Civil protection investigators found cats with flammable rags tied to their tails released into vegetation to start blazes, prompting criminal complaints and calls for a thorough investigation.
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Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini suggested political motives could lie behind the suspension of train services in Calabria early on Thursday. The rail sabotage is the latest in a long series of major disruptions to hit Italy’s rail network.
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Mediterranean cyclone Harry storms caused extensive damage across southern Italy, with Sicily alone suffering more than €1 billion in economic losses, ANSA and regional sources report.
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A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Calabria early this morning, affecting parts of southern Italy and Malta.
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Calabria had the third-highest share of people at risk of poverty in the European Union in 2024, according to new Eurostat data released on Monday. The region recorded a rate of 37.2%, behind only French Guyane (53.3%) and the Spanish city of Melilla (41.4%).
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Premier Giorgia Meloni’s centre-right coalition has won another key regional contest, holding Calabria after last week’s victory in Marche.
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The investigation into a botulism outbreak linked to sausage sandwiches sold in Calabria has widened to include nine suspects, sources said at the weekend.
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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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Meloni’s government sign agreement to build the controversial Messina Strait bridge. The bridge would be the longest suspension bridge in the world.
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More than 40 people, including a baby, have died in a migrant shipwreck off the Calabrian coast. Dozens survived after the boat broke up in rough seas.
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