Tag Archives: Italy

Matthijs de Ligt, the 19-year-old Ajax captain who led the Dutch side to the Champions League semifinals, is undergoing a medical ahead of his transfer to Juventus for a reported fee of $83.7 million. Juve released a series of pictures and videos on its official Twitter account showing De Ligt …

Four tigers have mauled their trainer to death during a rehearsal at a circus in southern Italy. One tiger set upon Ettore Weber, 61, on Thursday evening in Triggiano, near Bari, before the other three joined in. They then played with his body in their cage until paramedics and circus …

A huge volcanic eruption has rocked the small Italian island of Stromboli, near Sicily, reportedly sending tourists fleeing in fear for their lives. Columns of black smoke continue to billow from the volcano in the wake of the sudden activity, which alarmed some island visitors so much that they fled …

It’s been a three-horse race this year to be named the world’s most powerful passport, with all top three contenders in Asia. Now, as we enter the second half of 2019, Japan and Singapore have held onto their position as the world’s most travel-friendly passports, with South Korea dropping into …

The remains of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge were blown up in a controlled explosion on Friday, nearly a year after the structure collapsed in a disaster that killed 43 people. Demolition experts brought down the two remaining towers of the highway bridge in dramatic fashion just after 9:30 a.m. local time …

France is starting to close dozens of schools because of a heatwave, with temperatures expected to climb above 40C (104F) in some regions on Thursday. About 50 schools in the Essonne region, just south of Paris, are being shut, as they lack sufficient air conditioning. On Thursday, French BFMTV says, …

The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the highest it has ever been due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening departures at an alarming rate, the UN has warned. “If we do not intervene …

A banner emblazoned with the words “Honor to Mussolini,” unfurled just steps from the Milan piazza where the fascist dictator’s body was hung upside down after his 1945 execution. One-armed salutes and fascist slogans shouted at protests. Italy’s right-wing interior minister skipping commemorations for the 74th anniversary of the country’s …

Rebuilding work on a bridge that collapsed in the Italian city of Genoa last year killing 43 people is expected to be completed by next April despite demolition works running late, the special commissioner for the reconstruction said on Wednesday. The demolition of the Morandi bridge, which gave way last …

Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest. They diagnosed ulnar palsy, or “claw hand”, by analyzing the depiction of his right hand in two artworks. It had been suggested that Leonardo’s hand impairment was caused …

Europeans are among the most pessimistic in the developed world, a new poll has found, as a large number of participants from several major countries across Europe said they feel gloomy about their national outlook, their youth and the world in general. The global survey, conducted annually by YouGov-Cambridge Globalism …

Nearly 40 world leaders and scores of finance officials are gathered in Beijing to build a new platform for international trade and counter US unilateralism and protectionist policies. Dubbed as the Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, they aim to reinvent the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and …

A detailed scientific and technological analysis of Da Vinci’s earliest-known drawing has revealed a hidden, previously unseen sketch, as well as a special skill. In addition to being an inventor, painter, sculptor, mathematician, engineer, amateur botanist, cartographer, and all-around polymath, Leonardo Da Vinci was also ambidextrous, new research into a …

The former boss of a major New York crime gang has died, after serving 33 years of a 139-year prison sentence. Carmine Persico’s lawyer said he died of complications arising from diabetes. He leaves a wife, two children, and 15 grandchildren. The 85-year-old was known as The Snake, a nickname …

A former mayor of Rome has been sentenced to six years in prison for his part in the infiltration of organized crimes into the capital, and immediately vowed to appeal. “I’m innocent, I have always said it and I will repeat before the judges on appeal,” said Gianni Alemanno, mayor …

Nurses and trade union members in a busy Italian emergency department have been accused of releasing an infestation of cockroaches in a bid to be transferred elsewhere or discredit officials. Local media have been following the suspected sabotage since a video emerged on social media of an infestation in a …

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has trolled his detractors on Twitter by sharing a photograph of voodoo dolls in the image of himself, Donald Trump, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A picture of the ragged puppets with the faces of prominent politicians topped the Twitter feed of the sharp-tongued deputy …