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Turetta with his ex-girlfriend whom he is accused of murdering.

Turetta to be extradited to Italy

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Filippo Turetta, the 22-year-old engineering student accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, will be extradited to Italy. Sources say a German court has ordered the extradition.

Two-year-old migrant girl dies after being rescued from sinking vessel

Two-year-old migrant girl dies as boat sinks off Lampedusa

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eight people are missing and a two-year-old migrant girl dies after a boat sinks in waters off Lampedusa. Forty-two people were successfully rescued.

Dolly Parton adn one of the band members from Maneskin with whom she has teamed up for a version of Jolene

Måneskin teams with Dolly Parton on rock version of Jolene

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Country icon Dolly Parton has given her 1973 hit “Jolene” a rock twist, collaborating with Roman rock sensations Måneskin for the track featured on her newly released album, “Rockstar,” which dropped last Friday.

mafia maxi trial held in special calabrian court

Mafia maxi trial sentences more than 200 people

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s mafia maxi trial, the largest of its kind in three decades, convicted over 200 peoples of various crimes. The trial was held in a specially built courtroom in Calabria, where judges heard evidence of ruthless tactics of ’Ndrangheta crime syndicate.

Turetta arrested in Germany on suspicion of murdering Giulia Cecchettin

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Filippo Turetta was arrested on suspicion of murdering his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin. He was apprehended in Germany after an eight-day search.

Giulia Cecchettin, whose body is believed to have been found in the province of Pordenone. The confession of her murderer was revealed on TV programme Quarto Grado

Body found may be that of missing woman Cecchettin

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A body found by firefighters near Barcis in the northern province of Pordenone on Saturday morning is in all likelihood that of Giulia Cecchettin. The young woman went missing in Veneto last weekend along with her ex-boyfriend Filippo Turetta, Venice prosecutor Bruno Cherchi said.

unearthing the Apollo statue at San Casciano dei Bagni

San Casciano dig reveals two-metre-high Apollo statue

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The ongoing archaeological dig at San Casciano baths has uncovered another incredible find. Following on from earlier bronze sculptures, now the archaeologists have unearthed a marble Apollo statue standing around two metres.

Meloni - her cabinet approved the security package

Cabinet endorses security package

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed her satisfaction with the recently approved security package her cabinet endorsed on Thursday.

Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition. Image shows secgtion of one of her works, Judith neheading Holofernes.

Gentileschi exhibition in Genoa

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The life and artistic journey of Artemisia Gentileschi, a groundbreaking 17th-century Baroque artist and feminist trailblazer, unfold in a compelling exhibition titled ‘Artemisia Gentileschi, Courage and Passion’ at Genoa’s Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale).

Public bus in Italy. Photo by form PxHere

Friday’s transport strike reduced to 4 hours

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

CGIL trade union general secretary Maurizio Landini said today he and UIL general secretary Pierpaolo Bombardieri had decided to reduce a transport strike which is part of a 24-hour general strike Friday to just four hours. This out of a sense of responsibility to workers who might face penalties for arriving at work late.