Author: Paolo Santalucia
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Italy imports more Russian oil despite impending embargo
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MILAN • Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90% by the end of the year, Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase them, an unintended consequence of EU sanctions against Russia. Meant to punish Russia for invading Ukraine, the EU oil embargo is now putting…
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Sheltering from bombs, Ukraine’s ‘cellar violinist’ plays on
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ROME, Italy • A gentle tune from a violin played by a musician who has been dubbed Ukraine’s “cellar violinist” is a lullaby for a child sheltered in the dark basement of an apartment building in the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Vera Lytovchenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of the…
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Rescuers search for survivors in Italy quake that killed 159
UPDATE: Italian authorities say that the death toll from Wednesday’s earthquake in the central part of the country has risen to 247. The civil protection agency gave the updated figure early Thursday, about 27 hours after the earthquake struck. The tremors reduced three towns to rubble and sparked urgent search efforts. — AMATRICE, Italy — Rescue…