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Juvenile criminals may be banned from using mobile phones

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Juvenile criminals face being banned from having or using cell phones, according to the draft of a decree set to be examined by the cabinet tomorrow.

Education spending in Italy well below EU average

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy spends 4.1% of its GDP on its children’s education, well below the European average of 4.8%, Save the Children Italia said in a report on Wednesday.

Autumn art exhibitions in Italy – 2023

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is always at the forefront of cultural exhibitions, and this year is no exception. We take a look at the best autumn art exhibitions in Italy starting in September 2023.

women saying no to violence. Femicide has decreased slightly in 2023, but 78 women are still dead.

Rape and femicides still making headlines

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has registered 77 femicides since the start of the year, according to data released by the interior ministry on Tuesday. On Monday, the 78th victim was found in Rome.

The area of Caivano where two young girls were gang raped in July

High Impact Police Operation in Caivano

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

State, Carabinieri and finance police staged a huge operation on Tuesday to crack down on crime in the Camorra mafia-ridden town of Caivano near Naples. Over 400 officers were involved in dawn raids as part of the High Impact police operation.

The unemployment anomaly in Italy

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The unemployment figures for Italy in July 2023 showed an increase to 7.6%. Meanwhile, Italian companies have failed to fill more than half the positions needed for September. If there are all those jobs available, why is unemployment on the rise?

Marsican Brown bear - a female bear shot dead left two cubs

Female bear shot dead – search for cubs continues

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Forest rangers on Sunday continued the search for the two cubs of a female bear shot dead late on Thursday.

Image shows young people working a project. A CGIA report states the low birthrate and educational levels in Italy are causing a problem for businesses,

CGIA says declining birth rate causing problems for businesses

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mestre’s CGIA business association reports Italy’s declining birth rate is starting to cause problems for the nation’s firms. The number of young people has dropped by almost 1million in the last ten years.

Remains of the plane at the Museum for the Memory of Ustica, Bologna, Italy. From Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 3.0

French missile caused Ustica Massacre – Amato

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Ex-premier Giuliano Amato has said in a newspaper article that a French missile was behind the mysterious 1980 Ustica plane crash. 81 people, including 13 children died in the Ustica disaster.

Brandizzo train station entrance, where five workers were killed. hit by a train as they worked on the tracks

Rail disaster – death of 5 workers

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Five railway workers in northern Italy were killed on Wednesday night when they were hit by a train at Brandizzo while carrying out overnight maintenance work. Two survivors have been discharged from hospital.