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Members of Italy's youth-driven Sardine Movement rally in Rome, in their bid to further shake up the country's politics and battle xenophobia. The "Sardines" have become a symbol of protest against the far-right firebrand leader Matteo Salvini, who served as interior minister and deputy prime minister in Italy's previous coalition government and cracked down on immigration. IMAGES
The far-right National Rally's (RN) Marine Le Pen meets Matteo Salvini, head of Italy's anti-immigrant League party in Brussels, following the European elections, which saw the far-right make big gains. IMAGES
Trade unions hold an anti-fascist protest in Rome, after violent protests last week in the centre of the city against the extension of the government's coronavirus pass led to a storming of the CGIL trade union. Calls have grown in Italy for a ban on the far-right group Forza Nuova, whose leaders were among those arrested after the storming of the union. IMAGES
Medical staff at Rome's Spallanzani hospital receive the PFizer-BioNTech vaccination as IMAGES
A van carrying the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrives at Rome's Spallanzani hospital where medical staff will get innoculated from Sunday. The vaccine will be dispatched into other regions from Italy from the hospital. IMAGES