Football: Roberto Mancini named Italy head coach for second time
Mancini coached the national side in 2018-2023 and returns to the job with Italy having missed the World Cup.

Mancini coached the national side in 2018-2023 and returns to the job with Italy having missed the World Cup.









A video showing the final moments of Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir as he was detained by police has sparked protests.
Abderrahim Fakir died as police were restraining him, drawing comparisons with George Floyd’s death in 2020.
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In 1970, an Italian sculptor designed the iconic World Cup trophy that’s become familiar to generations of fans.
The Italian government can now offer children and wives of mafia bosses a way out of the family business.

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In all, 32 convicted and 25 acquitted or cleared by statute of limitations over 2018 Morandi bridge disaster.
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