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extreme weather warning for central and northern Italy

Intense weather phenomena predicted in Italy

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The civil protection department has predicted intense weather with violent thunderstorms across central and southern Italy tomorrow.

Bee SOS: Italian honey harvest halved due to extreme weather in 2022

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

2022’s climate has seen many extreme events – from drought to storms – which have impacted the Italian honey harvest. Halved from the calculated production potential, the bees are struggling.

Sicilian playground bans mobile phones

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Sicilian playground bans mobile phones. It has become the first public space in Italy to ban children and adults from using their smartphones.

Italy not the most popular destination with working expats

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

InterNation’s Expat Insider Report 2022 reveals the best and worst destinations for living and working abroad. Italy ranked 44th out of 52 countries in the report.

Detail from assumption of the virgin by Titian

On this day in history: Renaissance artist Titian died

August 27, 2022November 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tiziano Vecellio, the artist better known as Titian, died in Venice on August 27th, 1576. Regarded as the greatest painter of 16th century Venice, Titian is believed to have succumbed to the plague.

5 of Italy’s Top Opera Houses

August 27, 2022October 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

As the birthplace of opera, Italy is one of the best places in the world to enjoy this musical art form. ItalyNewsOnline looks at 5 of Italy’s top opera houses.

ration gas and elctricity Power blackouts due to heatwave

Need to ration gas and electricity if prices don’t fall, says Salvini

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The government must move fast to help Italian households and businesses hit by a record rise in gas and electricity prices amid the Ukraine war, League leader Matteo Salvini said on Friday. The only solution may be to ration gas and electricity.

Pavarotti performing at UN event. Image credit: United Nations Photo on Flickr.com under creative commons license.

Pavarotti gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

August 26, 2022August 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Late Italian superstar tenor Luciano Pavarotti now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Almost 25 years to the day after his death, the tenor’s achievements are celebrated.

Woman beaten to death - femicide rates in Italy reach high levels

Italian Justice Minister sends in inspectors over case of woman killed by ex

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Justice Minister Marta Cartabia is sending in inspectors to see whether prompt and appropriate action had been taken in the case of a woman beaten to death in Bologna on Wednesday.

Vesuvius eruption 79AD resulted in burial of Pompeii

On this day in history: Mount Vesuvius eruption 79AD

August 25, 2022August 24, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Traditionally, 24-25th August is the date of the deadly Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79AD. One of the worst in European history, it buried the ancient cities of Pompeii, Oplontis and Stabiae and Herculaneum.