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Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives at the Quirinale Palace in Rome for the guard of honour as he is sworn in for a second term. Mattarella, a former constitutional court judge who has already served seven years as Italy's president, was elected after parliament begged him to stay on to stave off a looming political crisis, and few expect the 80-year-old to see through another full term. IMAGES
Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives at Rome's Spallanzani Hospital to receive his vaccine against Covid-19. The 79-year-old president received his jab along with other people from his age group, born in 1941 or before. Italy on Monday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 official coronavirus deaths, amid warnings the spread of new variants is fuelling a fresh wave of infections. IMAGES
Former ECB head Mario Draghi leaves the Italian presidential palace after being charged by Italy's president to form a new government, saying the country faced a "difficult moment". IMAGES
Italy launched talks on Wednesday aiming to break political deadlock between anti-establishment and far-right leaders and form a new government a month after a general election. IMAGES
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomes Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in the Planalto palace in Brasilia. IMAGES