On 10 June 1918, Milan lost one of the most singular figures in Italian cultural life — Arrigo Boito. He was a composer who nearly destroyed his relationship with the country’s greatest opera composer, then went on to make him immortal.
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Workers affiliated with CUB Trasporti and SGB will walkout from Thursday morning after talks at the transport ministry failed to produce results.
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A trio of fresh data releases paints a mixed picture of the Italian economy. There is strong momentum in property and manufacturing, but a sharply higher energy bill on the horizon.
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Louis Dassilva walked free in the early hours of Tuesday after a Rimini court acquitted him of the murder of 78-year-old Pierina Paganelli. This leaves one of Italy’s most high-profile recent criminal cases without a culprit.
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Francesco Silvestro, a Forza Italia senator, has said sorry for comments dismissing the credibility of a woman who alleges he raped her in his office. He continues to deny any involvement in the alleged attack.
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Italy has opened a criminal investigation into Israel’s far-right national security minister Ben-Gvir following the interception of a pro-Palestinian flotilla last month. Allegations include torture and kidnapping of activists, among them Italian nationals.
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Municipal police have seized three vehicles and issued fines totalling €980 in a fresh enforcement operation targeting unlicensed tourist transport services operating in and around the UNESCO-listed city centre.
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Alexander Zverev finally claimed his first Major title at Roland Garros, defeating a courageous Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final that stretched to over four hours — only for the young Roman’s body to fail him at the last.
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A vessel carrying around 60 people from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean on Sunday. Search operations are still under way as rescuers race to account for all those on board.
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On 8 June 1290, Beatrice Portinari, a young woman whose brief life would shape one of the greatest works in the history of literature, died.
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