Italy

Exports fell by 3.1 percent annually to $22.3 billion, while imports rose 2.7 percent to $29.8 billion, leading to a foreign trade deficit of $7.46 billion in November, up 24.9 percent from a year ago.

The acquisition of Italian giant Piaggio Aerospace by the Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle producer Baykar marks a milestone for the Turkish aviation industry, according to experts.

Founded in 1884, Piaggio Aerospace is best known for producing P.180 Avanti business jets, and aircraft engines.

Italy last week approved the sale of the company to Baykar.

End-of-year pieces typically highlight the milestones of the past year. For a food writer, it's about the best meals savored; for a wine writer, it's the finest bottles uncorked. This year, my memory is foggy, the only memory I recall vividly is our bizarre trip to Provence with my daughter who is 28.

The number of trips made by residents of Bulgaria abroad in November reached 638,000, up 11.3% compared with November 2023, the National Institute of Statistics said on Friday.

Greens and Reds travelled well over Christmas and returned to Greece with precious road wins in Germany and Italy respectively, for a happy end to their year in the Euroleague.

Olympiakos edged out Armani Milano by the smallest of margins, 84-83, on Thursday and improved its record further to 12-6 and go joint top of the table along with Monaco.

A Greek father has donated part of his liver to his 11-month-old daughter for transplantation surgery performed at a Turin hospital following two unsuccessful operations in Greece. 

Turkish drone maker Baykar has bought Italian aircraft producer Piaggio Aerospace, Italy's industry ministry has said, without disclosing financial details.

Piaggio Aerospace - unconnected to Vespa scooters maker Piaggio - had been under government-controlled special administration since filing for protection from creditors in 2018.

An Italian journalist, Cecelia Sala, who was in Iran on business, was arrested on December 19 by Tehran police, the Italian Foreign Ministry said today.

Italy has approved the sale of Piaggio Aerospace, the country's aviation giant, to the Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) producer Baykar.

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