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Padua prosecutor wants birth certificates cancclled of children of lesbian mothers. Image shows two women with a baby

Prosecutor wants birth certificates cancelled for children of same-sex parents

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A state prosecutor in northern Italy has demanded that 33 birth certificates be cancelled of children born to lesbian couples dating back to 2017. The prosecutor says the name of the nonbiological mother should be removed.

The Largo di Torre Argentina, which house Pompey' Theatre, outside which Julius Caesar was killed, is now open to the public.

Site where Julius Caesar was killed opens to public

June 19, 2023June 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the Ides of March – 15th March – 44BC Julius Caesar was murdered, reportedly in Rome’s central Largo di Torre Argentina. From tomorrow (Tuesday 20th June), the area will be open to the public.

search for 5-year-old girl in former squat in Florence

Police search former Florence squat in search for 5-year-old girl

June 18, 2023June 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Carabinieri police today began a new thorough inspection of a former squat in Florence. It is part of the ongoing search for a 5-year-old girl who lived there with her family.

Trieste which will be celebrating the life and works of James Joyce who lived there for many years.

Trieste preparing for Bloomsday celebration

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Trieste is preparing to host the 14th edition of its annual June 16th Bloomsday celebrations. Home to the great Irish writer James Joyce for many years, the celebration is that of the author and his most famous novel, Ulysses.

YouTube challenge suspected cause of 5-year-old’s death

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Preliminary investigations into a fatal car crash in south Rome on Wednesday suggest the driver and four others travelling in the Lamborghini SUV that crashed into a Smart car were filming a video for a YouTube challenge.

The Borromean islands on Lago Maggiore, fed by river Po runoff, where water levels have risen to average levels following the heavy May rainfall.

May rains put end to river Po drought

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The exceptionally heavy rainfall that affected many parts of northern Italy in May has put an end to the severe drought affecting almost the whole of the river Po, the district basin authority said on today.

Marco Cappato on trial for assisting someone who wanted their lief ended due to severe health issues. Veneto has now agreed to a second a case where a person can follow the path of assisted suicide.

Veneto approves a request for assisted suicide

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Veneto’s regional health authority and ethics committee on Friday approved a request for assisted suicide by a 78-year-old woman with terminal cancer. She filed her plea on the basis of the Constitutional Court’s recent ‘Cappato ruling’.

Police in Verona. An investigation into Verona police brutality sees 5 arrested and 17 investigated.

Verona Police Brutality Investigation

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi spoke yesterday of the Verona Police Brutality investigation which has led to the arrest of five officers. The investigation of 17 others was “of enormous gravity”, he added.

Roma Pride will not apologise to Lazio governor

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Roma Pride said today it will not apologise to Lazio Governor Francesco Rocca for allegedly twisting the agenda for Saturday’s event to lobby in favour of surrogacy. Rocca said an apology would bring the reinstatement of the region’s sponsorship.