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On this day in history: Introduction of The Gregorian Calendar

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Mestre bus tragedy - removal of bus by crane. Image by fire brigade

Mestre bus tragedy: 21 dead

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Aerial view of the caldera at Campi Flegrei. A second earthquake in a week was reported on 15th March 2025

Campi Flegrei Naples shaken by tremors

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

wreath floating on the sea in commemoration of October 3rd 2013 massacre of migrants in boat fire.

North African migrant situation is “explosive” – Meloni

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni said today the situation North African migrant situation was “explosive”. Almost 135,000 have arrived by boat this year.

Last Generation naked flash mob in Turin

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Giorgia Meloni in a red suit, who has expressed astonishment at a Catania court ruling

Meloni “astonished” by Catania court ruling

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Pompeii politician bought votes with bread

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

judge frees three migrants calling government decree illegitimate. Now a new deal with Albania for processing Asylum seekers is passed by Lower House.

Judge frees three migrants declaring government measures illegitimate

September 30, 2023September 30, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A judge frees three migrants saying government measures against them under a new migrant-crackdown decree were illegitimate in a test case.

Workplace fatalities continue in Italy

September 30, 2023September 30, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A worker was crushed to death in a quarry near Treviso in northern Italy on Saturday. The grim spate of workplace fatalities continues in the country.

Meloni arrives at Med9 summit where the Asylum Pact

European Migration and Asylum Pact – Italy to make counter-amendment

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A German amendment on NGOs to a proposed European Migration and Asylum Pact is a step backward. It led to Italy asking for time to consider the accord and make a counter-amendment, Premier Giorgia Meloni said Friday.