Three dead in waste-plant explosion near Naples
A powerful explosion at the Ecopartenope waste oil treatment plant in Marcianise on Friday killed three people, injured two others, and triggered an official inquiry.
Continue ReadingA powerful explosion at the Ecopartenope waste oil treatment plant in Marcianise on Friday killed three people, injured two others, and triggered an official inquiry.
Continue ReadingNaples took a major step forward in urban transport on 11 September 2025 with the official inauguration of Monte Sant’Angelo station on the new Line 7. The station, designed by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor, has been more than two decades in the making.
Continue ReadingA 51-year-old Scottish tourist has been reported for stealing stone fragments from the archaeological site of Pompeii during a guided night tour.
Continue ReadingThe investigation into a botulism outbreak linked to sausage sandwiches sold in Calabria has widened to include nine suspects, sources said at the weekend.
Continue ReadingMount Vesuvius remains closed to hikers as firefighters battle a wildfire that has spread across the volcano’s slopes for a third day. The blaze, which broke out on Friday, has destroyed more than 500 hectares of forest and agricultural land in the Vesuvius National Park, forcing the suspension of all trail access.
Continue ReadingA 46-year-old woman of Moroccan origin was stabbed to death in Foggia overnight in what investigators believe is the latest femicide in a disturbing trend across Italy, sources said on Thursday.
Continue ReadingThe European Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the European Commission’s handling of a 12-year-long pollution case linked to the Ilva steel plant in Taranto, southern Italy, EuroNews first reported.
Continue ReadingA farmer in Caserta illegally diverting water from a UNESCO World Heritage aqueduct and causing serious damage to the Royal Palace of Caserta’s water supply has been arrested.
Continue ReadingA 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 12:47 p.m. on Monday, June 30, marking it the most powerful tremor in the area in the past 40 years. The epicentre was located in the Bacoli area, with a depth of 5 kilometres. The shock was clearly felt in central Naples, sending residents […]
Continue ReadingA partial collapse occurred at the Pompeii archaeological site on 5 June, following a series of small earthquakes in the Campi Flegrei area. The tremors, which reached a maximum magnitude of 3.2, were strongly felt in Naples and surrounding areas.
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