Deborah Cater

Paolini in French Open semi-final

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In a stunning upset at the French Open, Italy’s No.12 seed Jasmine Paolini edged out No.4 seed Elena Rybakina with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory in 2 hours and 3 minutes. The Italian is in her first Grand Slam/French Open semifinal.

Knox slander conviction reinstated

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Florence court on Wednesday reinstated the Amanda Knox slander conviction for naming former bar owner Patrick Lumumba in relation to the 2007 murder of her flat-mate Meredith Kercher in Perugia.

PM Giorgia Meloni meets Albanian PM Rama at one of the Italian-run migrant centres in Albania

Albanian migrant centres will be operational in August

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two new migrant centres run by Italy in Albania will be operational from 1st August, Premier Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday.

Italian competition authority fines Meta €3.5million

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced on Wednesday that it has imposed a fine of €3.5million on Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. and its parent company Meta Platforms Inc.

Jannik Sinner is Italy's first world no.1 in tennis

Sinner – first Italian world no. 1

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tennis: Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the French Open after hurting his right knee in an epic last 16 win over Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. This means Italy’s Jannik Sinner automatically becomes world no 1 in his place.

Knox back in court in Italy

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Amanda Knox was back in an Italian court today, attending a hearing of the re-trial of a calumny case against her in Florence.

Campania had the best regional tourism figures in the south . Manuel panza 80, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commonsof Italy

Record tourism figures in 2023

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In 2023, Italy achieved record tourism figures with over 134 million arrivals and 451 million overnight stays in accommodation facilities.

Dutch Tourist defaces Herculaneum wall

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 27-year-old Dutch tourist was arrested for defacing an ancient Roman monument. The incident occurred in the historic city of Herculaneum, near Naples.

Judith beheading Holofernes by Donatello - close up, pre restoration

Restored Donatello statue back in Palazzo Vecchio

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Donatello, a master sculptor during the Renaissance in Florence, created a bronze masterpiece of Judith and Holofernes. Following restoration funded by the Friends of Florence Foundation, it is back in the Palazzo Vecchio in historic Florence.

Elly Schlein attacks "Meloni's Europe". Says PES won't ally with ECR or ID at Europe level

PES will never ally with ECR or ID in Europe – Schlein

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein made it clear during an ANSA Forum on Monday that her centre-left group, part of the Party of European Socialists (PES), will never form alliances at the EU level with the right-wing ECR Conservatives or the Identity and Democracy (ID) group.