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By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s 5-Star Movement will sever ties with its founder, comedian Beppe Grillo, due to his “acts of sabotage”, party leader and former premier Giuseppe Conte said in book excerpts published on Thursday. Conte has repeatedly clashed with Grillo since he took the reins of Italy’s second-largest opposition party in …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Four people have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr, police said on Thursday. The men were detained on Oct. 14 and 15 then released as investigations continued into social media slogans which urged …

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By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – Marina Berlusconi, the daughter of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi whose family are still the main financial backers of his powerful political party, praised the right-wing Italian government but said she does not plan to run for office herself. Looking at the U.S. presidential election she said it would …

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(Reuters) – Russia this week hosted the first summit of the newly expanded BRICS club of emerging economies, with leaders agreeing a set of common projects ranging from a grain exchange to a cross-border payments system. Here is a selection of reactions from officials and analysts on the significance of the meeting: ABEBE AEMRO SELASSI, …

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By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Venice is going to broaden its tourist entry fee system in 2025, almost doubling the number of days visitors will have to pay to see the lagoon city, and hiking the price for last-minute arrivals, officials said on Thursday. In a world first, the Italian destination introduced a 5- …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Malaga will ban new short-term tourism rentals in 43 neighbourhoods of the city, the latest step taken by Spanish authorities to address residents’ concerns that they are being priced out of the property market by the booming tourism business. The city in southern Spain joins other cities in cracking down on short-term …

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