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Category: Southern Italy

Bus accident on Capri. Bus on side after leaving road. Image courtesy of Vigili del Fuego

Fatal bus accident on Capri – 1 dead and 23 injured

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Fatal bus accident on Capri – 1 dead and 23 injured

A public service minibus veered off the road on Thursday going through the crash barrier. The driver died and 23 were injured, six of them seriously. Six of the injured were airlifted to hospital in Naples.

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Another workplace death in Italy

Another workplace death – this time in Naples

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Another workplace death – this time in Naples

Workplace deaths continue to rise in Italy as a 60-year-old fell to his death in Naples. Premier Mario Draghi says more must be done on workplace safety.

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Baiae underwater archaeological park has new route

New ‘Path of the Columns’ opens in Baiae underwater archaeological park

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on New ‘Path of the Columns’ opens in Baiae underwater archaeological park

A new underwater route for divers, snorkellers and canoeists opened in Portus Julius earlier this month at the Baiae underwater archaeological park in Naples.

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€11million worth of illegal finds returned to Italy

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on €11million worth of illegal finds returned to Italy

A Belgian collector had illegal finds, dating back to the sixth century BC, from illicit excavations in Puglia. Italian police recovered the finds, worth €11million, and returned them to Italy following unsuccessful legal appeals by the collector.

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Ilva plant, 2007 Image by Alberto Vaccaro via flickr.com under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Production can continue at Ilva plant despite high pollution levels

June 29, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Production can continue at Ilva plant despite high pollution levels

Production at the Ilva steel plant in the southern city of Taranto can continue Italy’s top administrative court ruled.

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migrant farm worker dies after harvesting tomatoes

Puglia bans farm work during hottest hours after worker dies

June 28, 2021July 4, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Puglia bans farm work during hottest hours after worker dies

Camara Fantamadi, a 27-year-old Malian farm worker, died after picking tomatoes in scorching sun. Regional authorities ban farm work between 12.30pm and 4pm “in conditions of prolonged exposure to the sun”.

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Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii

May 19, 2021March 22, 2024adminLeave a Comment on Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii

Illegally trafficked in the 1970s, the six fragments are now back in the Pompeii archaeological park. Italy’s cultural protection police squad recovered the pieces during investigations in 2012 and 2020. Three of the first century AD relics are believed to have been removed from the walls of two Roman villas in Stabiae. That was in […]

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Group of children in a kindergarten classroom attending an interactive learning session with teachers. Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk https://www.pexels.com/license/

Meloni defends foreign pupils cap proposal

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Car tax to be abolished in 2027 for small and medium-sized cars and motorcycles. Image credit: Franck Michel's photo, licensed as CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Government to scrap road tax for 14.5 million vehicles from 2027

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Deborah Cater
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Italy issues urgent appeal for blood donors

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Deborah Cater
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Italy set to fine pedestrians who use phones while crossing the road

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Italy travel warning: September strikes

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Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater

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