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Journalist based in Italy

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Joined March 2013
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🇮🇹 🌡️ In #Italy, 18 cities remain under the highest heat alert on Wednesday as the country continues to bear the brunt of an intense #heatwave, prompting authorities in more than half of the country's regions to issue a ban on outdoor work in the afternoon. @seemagup has more ⤵️
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🌡️ A major #heatwave has pushed temperatures above 40°C in #Italy, #Spain and #Greece as #climatechange makes extreme weather increasingly common in southern Europe. 🇮🇹 Our correspondent in #Rome @seemagup has the latest ⤵️
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🇮🇹 Activist groups in #Venice have been up in arms and staged multiple protests ahead of US multi-billionaire Jeff #Bezos’s wedding to Lauren Sanchez scheduled for this weekend. Our correspondent in #Rome @seemagup has the latest ⤵️
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Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with US Vice President James David (J.D.) Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who attended the Inauguration Mass of his pontificate on Sunday. loom.ly/ldGfxMM
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After singing the Regina Coeli, Pope Lio XIV denounced (as Pope Francis did) a WWIII being fought at piecemeal, and repeated Pope Paul VI appeal to the powerful of the world: "Never again war." He asked for prayers, and real and lasting peace for "beloved" Ukraine; expressed pain over what's happening in the Gaza Strip and celebrated the agreement between India and Pakistan.
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV began his first homily with words in English during Mass in the Sistine Chapel with the College of Cardinals.
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The Vatican fire brigade has put up the chimney stack, which will announce the election of the new Pope. The Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the conclave to select the next Pope. Twice a day, in the morning (except on May 7) and in the evening, smoke will emerge from the chimney - black if no Pope has been elected and white if at least 89 Cardinals have agreed on who will lead the Catholic Church.
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Il comignolo è montato. #fumata #conclave #HabemusPapam
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Apre al pubblico la tomba di Papa Francesco a Santa Maria Maggiore, i fedeli sfilano davanti alla lapide. In fila famiglie, pellegrini, religiosi ma anche atei #ANSA ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca…
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"This dialogue is what creates peace. It is impossible for peace to exist without dialogue. All the wars, all the strife, all the unsolved problems over which we clash are due to a lack of dialogue. When there is a problem, talk: this makes peace." - Pope Francis, 2013
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📺On Friday’s #WorldThisWeek: 🇻🇦#PopeFrancis: Legacy and next? 🇺🇦#Ukraine: #Trump accuses #Zelensky 🇮🇳🇵🇰#India & #Pakistan: #Kashmir attacks 🇫🇷#Macron’s #IndianOcean diplomacy 🔔Tune in at 7:10PM Paris Time at france24.com/en/live with @GavinLeeNews @France24_en
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For the first time since February 9th, Pope Francis came out to St Peter's Square. It was at the end of the Mass for the Jubilee for the sick and those who care for them. He was hospitalized Feb. 14, to remain there 5 weeks due to pneumonia.
Viva il Papa! Long live Pope Francis!
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⛪ The #Vatican said that the #Pope had a restful night. "The prognosis remains "guarded" and what that means is that he is not out of danger as he struggles to deal with this infection," reports our correspondent, @seemagup 👇
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🇻🇦 "Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute #respiratory insufficiency, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus," the #Vatican latest detailed medical update said. What do we know about #PopeFrancis's health state? @seemagup reports ⤵️
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⛪ The #Vatican on Wednesday said that #PopeFrancis spent a "peaceful night" at the #Gemelli hospital in #Rome, where he is undergoing treatment for #pneumonia in both his lungs. On #F24ParisDirect with Angela Diffley, our correspondent @seemagup has the details ⤵️
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🇻🇦 #PopeFrancis will remain in hospital in Rome where he continues to receive treatment for bronchitis as the Vatican on Tuesday cancelled two of the pontiff’s scheduled events at the weekend. @seemagup reports ⤵️
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🏥 #PopeFrancis is facing a "complex clinical picture", says the #Vatican. The 88-year-old was admitted to hospital on Friday for treatment and tests for a "polymicrobial infection" of his respiratory tract @seemagup reports ⤵️
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🧑‍⚖️🇮🇹 Rome prosecutors have opened an investigation against Premier #GiorgiaMeloni and two government ministers for repatriating a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Our correspondent in #Italy @seemagup reports ⤵️
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🇮🇹 #Italian lawmakers on Wednesday extended the country's ban on #surrogacy to couples who seek it abroad, despite warnings the move would damage children's rights. The divisive bill was championed by the far-right party of PM Giorgia #Meloni. More from @seemagup in Rome 👇
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🗞️🇫🇷 "A #French revolution" is what one Italian media called the result of #France's #legislative #election. 🇮🇹 @FRANCE24's correspondent in Rome @seemagup looks at some reactions in #Italy, where far-right PM Giorgia #Meloni has been in power since 2022 ⤵️
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