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Why Venice’s Grand Canal turned fluorescent green

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Last Sunday residents woke to find a patch of Venice’s Grand Canal was fluorescent green. A number of theories were bandied about. Officials now know what has caused the dramatic change of colour, but not how.

Short-stay rentals to be banned in Florence historic centre Time Out places Florence ninth in world for culture

Florence to stop short-stay rentals in UNESCO areas

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence is to stop short-stay rentals in its UNESCO areas, Mayor Dario Nardella said on Thursday. The aim is to preserve local residence in the areas.

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Four dead in Lago Maggiore boating accident

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Four people died and around 18 survived after a tourist boat capsized and sank in a storm on Lago Maggiore in northern Italy.

Piazza della Loggia. Massacre took place here 49 years ago.

49th anniversary of Piazza della Loggia massacre

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The remembrance ceremony for the eight victims of the Piazza della Loggia massacre starts with the tolling of eight bells. 49 years ago today, eight people died and 102 were injured in Brescia’s Piazza Loggia when a bomb exploded.

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Ancient books frozen to salvage them from flood damage

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A number of ancient books and manuscripts are now in industrial-sized freezers at -25C in a bid to rid them of excess water. The documents were affected by the deadly floods last week in Emilia-Romagna and Le Marche.

The green architecture Fo.Ro. project. Images courtesy of https://www.foroliving.it/

Star architect to design Rome’s first green architecture

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Top architect Mario Cucinella is to design Rome’s first foray into green architecture, the ‘Fo.Ro’. The Foresta Romana (Roman Forest) project aims to vie with Milan’s iconic Vertical Forest designed by another famous architect, Stefano Boeri.

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Video of police beating transsexual goes viral

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A video went viral in Italy showing Milan police beating a transsexual using truncheons and pepper spray. Parents had called the police saying she was bothering children at the school gates.

emergency package of 2billion euros for flood affected Emilia-Romagna and Marche

Two-billion-euro emergency package for Emilia-Romagna & Marche

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

PM Giorgia Meloni said today her cabinet approved a two-billion-euro decree with an emergency package for the areas of Emilia-Romagna and Marche. The regions were hit by last week’s devastating floods that claimed 14 lives and caused huge damage to the local economy and infrastructure.

Collapse of Morandi bridge in Genoa in 2018

Former ASPI exec knew of Morandi bridge collapse risk

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A former executive for highways company ASPI told the Morandi bridge trial he knew there was a risk of collapse years before it happened. The incident claimed 43 lives in Genoa on August 14, 2018.

Floods - fire service at work. Image courtesy of Vigili del fuoco on Twitter

Floods – red alert for Emilia Romagna as rain returns

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Emilia-Romagna remains on red alert on Saturday with rain returning to the north-eastern region. This week’s devastating floods claimed 14 lives, with over 36,000 evacuated.