Repatriation of victims of Mestre bus crash
The bodies of the 20 foreign victims of Tuesday’s Mestre bus crash will be repatriated very quickly, Venice Prefect Michele Di Bari said on Friday.
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On this day in history: Mary of Modena born
Mary of Modena, the controversial Queen Consort of James II of England was born on 5th October, 1658. She was the daughter of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena, and his wife, Laura Martinozzi.
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Evacuation plan for Campi Flegrei
An evacuation plan for the Campi Flegrei volcanic and seismic zone is to be drawn up within three months. This is according to the draft of the decree on the Phlegraean Fields, developed by the Ministry for Civil Protection.
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On this day in history: Introduction of The Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western or Christian calendar, is the most widely used calendar system in the world today. The date of 4th October 1582 was the last date of the Julian Calendar.
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Mestre bus tragedy: 21 dead
Italy was in shock on Wednesday after 21 people died in a Mestre bus tragedy. On Tuesday evening, a bus plunged from an overpass above a railway line between the Venice districts of Mestre and Marghera.
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Campi Flegrei Naples shaken by tremors
Hundreds of small tremors have shaken the densely populated Campi Flegrei, volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks. As a result, the government is rapidly redrafting mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption.
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North African migrant situation is “explosive” – Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni said today the situation North African migrant situation was “explosive”. Almost 135,000 have arrived by boat this year.
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Last Generation naked flash mob in Turin
Several Ultima Generazione (Last Generation, UG) climate crisis activists were fined €3,300 each for public indecency. They took part in a naked flash mob on a central Turin bridge on Saturday.
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Meloni “astonished” by Catania court ruling
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday expressed shock at a Catania court ruling which released three Tunisian migrants from detention. They were freed on the grounds that measures in a recent government decree are allegedly illegitimate.
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Pompeii politician bought votes with bread
Pompeii Archaeological sites unearth tangible proof that vote buying was not uncommon in ancient Pompeii. In one particular case, bread was the dough which brought in the votes.
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