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Gladiator star Russell Crowe has Italian ancestor

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Gladiator star Russell Crowe said Wednesday he was seeking his Italian roots and had an ancestor who was from Ascoli Piceno in southern Marche.

Pozzolo whose gun injured a man on New Year's Eve

Meloni “irritated” by Pozzolo New Year’s Eve shooting incident

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni is said to be “irritated” by the case of her party member, Emanuele Pozzolo, whose gun was shot and injured a person on New Year’s Eve. Opposition members have called for his resignation or sacking.

Italy bottom of league for female employment

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In the last quarter of 2022, the rate of female employment, for women aged between 20 and 64, was 55% in Italy.

Emanuele Pozzolo, MP for Brothers of Italy

Pozzolo’s firearms licence to be revoked over New Year’s Eve shooting

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Biella Prefecture is to revoke the gun licence for personal defence issued to Emanuele Pozzolo, MP. A shot fired from Pozzolo’s gun injured a 31-year-old man on New Year’s Eve.

Jam of gondolas in Venice. To combat crowds, a trial of the Venice ticket system will start in 2024.

Venice introduces further measures to curb over-tourism

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Venice introduces new measures in a bid to manage over-tourism in the lagoon city. The size of group tours will now be capped.

Bottle of prosecco in the snow Image by Janusz Walczak from Pixabay

Sparkling year for Italian spumante

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In 2023, Italian spumante will have outsold champagne with an estimated 95million bottles uncorked in Italy during the festive season, compared to around 6million bottles of Champagne.

Sergio Matterrella delivering the President's end of year speech

President’s End of Year Speech 2024 – Love is not domination or possession

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Love is neither domination nor possession, was one of the messages in the Italian President’s End of Year speech. Sergio Mattarella also called for a culture of peace worldwide.

Fireworks Image by meineresterampe from Pixabay

Fireworks crackdown ahead of New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2023December 30, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police seized six tonnes of illegal fireworks in Rome, today. However, there have already been two serious incidents were a man is intensive care and a child lost three fingers due to fireworks incidents.

Woman holding child's hand Image by Ratna Fitry from Pixabay

FdI MP stirs controversy saying being a mother should be girls’ “first aspiration”

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Yesterday, a senator from the right-wing party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stirred controversy by stating young women’s “first aspiration” should be be a mother. Senator Lavinia Mennuni sparked outrage among opposition groups.

Cortellesi film outperforms Barbie in Italian cinemas

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian comedian and actress Paola Cortellesi’s directorial debut, “C’e’ Ancora Domani” (There’s Still Tomorrow) has outperformed Barbie as the highest-grossing film at the Italian box office in 2023.