Culture
On This Day: children’s author Gianni Rodari dies
The creator of beloved vegetable rebel Cipollino, Gianni Rodari, winner of children’s literature’s highest honour, passed away on 14 April 1980.
Life in Italy
Binge drinking: 4.5 million Italians indulge
A new study from Italy’s National Alcohol Observatory paints a stark picture of drinking habits across the country, with binge drinking almost doubling among women in a decade and the elderly among the most at-risk and least-treated groups.
Environment
Damaged Russian tanker may explode Italy warns
A damaged Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas is drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean, raising fears of a potential environmental disaster off the southern coast of Italy.
Storms and heavy snow sweep Italian peninsula
A low-pressure system sweeping across Italy has brought heavy rain, strong winds and heavy snow to large parts of the country, with the worst conditions reported in the north-west and further storms forecast for the south.
Violent storms trigger landslide on Amalfi Coast
A landslide struck the Amalfi Coast on Friday as central and southern Italy continued to be battered by violent rainstorms. The slide severed the main coastal road between Vietri sul Mare and Cetara, prompting a local mayor to close schools as a precaution.
