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Category: Southern Italy

ROS Carabinieri make arrests in Giugliano

Giugliano political-mafia arrests

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Giugliano political-mafia arrests

Carabinieri from the ROS special unit, coordinated by DDA anti-mafia investigators, arrested 25 people on Monday for alleged links to a scheme by the Mallardo criminal clan to influence the Giugliano municipal administration.

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Illegal burning of dumped waste near Naples. Image: Courtesy of Angelo Ferrillo, www.laterradeifuochi.it

Italy failed to protect residents in ‘Land of Fires,’ EU court rules

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy failed to protect residents in ‘Land of Fires,’ EU court rules

Italy has failed to protect residents in Campania’s ‘Land of Fires’ (Terra dei Fuochi), the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday.

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Vesuvius peeks through the couds. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat/Joshua Stevens)

Vesuvius peeking through the clouds

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Vesuvius peeking through the clouds

A NASA satellite image from 2022 captures a stunning view of Mount Vesuvius, one of the world’s most notorious and potentially deadly volcanoes. Peeking through a circular gap in the clouds, its vast crater resembles a watchful eye staring toward the sky.

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Bad weather forecast

Bad weather alert for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Bad weather alert for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria

A wave of bad weather, featuring heavy rain and strong winds, is expected to last until the weekend, particularly affecting the south. Despite this, temperatures are rising.

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Belcastro. Credit: https://www.facebook.com/ComuneBelcastro

Village Bans Serious Illness to Highlight Healthcare Crisis

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Village Bans Serious Illness to Highlight Healthcare Crisis

The small Calabrian village of Belcastro has taken an unusual approach to spotlight its healthcare struggles, issuing a decree “banning” residents from falling seriously ill.

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Salvini at Messina Strait Bridge presentation. The CGIL is calling on the EC to block the Messina Bridge project. The project received final governmental approval on 6th August 2025

Messina Strait Bridge Project Updated to €13.5 Billion

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Messina Strait Bridge Project Updated to €13.5 Billion

The planned bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy across the Messina Strait now has an updated cost of €13.5 billion.

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IT Alert Test Message to be sent today in Campania

Campania IT-Alert Test today

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Campania IT-Alert Test today

Today, Friday 11th October, at 5 pm, residents of the Campania Region will receive a IT-Alert Test message on their mobile phones as part of the “Exe Flegrei 2024” exercise.

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Death toll rises to four in Naples building collapse

Death toll rises to four after Naples building collapse

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Death toll rises to four after Naples building collapse

The death toll from Sunday’s collapse of a two-story apartment building in the town of Saviano, near Naples, has risen to four.

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House collapses in Saviano, near Naples. Photo credit: Vigili del fuoco on X

Two dead, two missing after house collapses

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Two dead, two missing after house collapses

Two young children have died, while their mother and another lady are missing after their house collapses in Saviano, near Naples. it is believed a gas explosion was the cause.

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Gender-based violence a problem in Naples province

4 gender-related abuse and violence reports made daily in Naples

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 4 gender-related abuse and violence reports made daily in Naples

A total of 964 men have been reported to authorities for various forms of abuse and violence against women in Naples and its province from January to August 2024. This according to figures released by the Carabinieri police on Saturday.

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sex and relationship education in schools now needs parental consent

Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

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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
Umbrian plateau with lentil bloom https://www.flickr.com/photos/andolfato/29656325828/in/photostream/ Under Creative Commons BY_NC 2.0

Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

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tourist tax revenues in Florence highest in Italy for 2024

Florence named best city in Europe by Travel + Leisure readers

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Deborah Cater

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