150,000

World round-up: China declares whole country low risk; UN warns of ‘multiple famines’

Serie A clubs given green light to open training centres

High performance centres can open provided social distancing measures are observed

Genoa moves beyond tragedy as new bridge close to completion

Morandi Bridge collapse: Key project brings hope to Italy after nearly 27,000 Covid-19 deaths

Italian sports minister plays down chance of Serie A resuming

Italian government’s scientific expert says medical protocols for return to training insufficient

Europe treads carefully as it seeks to ease coronavirus lockdown

Fierce debate as governments balance controlling the virus and restoring everyday life

Italy prepares for staged end to lockdown beginning next week

Factories to reopen May 4th; limited family visits to be alowed; schools to reopen in September

European countries begin to map out exit from lockdown

French and Spanish governments will this week outline detailed plans to ease their Covid-19 restrictions

Isolating the sick at home, Italy stores up family tragedies

In a country where many extended families live together, quarantine is almost impossible

Oil price rebound lifts European shares

Investors remain cautious about hopes of swift recovery from Covid-19

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