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Russia builds engine for CR929 aircraft

InlateSeptember2017,China’sAeroEngineCorporationsignedamemorandumofunderstandingoncooperationwiththeRussianstate-ownedUnitedEngineCorporation(UEC),partofROSTECc

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Italy’s centre-right wins big in mayoral elections

Italy’scentre-rightpartieswerethebigwinnersinmayoralelectionsonSunday,partialresultsshowed,inavotelikelytoputpressureonthecentre-leftgovernmentaheadofnationalel

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Italy's Renzi defies foes, opens way for party leadership battle

Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday, opening the way for a leadership fight in which he will take on rivals threatening to split the centre-left.

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Eurosceptic party makes big leap in Italy elections

​Mayoral runoffs held in Italy on Sunday sent a severe blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, as anti- establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) won in the key cities of Rome and Turin against the ruling Democratic Party (PD), official data showed on Monday.

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Roundup: Anti-establishment M5S movement set to win mayoral race in Rome

​Anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) candidate Virginia Raggi, 37, is set to become the first woman mayor of Rome after winning at least 67.5 percent of the vote in Sunday's runoff elections, according to the exit poll.

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New arrests for alleged mafia-like network in Rome involve politicians, spark tensions

Italian police arrested 44 people on Thursday in the latest development of a major probe against an alleged mafia-like ring based in Rome.

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Italy's constitutional reforms enter "crucial week"

Italian constitutional reforms has entered a decisive phase this week, with the Senate assembly expected to receive the draft law between Wednesday and Thursday and thus begin discussing the future shape of the country.

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Italy centre-left party leader asks for a new gov't

Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) asked for an urgent change of government to give a boost to reforms on Thursday, in a decision that could trigger the resignation of Prime Minister Enrico Letta.

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Italy's Renzi continues rush for reforms amid dissent

Matteo Renzi, the leader of Italy's center-left Democratic Party (PD), the biggest in the ruling coalition, on Wednesday played down the importance of some dissent within his party and went ahead to outline an agenda of reforms that he was urging the country's coalition government to introduce.

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Italy's newly named PM vows coalition gov't to enact reforms

Road for forming the new government was finally opened on Wednesday after Enrico Letta, a center-left politician named by President Giorgio Napolitano as the new Italian prime minister, said he will get started immediately to overcome impasse.