Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns as political crisis escalates

From cnbc.com

Italy is facing more political turmoil after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday, at a time when the country faces a severe health and economic crisis. Italy has been embroiled in political uncertainty over the past three weeks after a small party, Italia Viva, decided to exit the coalition government led by Conte. The rupture in the executive came after a dispute over EU pandemic recovery funds, and how they are disbursed, which has plunged the nation into instability. Earlier on Tuesday, Conte, who has no political affiliation, told his ministers that he is resigning. He then handed in his official ... (full story)