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Several Italian newspapers with reputable sources in the Vatican said the clergyman has lived for years in Saint Martha's guest house. Pope Francis has remained largely secluded at his residence since coming down with a cold at the end of last month. The 83-year-old pontiff has a small apartment in the building and takes his meals there.

At least six people have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Group of Eight summit next month in Italy, news reports said on Thursday.

Reports surfaced claiming Jurgen Klopp would replace Claudio Ranieri at AS Roma, but Klopp's agent swiftly denied the rumors. The speculation arose from a misinterpreted video, leading to a retraction by the initial publication. Klopp, currently Red Bull's Global Head of Soccer, has no plans to return to coaching, emphasizing his desire for rest and family time after leaving Liverpool.

"We are in a war situation, people don't realise it but the last time we had this many deaths, bombs were dropping on our cities during the war," public health professor Walter Ricciardi told the television channel la7 on Tuesday evening.

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who tested positive for Covid-19 this week, has an early-stage lung infection but was breathing on his own after being hospitalized in Milan and hasn't been intubated, his personal physician said Friday.

Under pressure from the European Union, Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi averted a government collapse and reached a deal with allies on emergency growth measures in time for an EU summit on saving the euro.

Keen to attract students from India, China and other countries, a leading Italian university has decided to teach its courses exclusively in the English language, signifying a major shift in Italy’s higher education sector.

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon intends to stay with Juventus despite the club being relegated to the second division for involvement in match-fixing.

David Beckham has blasted reports claiming he had dinner with a glamour model, insisting he loves only his wife Victoria and has “no desire for other women”.

Italy's double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said on Saturday he would try out the 200 metres in some races next year, moving up from his usual 100m speciality.

US-UKRAINE-CRISIS-German govt declines to confirm Scholz will go to Kyiv on Thursday

Italy's enthusiasm over its Olympics success, driven in part by multicultural athletes, has once again reignited debate over its citizenship law and the bureaucratic hurdles faced by thousands of young people.

The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seeking divorce, saying she could not be with a man who "consorted with minors".

Pressure is mounting on the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) to help out crisis ridden European countries such as Greece and Italy.

Juventus's French midfielder Adrien Rabiot reacted with irony on Wednesday to reports his delay in returning to Turin was because he was on "strike" in protest at the club cutting wages amid the coronavirus pandemic.