Turin prepares for the Eurovision Song Contest
With only 10 days to go, Turin is in the last throes of preparing for the Eurovision 2022 finals. Forty participants are ready for the finals which start on 10th May.
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The boar are rampant in Rome
Curfew imposed by residents in north of city as wild boar attacks increase. One woman was pushed to the ground in an attack on Sunday.
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Italy wants Ukraine in the EU and will keep backing sanctions, Draghi says
Italy is working to find a diplomatic solution to the Russian war against Ukraine, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said. However, the country is set to keep backing sanctions in the meantime, he told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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FAO says need to stop deforestation to avoid 3.6 gigatonnes of emissions
The Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says halting deforestation and maintaining forests could avoid emitting around 3.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) per year between 2020 and 2050.
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Employment rose in March 2022 except for those aged under 25
ISTAT reports Italy’s employment rate reached 59.9% in March. That equates to 23.04million people employed, the highest since this statistical series record started in 2004.
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Labour Day Speech – President says “The goal is to have zero [workplace] deaths”
Sergio Mattarella celebrates Labour Day on 1st May with a speech to parliament. He says the goal is to have zero workplace deaths. This comes after a spate on deaths over the last year. He also referenced the impact of the Russian war with Ukraine on the economy.
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On this day in history: Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini born
The painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, who is regarded as one of the most important Venetian painters of the early 18th century, was born on this day in 1675 in Venice.
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US Army ‘returns’ birthday cake 77 years after stealing it from Italian girl
In 1945, soldiers from the US army stole a cake cooling on the windowsill in San Pietro near Vicenza. 77 years later, the army replaced the cake on the girl’s 90th birthday.
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Masks required in certain indoor places until 15th June
Masks will continue to be required in certain indoor places in Italy for a further six weeks. The health minister Roberto Speranza made the announcement just days before the indoor mask-wearing rules expire on 30 April.
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Children should have both parents’ surnames court rules
In Italy, children are automatically given their father’s surname. The Constitutional Court ruled this act is not valid in law.
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