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Sardinial flag - today is regional elections

Sardinia goes to the polls for regional elections

February 25, 2024February 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Sardinians are casting their votes today in crucial regional elections. The voting is often seen as a gauge for national politics.

Skeletons found in tomb under St Mark's Square in Venice

Skeletons unearthed in Venice’s Piazza San Marco

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Skeletons believed to date back to the seventh or eighth century AD have been found during excavations to repair the ‘masegni’ flagstones in St Mark’s Square in Venice, says lead archaeologist Sara Bini.

Drone view of building site where the search continues for a missing construction worker

Search continues for missing construction worker

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The search continues at a supermarket building site in Florence for a missing construction worker. Hopes of finding him alive are dwindling following the tragedy that claimed the lives of four other workers, including one Romanian, two North Africans, and an Italian, on Friday morning.

Florence mourns building site victims

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence paused on Saturday to mourn the victims of Friday’s structural collapse at a supermarket building site, which has claimed the lives of four construction workers and left a fifth still missing and feared dead. Three others are injured.

Messina Harbour, one side of the Messina Strait. A bridge is planned to cross the strait

Messina Strait bridge – government signs agreement to build

February 17, 2024February 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Meloni’s government sign agreement to build the controversial Messina Strait bridge. The bridge would be the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Florence building collapse Image from fire service on social media

Florence building collapse – three dead, others missing

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three workers are dead, three injured but not in a life-threatening condition and two are missing feared dead after a Florence building collapse on Friday, civil protection regional spokesperson Monia Monni said.

Giovanni Barecca and his wife Antonella Salamone. Image: social media

Man kills wife and two children

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Giovanni Barreca and two other individuals have been arrested in connection with the murder of Barreca’s wife and two children. Prosecutors are investigating possible links to a sect or religious fanaticism.

Image of a Rottweiler. A joggers was mauled to death by three dogs identified as Rottweilers

Jogger mauled to death by three dogs

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tragedy struck Sunday morning in Manziana, on the outskirts of Rome, where 39-year-old Paolo Pasqualini was discovered lifeless in the city woods. The jogger was mauled to death by three Rottweilers.

New design for Florence's Amerigo Vespucci Airport with vineyard on the terminal roof. All images © Rafael Viñoly Architects

Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci Airport to get rooftop vineyard

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci Airport is poised to make aviation history with its pioneering approach to sustainability and cultural integration. The announcement of a 19-acre rooftop vineyard, designed by the esteemed Rafael Viñoly Architects, signals a bold leap into the future of airport design.

File footage of Marsican brown bear called Sandrino. this is not the Bear M90 euthanised. However, it is the same species. Image: Marco Tersigni - Flickr under creative commons licence

Bear M90 euthanised in Trento

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Forestry corps members euthanised bear M90 in Trento’s northern province per an order from provincial governor Maurizio Fugatti. The culling occurred in a mountainous region of the lower Val di Sole valley.