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(220630) -- ROME, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks during a press conference in Rome, Italy, on June 30, 2022. Italy's Cabinet of Ministers on Thursday approved a measure providing billions of euros in tax cuts and financing for natural gas as the government worked to reduce the economic impacts of surging fuel prices. (Str/Xinhua)

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