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Bardonecchia in aftermath of wave of mud. Cars and camper vans piled up covered in mud

Bardonecchia hit by wave of mud after landslide – missing people found

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Five people reported missing in Bardonecchia, after a wave of mud, water and detritus swept through the town on Sunday night, have been traced.

Prison inmate prevented from committing suicide in Potenza

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Penitentiary police officers have intervened to prevent a young inmate from committing suicide at a prison in Potenza. The incident took place on 10 August.

Mancii resigns as Italy football coach. The image shows him holding the Euro 2020 trophy

Mancini resigns as Italy football coach

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Roberto Mancini has resigned as coach of Italy’s national soccer team, the Italian football federation (Figc) said on Sunday.

Michela Murgia who died from cancer on 10th August 2023.

Italy mourns novelist Michela Murgia

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Today, Italy mourns left-wing novelist, playwright and journalist Michela Murgia, who has died at the age of 51 after a battle against cancer.

Is Milan worth visiting? Milan Piazza del Duomo. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Creator: Michael Kuhn

More instances of mindless vandalism and outright stupidity

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan is the scene of the latest set of idiotic actions and vandalism by youngsters. First, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is vandalised, then tourists scale the spire of Milan cathedral.

Italian bank stocks regain value following windfall tax clarification

August 9, 2023September 12, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s bank stocks regained much of the value they lost on Tuesday after clarification from the government. The 40% windfall tax will be capped at 0.1% of an institutes’ assets.

Handout photograph taken on August 5, 2023 by Italian Coastguard (Guardia Costeria) and released on August 6, 2023, shows a rescue operation that took place south of Lampedusa after a migrant shipwreck,

41 reported dead in latest shipwreck off Lampedusa

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Survivors reported 41 people died in the latest shipwreck in the Strait of Sicily, sources said Wednesday. This is the latest in a long series of shipwrecks off Lampedusa island.

Messina Denaro when he was arrested in january 2023 after 30 years on the run

Messina Denaro admitted to hospital

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Jailed Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been taken from L’Aquila’s maximum-security jail and admitted to the city’s San Salvatore hospital, sources said on Tuesday.

A grid of four Italian banks, which have been hit by a surpprise windfall tax by the government

Windfall tax sends bank shares plummeting

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The share prices of Italian banks plummeted on Tuesday after the government announced on Monday that it was imposing a 40% windfall tax on lenders’ surplus profits.

Omnibus decree will address reforms to taxis, one of which is pictured in an empty Italian square.

Cabinet to examine Omnibus decree over taxis and air transport

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet on Monday is set to examine the so-called Omnibus decree. The decree has measures for a variety of sectors, including taxis and air transport.