the vote, with Enrico Michetti taking the remaining 40% after polls closed on the second day of

capture Italy's premiership in the next national election.... Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta

) and was tectonic in nature.( Reporting by Enrico Dela Cruz; Editing by Sam Holmes)....

On February 7th, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta participated in the opening ceremony of the

by the national disaster agency up to now.( Reporting by Enrico Dela Cruz and Karen Lema; Editing by

The PD won outright in the financial capital Milan as well as Bologna and Naples, getting more than 50% of the votes and thus avoiding the need for a run-off.... In Rome, former economy minister Roberto Gualtieri is expected to pick up most of the votes that went in the first round to Raggi and to Carlo Calenda, an independent centrist.... Raggi has decided not to endorse either of the remaining candidates....

. Comedians Fuquan Johnson, 42, and Enrico Colangeli, 48, died from suspected drug overdoses following a

ROME( Reuters)-Centre-left candidates looked set to win resounding victories in mayoral elections in Rome and Turin, according to exit polls on Monday that predicted they had swept aside centre-right opponents in run-off ballots.If the exit polls are confirmed they will complete a round of centre-left triumphs in Italy's largest cities and mark a setback for the rightist alliance which is nonetheless favourite to win the next national election due in 2023. Centre-left candidates had already easi

MANILA( Reuters)-At least 49 people died in the central Philippine province of Bohol, one of the worst-hit areas after a powerful typhoon slammed into the country last week, provincial governor Arthur Yap said on Sunday, as relief operations continued. The official death toll as reported by the national disaster agency still remains at 31 and does not account for the updated numbers from Bohol. The disaster agency, when asked if they were aware of the Bohol numbers, said its operations unit was

MANILA( Reuters)-The political party of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has endorsed Ferdinand Marcos Jr's presidential bid, the Manila Standard reported on Tuesday, citing a resolution. Officials of the ruling PDP-LABAN party did not respond to requests to confirm the news report, but said an announcement would be made at a news conference at 0200 GMT. Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, is leading in opinion polls by a wide margin ahead of the Ma