Maenza, a village near Rome, the latest to join €1 sell-off
Maenza, near Rome, joins the list of Italian towns and villages selling off homes at bargain prices to attract new inhabitants.
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Sardinia’s pink sand stolen from the beaches
The return of tourists to the island of Sardinia sees an increase of the theft of pink sand, pebbles and shells from Sardinia’s protected beaches.
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Mummified remains in uncovered tomb in Pompeii
The tomb of Marcus Venerius Secundio, an emancipated slave, discovered at Porta Sarno with mummified human remains.
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Balloonist dies in Siena accident
A 40-year-old hot air balloonist dies today in Siena. She was thrown from the aircraft’s basket.
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Outrage as two politicians propose renaming public spaces after fascists
Politicians in Rome and Latina suggest renaming public spaces after Hitler and the brother of Mussolini.
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‘Lucifer’ heatwave scorches Sicily with 48.8º
The province of Siracusa registered a temperature of 48.8°C on Wednesday. If confirmed it is a new record for Europe. Lucifer is to blame.
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Fast food joint in Pompei opens to the public
Unearthed in 2019, a fast food joint in Pompei archaeological park is now open to the public. With frescoes displaying its wares, the snack bar was frozen in time when Vesuvius erupted.
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Cable car crash survivor caught in custody battle
The five-year-old Israeli boy who was the sole survivor of the Mottarone cable car crash, is now the source of a custody battle.
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Fatal night of wildfires
An elderly man died in Calabria as wildfires caused his house to cave in. The night of the 10th/11th August was the worst so far for fires.
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Pompei Archaeological Park opens free Covid test centre for visitors
As the new Green Pass rules came into effect yesterday, limiting access to museums, Pompei opened a free test centre to its visitors.
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