But he is trying to cling on for a few more weeks
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The prime minister of Malta says he will quit—eventually
That will not be enough to quieten the protesters
Hazelnut-planting bothers the Italians
Locals in Umbria are up in arms over Nutella
The murder of a journalist in 2017 still haunts Malta’s government
Two ministers resign and a rich businessman is arrested
Power in the Catholic church is shifting south and exposing divisions
The church is pondering whether to ordain women and married men
A Long-Forgotten Renaissance Painter Gets Her Due
Plautilla Nelli, a Dominican nun and Italian Renaissance artist, is joining other ‘rediscovered’ women artists with the unveiling of her restored ‘Last Supper’
Italy sends a sensible budget to Brussels
All much less confrontational now that Matteo Salvini is out of government
Raids and arrests cast doubt on the Holy See’s clean-up
The pope has hired a retired anti-Mafia prosecutor to help stop the scandals
British and Italian guilds mark a centuries-old European trade
Brexit casts a shadow over a commemoration of historic ties
Voters turn against the populist right
After a series of reverses, they are down, but certainly not out