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Category: North-east Italy

Year of drought ahead if no rain falls in spring River Po

River Po hits record low at Cremona

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on River Po hits record low at Cremona

Water levels in the River Po at Cremona fell to -8.59 metres, breaking the previous record set in 2022. More than 100 municipalities in Piedmont and Lombardy face critical drinking water shortages.

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NO TAV clashes

2 Germans to remain in custody over TAV clashes

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 2 Germans to remain in custody over TAV clashes

TURIN — A Turin judge on Wednesday ordered that two young German nationals arrested over violent clashes at construction sites for the TAV Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link will remain in custody.

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Bologna riots

Bologna mayor rejects blame for riots

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Bologna mayor rejects blame for riots

Matteo Lepore says Bologna “had two squares” on Monday — one of peaceful solidarity, the other of violence he says has no place in the city. 64 officers were treated for injuries and Meloni condemns the riots as unjustifiable.

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Leaning tower of Bologna and sister tower. The city's mayor accused the government of sending blackshirts in November 2024 to the city Man dies after being restrained by police in Bologna

Man dies during police intervention in Bologna

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Man dies during police intervention in Bologna

Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man with a regular visa, died after being restrained by police in the Pilastro neighbourhood on Sunday. The incident is now drawing comparisons to previous deaths in police custody and prompting a parliamentary question.

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Ink by Danny Boyle to open Venice Film Festival 2026

Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ to open 83rd Venice Film Festival

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ to open 83rd Venice Film Festival

The Oscar and BAFTA-winning director’s adaptation of the acclaimed stage play, Ink, about the birth of The Sun and the rise of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire will have its world premiere on the Lido on 2nd September

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Bolzano courthouse collapses

Bolzano courthouse partially collapses

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Bolzano courthouse partially collapses

A quarter of the Fascist-era Bolzano courthouse caved in early on Thursday during renovation work. Fortunately, only three cleaners were inside with one suffering minor scratches, in what the court’s president called a miracle.

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Po Delta clams and mussels (clams pictured) are dying due to heat

Heatwave kills off Po Delta’s clams and mussels

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Heatwave kills off Po Delta’s clams and mussels

Lagoon water temperatures of 32 degrees are starving clams and mussels of oxygen and fuelling algae blooms not seen in a decade. It is resulting in losses of up to 100% in some areas.

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Construction worker dies on Padua site ongoing heatwave claims another life. Image credit: shutterstock

Worker dies of suspected heat stroke at Padua building site

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Worker dies of suspected heat stroke at Padua building site

Stefano Tonin, 57, collapsed at a construction site in San Martino di Lupari on Wednesday afternoon. This despite a regional ordinance prohibiting outdoor work during the hottest part of the day. Padua prosecutors and workplace safety inspectors are now investigating.

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San Stino di Livenza in Venice, where a 17-year-old stabbed his aunt to death and threw her body in the river.

Teenager stabs aunt to death and throws body into Livenza river

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Teenager stabs aunt to death and throws body into Livenza river

A 17-year-old boy has confessed to stabbing his 53-year-old aunt Chiara Guerra and disposing of her body in the Livenza river near their home in San Stino di Livenza, in the Metropolitan City of Venice.

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Beatrice Venezi backed by minister for La Fenice

Venezi formally contests La Fenice dismissal

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Venezi formally contests La Fenice dismissal

The conductor Beatrice Venezi has declared her sacking null and discriminatory, launching a legal challenge against the opera house that fired her before she ever raised a baton as its musical director.

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Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

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