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Italy allows charity rescue ships to dock

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two charity rescue ships that had been waiting for days to disembark were given permission to dock after one of them issued an ultimatum. There were over 430 on board the two vessels.

Rubbish piuled up by bins in front of the Circus Maximus in Rome

Romans write to UNESCO over ‘mortifying’ scenes of rubbish

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome, a city of history and beauty that sadly most of the time looks like a teenager’s bedroom filled with rubbish. Artists, professors and environmentalists have appealed to UNESCO to remind the city’s council of its duty to keep it clean.

Cork tree forest in Sardinia - agriculture

Food and Agriculture in Sardinia

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Agriculture: Sardinia produced a record-breaking almost 50 metre ricotta – the largest in the world. Meanwhile, the international cork promotion campaign highlighted Sardinia’s contribution to the Italian cork production.

Garden dedicated to Diabolik sisters

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan is dedicating a garden to sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani, creators of the iconic Diabolik character.

Caravaggio work turns ‘tactile’ for the blind

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tactile 3-D reproduction of Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes means the visually challenged can now trace the lines of the masterpiece in Rome.

Human genome of Pompeii victim sequenced for the first time

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Scientists successfully sequence the genome of a man who died in Pompeii in 79 AD for the first time. Their findings show that he shared similar DNA to modern central Italians and other people who lived in Italy during the Roman imperial age.

Mottarone relatives feel “abandoned” on first anniversary of the cable-car disaster

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Today is the first anniversary of the Mottarone tragedy. Investigation into the incident is still ongoing, but one of the victims’ relatives says they feel “abandoned”. The only survivor of the disaster is part of a bitter custody battle.

Pilot of a Tiger Moth suffers heart attack in air

Pilot has heart attack, lands plane, then dies

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

During the filming of Marco Paolini’s latest film, the pilot of a Tiger Moth had a heart attack in the air. The incident happened at Romeo Sartori Aerodrome at Asiago near Vicenza.