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Bologna farm preserves seized in botulism crackdown. Image credit: Carabinieri NAS

Bologna farm preserves seized over botulism risk

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

NAS health police have seized 674 kilogrammes of preserves at risk of causing botulism from a farm near Bologna.

Italy faces extreme heat and torrential rain

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is bracing for another week of extreme weather, with searing heat followed by torrential rain, a leading forecaster has warned.

Deputy Permier Tajania and Deputy PM Salvini disagree over German elections. Now over the place of the EU. Salvini remarks about macron result in diplomatic spat

Tajani moves to calm Italy–France row over Salvini remarks

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has sought to defuse tensions with France after fellow Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini remarks sparked a diplomatic complaint from Paris.

Italian “Scamp Twins” become TikTok stars at 83

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two Italian twin sisters have become unlikely TikTok stars at the age of 83. Known as the Scamp Twins, they have amassed over 30,000 followers.

Detail of the gondola showing the 6 prongs and the 'doge's cap'

Tourists tip gondola in Venice while taking selfies

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A gondola capsized in Venice on Sunday morning, sending its gondolier and several tourists tumbling into the canal.

gender violence survivors to speak in schools if PM says so. Red shoes on steps Femicide bill passed unanimously by senate

Facebook shuts down Italian ‘Mia Moglie’ group

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Meta has shut down the Mia Moglie Facebook group where Italian men shared intimate photos of women without their consent, following widespread protests and media attention.

EU risks losing sovereignty says Draghi. Mario Draghi in the Time top 100 most influential people

Draghi: EU must unite after Trump ‘wake-up call’

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mario Draghi warned that Europe must learn to work together and with the US after what he called Donald Trump’s “brutal wake-up call.”

Paola Del Din - first female Italian paratrooper to make a war jump

Paola Del Din – Paratrooper Partisan – reaches 102

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Paola Del Din reached her 102nd birthday on Friday. She was the first female Italian paratrooper to make a war jump.

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Italy Welcomes Formal EU-US Tariffs Deal

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A joint EU-US statement confirming the 15% tariffs deal reached last month in Scotland gives businesses clarity, Palazzo Chigi said Thursday.

Leoncavallo squat Photo: Wikimedia/Marmolada48

Milan police evict historic Leoncavallo squat

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Police on Thursday enforced an eviction order against Milan’s historic Leoncavallo squat, a counter-cultural hub tied to leftist and anarchist movements.