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Church in Portacomaro which the Pope visited. Incola, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Pope visits family hometown and celebrates cousin’s 90th birthday

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pope visits family hometown and celebrates cousin’s 90th birthday

Pope Francis returned to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy on Saturday for the first time since ascending the papacy. He also celebrated the 90th birthday of a second cousin.

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monza request match postponement after Mari stabbed

Monza request match postponement after Marí stabbed in Milan

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Monza request match postponement after Marí stabbed in Milan

Following the fatal stabbing spree in a Milan supermarket yesterday, Monza football team have requested a match postponement. Pablo Marí, on loan from Arsenal, was one of the people injured in the attack.

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International Breast Cancer day marked with Jolie mural showing mastectomy scars

Mural of Jolie with mastectomy scars appears in Milan square

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mural of Jolie with mastectomy scars appears in Milan square

A mural of Angelina Jolie with her mastectomy scars appeared in a Milan square Wednesday to mark International breast cancer day.

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Lake Garda drownings

Another person dies in Lake Garda as search for body of British father continues

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Another person dies in Lake Garda as search for body of British father continues

Lake Garda drownings this month climb to six, as the search for British father Aran Chada continues.

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melting glacier moves Swiss-Italian border

Where are we? Melting glacier shifts Italian-Swiss border

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Where are we? Melting glacier shifts Italian-Swiss border

The Alpine border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier. The location of an Italian mountain lodge is now in dispute.

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Pesto - the taste of Genoa, Italy

The Food of Italy: Genoa and Pesto

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The Food of Italy: Genoa and Pesto

Continuing the ItalyNewsOnline series on the culinary delights of Italy, we head to Genoa for a condiment that now has a worldwide following – pesto.

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Fridays for future Turin. Image by ars Electronica via Flickr.com under Creative Commons license

Turin is next ‘Fridays for Future (FFF)’ capital

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Turin is next ‘Fridays for Future (FFF)’ capital

Turin is the Fridays For Future (FFF) capital for five days next week when it hosts the movement’s second European Meeting from July 25 to 29. Activists from 55 different countries will take part in debates, workshops and conferences.

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Morandi Bridge collapse trial

Genoa bridge collapse trial postponed until September

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Genoa bridge collapse trial postponed until September

First hearing of the trial of 59 defendants over fatal collapse of Morandi Bridge in 2018 ends ‘prematurely’. It will continue in September.

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State of emergency for drought hit northern Italy

State of Emergency declared in five northern regions of Italy

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on State of Emergency declared in five northern regions of Italy

Italy declares a state of emergency in five northern regions over a worsening drought. The cabinet approved a state of emergency in Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto until December 31.

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Lombardy drought

Climate Crisis: Lombardy drought ‘worst-ever’

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Climate Crisis: Lombardy drought ‘worst-ever’

Governor Attilio Fontana said on Monday the current Lombardy drought is the worst his region has experienced. The drought is affecting the whole country with the north particularly hard hit.

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Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

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Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index

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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

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
Umbrian plateau with lentil bloom https://www.flickr.com/photos/andolfato/29656325828/in/photostream/ Under Creative Commons BY_NC 2.0

Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater
tourist tax revenues in Florence highest in Italy for 2024

Florence named best city in Europe by Travel + Leisure readers

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Deborah Cater

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