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Negramaro mourn Antonio Boccuni, Giuliano Sangiorgi's longtime aide, who died at 57
Antonio Boccuni, a Genoa-born aide who had worked with the band since its early years, died suddenly of a heart attack. The Negramaro announced the death on social media with a message of grief.
- Oct 13
Ex Ilva asks to raise furloughed workers to 8,622, nearly double the current 4,450
The request, which reached Taranto unions late on 16 October, would extend the furlough scheme until 28 February 2027 and covers 4,172 more workers than the current authorisation. Taranto carries most of the cuts, following a Milan court order that halted the hot area of the plant.
- Oct 13
Italian cabinet approves autonomy bills for four northern regions and new road code
The cabinet also approved the budget programme document, due in Brussels by 15 October, a decree on the ex Ilva steelworks and a plan for Campi Flegrei. Autonomy bills for Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto now move to Parliament.
- Oct 5
Ex Ilva Taranto hot area to halt Friday as Genoa and Novi Ligure plants face shutdown by 15 November
Acciaierie d'Italia will suspend production in the Taranto hot area from 9 October after a Milan court rejected a request to delay the closure order. The company also announced a temporary general stop of the Genoa and Novi Ligure plants by 15 November.
- Sep 14
Ex Ilva subcontractors strike in Taranto over 2,500 job cuts and plant closure
Around 2,500 subcontracted workers at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto face dismissal following a court order to close the facility's hot-end production area by late October 2026.
- Sep 5
Algerian football federation appoints Brahim Hemdani as national team coach
The Algerian Football Federation has appointed former Marseille captain Brahim Hemdani as head coach, replacing Vladimir Petkovic ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
- Jul 27
Ex Ilva steelworks faces 90-day deadline to shut hot-end area, government scrambles to rewrite sale and save 10,000 jobs
A Milan court order gives Acciaierie d'Italia 90 days to halt the hot-end area in Taranto unless asbestos and emissions are remediated, a step commissioners call technically impossible. The government is now racing to re-scope the sale tender and devise an extraordinary plan for the workforce.