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Italian textile machinery sees recovery in domestic market in Q2 2025
Fibre 2 Fashion
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In the second quarter of 2025, the index of orders for textile machinery, compiled by the Economics Department of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, showed a slight decrease compared to the same period in 2024...
Meloni fumes as EU top court makes it harder to reject asylum-seekers
Politico Europe
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August 1, 2025
Meloni called the court’s decision “surprising” and a power grab by EU judges. “Once again, the judiciary, this time at the European level, claims spaces that do not belong to it, in the face of responsibilities that are political,” she said. The...
Italian manufacturing contraction softens in July, PMI shows
WKZO - Michigan
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ROME (Reuters) -The Italian manufacturing sector contracted for a 16th consecutive month in July but at a considerably slower rate than the month before, showing tentative signs of stabilisation, a survey showed on Friday. The HCOB Italy...
Giorgio Armani Pushes Back at Italian Competition Authority’s 3.5 Million Euro Sanction
WWD - New York
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August 1, 2025
MILAN – The Giorgio Armani company is pushing back on the decision of the AGCM, the Italian Competition Authority, to fine the luxury brand for alleged misleading advertising. The authority is imposing sanctions of 3.5 million euros on Giorgio...
Italy scrutinizes Meta over WhatsApp AI chatbot
TahawulTech
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August 1, 2025
The competition authority of Italy has started an investigation into Meta adding AI services to WhatsApp without user consent, citing concerns the move may be in breach of EU rules. In a statement, the Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del...
When scandals don’t carry political cost
Kathimerini
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Sheep graze on a cliff near the town of Itea. When citizens reward politicians not in spite of corruption or democratic backsliding but because of it – so long as it benefits ‘their side’ – democracy’s foundational principles like accountability...
Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires – Part One
Perspectives in Anthropology
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August 1, 2025
Written by Richard E. Blanton Analyzing the collapses of four historical empires—Ming China, Mughal India, the High Roman Empire, and Renaissance Venice—to uncover patterns and lessons. Our investigation of the disastrous society-wide collapses of...
Libyan-Turkish-Italian hold summit in Istanbul on economic cooperation in the Mediterranean
Panapress
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August 1, 2025
01 august 2025 - 10:34:52 MA/BBA 217 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, will participate on Friday in a tripartite summit in Istanbul, Turkey, with the Turkish president, Recep...
University of Goma to Build Peace Hall in Honour of Congolese Martyr Beatified in Rome
ACI Africa
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July 31, 2025
She invited all University of Goma alumni to “support this meaningful project that embodies the cherished values of the Blessed.” “Holiness, leadership, and commitment can be born on the benches of the University of Goma. It is also a call to all...
Police detain 47 including notorious gang leader Chakre Milan
Nepal News
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August 1, 2025
KATHMANDU: Police have detained 47 individuals, including infamous gang leader Milan Gurung, aka Chakre Milan, during a birthday celebration rally in Kathmandu. In a joint operation by Kathmandu District Police Office and Valley Crime...
Giorgio Armani hit with US $ 4 million penalty for unfair commercial practices in Italy
Apparel Resources
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August 1, 2025
Image Courtesy: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/ Fashion brand Giorgio Armani and one of its companies were penalised US $ 4 million by Italy’s antitrust authority for engaging in unfair business practices, the agency said Friday. The Giorgio...
The EU followed Starmer by kissing the ring of the emperor but only one sold their people out - Alex Story
GB News
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August 1, 2025
Donald Trump walked away with the loot. He won “bigly” as he might have said, while the entire EU elite Korp howled in protest. The European Union, and our country, knelt in capitulation, kissing the ring of their new Emperor, paying tribute to...
EU’s top prosecutor slams Bucharest for failing to report VAT fraud
EurActiv
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August 1, 2025
BUCHAREST – European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kovesi has criticised Romanian authorities for failing to properly detect and report VAT fraud, despite the country having the highest VAT collection gap in the EU. According to the latest...
18 European countries request EU loans to strengthen their defense capabilities
Yemen News Agency SABA
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August 1, 2025
[Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:38:41 +0300] Brussels - Saba: The European Commission announced on Friday that 18 EU countries have expressed interest in the loan mechanism to finance military purchases through the "SAFE" mechanism, worth up to €127 billion....
Top 5 trade partners of the Republic of Moldova in the EU
IPN
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August 1, 2025
0 Romania continued to be, even in 2024, the main trading partner of the Republic of Moldova among the member states of the European Union, with a share of over 21% of the country’s total foreign trade volume. The following positions are occupied...
Diane von Furstenberg's granddaughter Talita reveals she's engaged to marry her Italian banker boyfriend after six years of dating
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Socialite Talita von Furstenberg has revealed she's engaged to her long-term boyfriend. The 26-year-old, who is the granddaughter of celebrated Belgian fashion designer Diane, with an estimated fortune of $300 million and best known for her...
EU begs for US tariffs
EurActiv
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August 1, 2025
Welcome to the Capitals by Eddy Wax. Feedback is welcome. I am around in Brussels for another week, and this newsletter is still rolling, so get in touch, share tips, tell me what’s happening, and let’s grab a coffee. Were you forwarded this...
Business : KNM's Subsidiary To Dispose Of Entire Equity Interest In FBM Hudson Italian
Bernama
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August 1, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- KNM Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, KNM Europa BV, will dispose of its entire equity interest in FBM Hudson Italian SPA (FBMHI) to SymbEx GmbH and Terragarda GmbH for EUR19.50 million (EUR1=RM4.89). In a...
Plans for Italian restaurant on Aiken's Northside moving forward again
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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AIKEN — A project put on hold by a local entrepreneur has begun moving forward again. “It will be called La Scuderia. That means ‘The Stable’ in Italian,” said David Meunier recently of the restaurant he is preparing to open at the corner of York...
11 new restaurants recently opened feature Italian food, chicken salad
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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New restaurants recently opened feature Italian food, chicken salad, Thai food, craft doughnuts, Peruvian food and the self-proclaimed best Tex-Mex north of the border. In case you missed any of the stories for subscribers that TCPalm previously...