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Kellogg sold to Italian candy company: How leaders are responding in the ‘Cereal City’
BATTLE CREEK, MI — Officials are welcoming an Italian sweets company to town as it finalizes a mega deal to buy an iconic Michigan company that helped redefine breakfast. Ferrero Group — the makers of Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and a slew of other...
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From Spielberg and Kubrick’s A.I. to Back to the Future II, Hollywood’s Unsung Visionary Reflects on an Iconic Career [Exclusive]
Summary Collider's Steve Weintraub talks with Malta film commissioner Johann Grech and Hollywood production designer Rick Carter at the 2025 Mediterrane Film Festival. During this interview, Grech discusses plans to expand filmmaking in Malta, the...

Mariska Hargitay is an 'Italian dream' in short white dress during family vacation
Mariska Hargitay is living la dolce vita. Amid a busy summer promoting her emotional directorial debut, the documentary My Mom Jayne, about her late mother Jayne Mansfield, the Law & Order: SVU star is taking a breather in Italy with her husband...
Petrol station explosion in Rome, Italy kills one and injures dozens, mass casualties narrowly avoided
The working-class neighborhood of Prenestino in the southeast of Rome was jolted awake last Friday morning by devastating blasts at a nearby refueling station. When the initial blast occurred, fire fighters and emergency operators were already on...

Italy’s Milan Bergamo airport resumes flights with delays after man sucked into aircraft engine
By Rebecca Ann Hughes with AP Published on 08/07/2025 - 14:44 GMT+2 Orio al Serio airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo suspended flights on Tuesday due to a runway incident. Local media reported that it was caused by someone...

Kanye West in trouble? Sources reveal massive financial strain could be career-threatening
Kanye West is known for getting into trouble, but this time it could cost him everything. People say that Ye is in a lot of money trouble that could end his career. This is because other countries have banned it, the team is breaking up, and there...

Kraft Heinz to sell Italian baby and specialty food business to NewPrinces Group
Summary: The Kraft Heinz Company has entered into an agreement to sell its infant and specialty food business in Italy to NewPrinces Group. Kraft Heinz’s strategy is to drive profitable growth through its Accelerate platforms, including HEINZ...

Battle Creek’s WK Kellogg Co. in Talks to be Acquired by Italian Candymaker Ferrero
WK Kellogg Co. is reportedly close to being sold to Italian candy maker Ferrero for around $3 billion, according to multiple news outlets. // Photo courtesy of WK Kellogg Co.Battle Creek cereal maker WK Kellogg Co. is on the verge of being sold to...

Italian real wages 7.5% lower than in 2021 - OECD
The OECD said in its 2025 Employment Outlook on Wednesday that, at the beginning of this year, real wages were in Italy were 7.5% lower than in early 2021. It said that Italy has seen the largest fall in real wages of all the major OECD economies....

Kraft Heinz to divest infant, specialty food unit in Italy to NewPrinces at US$140M valuation
ITALY – The Kraft Heinz Company has reached a definitive deal to sell its infant and specialty food business in Italy to NewPrinces Group, in line with its strategy to focus on core brands and growth areas. The proposed transaction is expected to...
I moved to Italy for my dream job, then lost it. Now that I'm back in the US, I'm even more motivated to return.
I never really thought I'd live in Italy. Sure, my dad was from there, but we weren't one of those families who had dual citizenship or spent summers on the Amalfi Coast. I didn't even speak Italian — but one opportunity changed everything. Just...

Uncertainty increasing - Istat in report on Italian economy
Growth prospects are being hit by increasing uncertainty, Istat said on Thursday in its report on the Italian economy for May and June. "The uncertainty surrounding the international framework is increasing further," the national statistics agency...

Italy’s Railways Workers Kick Off 21-Hour Strike, Triggering Travel Chaos
(MENAFN) Railway workers across Italy have initiated a 21-hour nationwide strike, severely disrupting travel as they press for enhanced safety measures on construction sites and the renewal of their collective labor agreement. According to a news...

Italian Textile Machinery: 2024 Marked by Challenges and A Light Slowdown
Enhancing the value of Made in Italy must be placed at the heart of the challenges facing the Italian textile machinery industry in the coming years. This was the message emphasized by Marco Salvadè, President of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian...

I quit my job at 42 and got a tattoo. Am I having a midlife crisis?
How bizarre would someone’s actions have to be to be termed a midlife crisis today? Are we still having midlife crises? Because at 43, I think I’m due, and if I am going to have to buy a Maserati Gran Turismo and start shagging a 22-year-old yoga...

Greek Unemployment Down, Challenges Remain: OECD 2025 Report
Greek unemployment rates recorded a notable improvement since the 2010 economic crisis, but the country continues to face serious challenges, according to the OECD Employment Outlook 2025, released on Wednesday. While the average employment rate...

BAE Systems rejects claims from union that Lancashire jobs are at risk
BAE Systems employs 12,000 people across its Samlesbury and Warton sites 5,600 at Samlesbury and 6,400 at Warton. At Warton the final assembly of Typhoons takes place, The Samlesbury plant manufactures the UK workshare of Typhoon major units which...

Italy police bloodhound found dead after eating food laced with nails
The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old, 88-kilogram bloodhound,...
Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast
JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto...

Kraft Heinz Sells Italian Infant Food Business
Kraft Heinz Co. KHC announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its infant and specialty food portfolio in Italy to NewPrinces Group, one of the region’s top food and beverage producers. The financial terms of the...