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Prosecutors probing deadly Milan fire on slaughter charges

Prosecutors are investigating a deadly Milan fire on Thursday night in which three young people were killed on slaughter charges, judicial sources said Monday.

The emporium managed by a Chinese family was destroyed in a fire in the night between Thu…

Davis Cup: Italy reach finals as Group A winners

Holders Italy have qualified for Novembers Davis Cup finals in Malaga as winners of Group A after beating the Netherlands 2-1 on Sunday.

The Azzurri maintained their perfect record in the group thanks to the victories of Matteo Berrettini and Flavio…

LV Cup semis: Alinghi gets one back over Ineos, 1-4

Swiss team Alinghi surprisingly got one back over Ineos Britannia in the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals off Barcelona Monday to leave the score at 4-1 and with the British team still needing one more win to secure a place in the final against either L…

Fitch upgrades Hellenic Bank’s Shareholder Support Rating to ‘bb’

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Hellenic Bank’s (HB) Shareholder Support Rating (SSR) to ‘bb’ from ‘bb-‘. The upgrade follows the upgrade of Eurobank S.A.’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’, on September 4th, since Eurobank is HB’s…

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Northern Mariana islands

ISTANBUL: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northeast of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The quake hit at 1136GMT at a depth of 32.9 kilometers (20.4 miles) around 263 kilometers (163 miles)…