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The Italian police arrested the fugitive Mafia boss Marco Di Lauro, the fourth son of Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro and the only one who was still at liberty, said the...

President Sergio Mattarella swore Giuseppe Conte on Friday afternoon as the new prime minister of Italy. Conte is going to lead a populist government. Its objectives include reducing taxes, promoting prosperity and reviewing EU rules on budgets and immigration.

Europe can wet its breast, now that a radically yellow-green Italian cabinet is still arriving, full of skepticism about the euro and the EU. The Five Star Movement and the Lega have signed an agreement yesterday to come to a new Italian government, which will be sworn in today. Professor Giuseppe Conte was asked last night again by President Mattarella to form a government, this time without the controversial Paolo Savona as candidate for Economic Affairs.

The leaders of the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) and Lega agreed on Thursday in Rome after hours of consultation on their new government team. They have stated in a statement that it is now the intention that Giuseppe Conte, a barely known lawyer, will lead the cabinet.

Interest rates on Italian government bonds run on Tuesday. The Italian state must pay investors 84 basis points for biennial debt, and 21 basis points for 10-year debt.

Foreman Luigi Di Maio of the Five Star Movement (M5S) in Italy thinks that a trial should be started against President Sergio Mattarella. Di Maio thinks Mattarella is guilty of betrayal of the constitution because he did not agree with the candidacy of Eurosceptic Paolo Savona for the Minister of Economy.

Italian candidate Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has returned his assignment to form a government. That's what the presidential palace said on Sunday.

Five robbers have stolen amazingly five million dollars (converted four million euros) on Sunday in Brazil from a plane operated by the German airline Lufthansa. According to Brazilian media, the crack lasted only six minutes.

After counting the votes in most constituencies, it is clear that the populist and Eurosceptic parties are the big winners of the Italian parliamentary elections.

An economic lagging Italy since the crisis is going to choose a parliament on Sunday that probably will not be able to take away the disappointment of many voters. Party leaders have promised to throw money and get out to the EU, the euro and illegal immigration. But the question is whether there will be a stable government from the colorful collection of parties and occasional coalitions that will tackle the underlying problems after the polls.

More than fifty million Italian voters are threatening to choose a parliament on Sunday that can not form a stable government because of divisions. The country changed the electoral system last year to create some order. With a threshold of 3 percent and some changes in the way parliamentary seats are achieved, a stable government with a majority could come. Whoever obtains about 40 percent of the votes, would have a majority on Monday.

A week before the parliamentary elections in Italy, tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in different cities of the country. Significantly more people than expected took part in an anti-fascist demonstration in Rome despite the bad weather. The protest was peaceful, said a spokesperson for the police in the evening.

Going on a world trip costs money. Lots of money. Many people therefore choose to do some work here and there while traveling. Similarly the Italian couple Kim (23) and Paolo (28). However, they have found a remarkable way to earn a living: the couple films themselves during sex and publishes the videos on their own site.

In a large fire in a shopping center in Davao in the Philippines, at least 37 people died. That is what loco-mayor Paolo Duterte of Davao reports on Facebook.

Three astronauts who stayed for several months in the international space station ISS returned safely to Earth on Thursday morning just after 9.30 am. The American Randy Bresnik, the Russian Sergei Rjazanski and the Italian Paolo Nespoli- were 139 days in space, since the launch on 28 July.

The notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore 'Totò' Riina, who stood at the top of the Cosa Nostra for years, died Friday in a prison in Parma. This is reported by various Italian media.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wants his daughter to follow him as head of state. 'I can not imagine a better candidate than her could be the next president,' said Duterte in the newspaper Philippine Star Sunday. The elections will be held in 2022.

The Brazilian federal police arrested the meat dealer Wesley Batista. Among other things, he is informed of insider trading and bribery of almost 2000 politicians. Possibly also Brazil's President Michel Temer is involved.

Three astronauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday after a six-hour trip.

Three astronauts from Italy, Russia and the US arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday after a six-hour trip. The launch of the Soyuzraket from a launch platform in Kazakhstan was according to plan.

The internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli has asked Italy for assistance in combating human trafficking in Libyan territorial waters, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday.

The European Union has given Italy more help in managing refugee flows on Tuesday. In a letter to Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, promised 100 million euros in addition to the 800 million that was already laid down.

A French diplomatic initiative aimed at solving the long-term crisis in Libya raised the fury of Italy. That looks like another example of newly elected President Emmanuel Macron to pick up his nose for Rome.

EU President Donald Tusk wants to put individual smugglers on an international sanctions list, for example from the United Nations. He wants to seize the G20 summit of government leaders next week to take this 'concrete measure' in the fight against organized trafficking in human beings.

In response to the attack in Manchester, the leaders of seven major industrialized countries have signed a joint declaration on combating terrorism. 'This is a powerful message of friendship, proximity and solidarity with Great Britain,' said Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Friday at the G7 summit in Taormini, Sicily.

Donald Trump will make his first foreign trip as American president later this month. He visits the Politico news site, relying on two sources in the White House, including the Vatican, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The Trumps tour also has a few other stops. On May 25, the former real estate agency was present at the NATO consultation in Brussels. One day later he attended the G7 summit in Sicily.

US President Donald Trump expressed his condolences at a press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. He also addressed the attack itself.

The Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni is clear that there is no 'Nexit' comes: he is convinced that the Netherlands remains a member of the European Union.

Brazilian prosecutor has asked the Supreme Court against 83 politicians to conduct an investigation for corruption. This stocking is not finished, because lower courts have received the same request about another 211 other politicians.

The new US president Donald Trump takes the end of May in the economic summit of the G7 group in Sicily. Trump has confirmed this at the weekend in a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.