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Tuscany declares drought emergency

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Wednesday, Tuscany became the first central Italian region to declare a drought emergency. This follows on from the five northern regions last week.

Pesaro officially designated Italy’s culture capital 2024

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three months after the initial announcement, the government confirms Pesaro as Italy’s Capital of Culture for 2024.

Govt set to declare drought state of emergency

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Health Undersecretary indicates the government is set to declare a drought state of emergency. Italy is suffering from its worst drought in 70 years.

Rubbish piuled up by bins in front of the Circus Maximus in Rome

Romans write to UNESCO over ‘mortifying’ scenes of rubbish

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome, a city of history and beauty that sadly most of the time looks like a teenager’s bedroom filled with rubbish. Artists, professors and environmentalists have appealed to UNESCO to remind the city’s council of its duty to keep it clean.

Caravaggio work turns ‘tactile’ for the blind

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tactile 3-D reproduction of Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes means the visually challenged can now trace the lines of the masterpiece in Rome.

Trevi Fountain, Rome. Image: wikipedia creative commmons license

On this day in History: Trevi Fountain inaugurated

May 22, 2022May 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In 1762, Pope Clement XIII officially opened the iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome. The fountain now helps raise money for the poor.

Bar fined over price of espresso

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A customer calls police as bar charges more than price displayed for an espresso. The police then fined the bar €1000.

Cull wild boar says government as ASF spreads and baor invade Rome

Plan to cull wild boar due to African Swine Fever outbreak

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The government is working on a plan to cull wild boar, after several cases of swine fever were detected in Rome. The boar are also increasingly encroaching into residential areas.

wild boar in Rome found with African swine fever

City of Rome bans picnics as it battles wild boar incursions

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The city acts to contain the wild boar population after African swine fever detected in body of dead animal. Picnics have been banned and bins fenced off.