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quakes in Campi Flegrei. View of area from ISS. Credit: Por AlMare - NASA, Dominio público, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=959763

More quakes in Campi Flegrei

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the seismically active Campi Flegrei area near Naples on Tuesday. There were further quakes in Campi Flegrei on Wednesday.

Malaga Italian Film Festival features Camilleri tribute

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Malaga Italian Film Festival returns for its eighth edition from 15 to 24 May 2025, offering a line-up of contemporary Italian cinema.

Police investigate new suspect in Poggi murder

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police conducted multiple searches on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation into the 2007 murder of Chiara Poggi.

Puglia the focus this week at Expo 2025 Osaka

Puglia Takes Centre Stage at Expo 2025 Osaka

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Puglia is the focus of events at Expo 2025 Osaka until 17 May, highlighting aerospace, culture, food, and investment. The region is leading activities in the Italy Pavilion during The Future of Community and Mobility Week.

Italy stands firm refusing to ratify ESM reform

Italy under pressure to ratify ESM reform

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy came under renewed pressure on Monday to ratify the reform of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), as several EU finance ministers raised the issue during the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.

Murderer commits suicide by jumping from Milan duomo

Murderer dies in fall from Milan duomo

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A convicted murderer who had gone on the run after a stabbing incident in Milan has died after falling from the city’s iconic cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.

Celebrating 300 years of the Spanish Steps

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Keats-Shelley House in Rome launched a new exhibition to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Spanish Steps. Titled The Spanish Steps, Revisited the exhibition opened on 1 May 2025 and will run until 1 November 2025.

Government chaleenges Tuscany's assisted suicide ruling

Government challenges Tuscany’s Assisted Suicide Law

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian government on Friday formally challenged a controversial law passed by the Tuscany region in March, which regulates assisted suicide. It is the first time such legislation has been approved at a regional level in Italy.

salvage operation of Bayesian superyacht during which a diver died Photograph: Giovanni Isolino/AFP/Getty Images

Diver dies during Bayesian superyacht salvage

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Salvage operations to recover the Bayesian superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily last August, have been suspended following the death of a diver involved in the recovery effort.

Italian leaders send letters of support to the new pope. Image credit: Vatican

Italy welcomes Pope Leo XIV with letters of support

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, a crowd of more than 150,000 people surged into the area around St. Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican confirmed that Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, had been elected as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Italian […]