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The main question in the discussions in almost all media is whether Italy is a racist country, and many authors conclude that it is, Turin s Stampa writes. A young man whose name was not mentioned initially by the media, as the paper writes, was treated as another anonymous victim of illegal migration, was named Musa Baide. Fifteen days ago, he was badly beaten by three young Italian men, and after the time spent in hospital, he was placed in isolation in the deportation center. His lawyer stated that Musa could not understand why he ended up in prison. The media and human rights organizations criticize the actions of the authorities, which placed the victim in prison and left the aggressors at large, as the general secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party, Maurizio Acerbo, said.
Italy s Draghi sets out plan to rebuild virus-hit nation By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-19 09:08
Italy s new Prime Minister Mario Draghi sits in his place at the Lower House of Montecitorio before submitting his government to a vote of confidence, in Rome on February 18, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Italy s new Prime Minister Mario Draghi has prioritized COVID-19 vaccine distribution and promised sweeping reforms to revitalize the nation s battered economy in his first speech to parliament.
Ahead of a confidence vote he easily won, the former European Central Bank chief said his government would be more sustainable, environmentally conscious, staunchly pro-European and oriented toward technological and digital reforms, according to the Associated Press news agency.