NAPLES – First division Napoli is scheming to acquire some more Georgian players to join the club, Il Mattino of Naples newspaper reported Monday. Georgian virtuoso Khvicha Kvaratskhelia spearheaded Napoli’s victory in the Serie A cup in 2023, earning the nickname “Kvaradona” after Naples’ Argentinian legend Diego Maradona. He is seen as a great investment by club managers who paid a mere 10 million euros for him while today he is worth at least 80 million euros, Il Mattino said.
Lyndsay Weatherall
ROME -- A woman aged 41 has died after falling from a Fly Emotion zipline in Alabaredo San Marco in the Sondrio province. The victim has been named as Ghizlane Moutahir, from the Lecco area. Workers from the Morbegno Mountain Rescue reported that she died on impact, sustaining injuries “not compatible with life”.
6 May 2024
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BRINDISI - A 46-year-old worker from Latiano died last night following a workplace accident that occurred inside a sugar refinery in Brindisi. According to reports, the man was engaged on behalf of an external company in some maintenance activities on the plant when, for reasons under investigation, the conveyor belt reportedly severed his arm, causing severe bleeding.
5 May 2024
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ROME -- Stefano Bronzini, the rector of the University of Bari, has decided to increase his salary, following in the footsteps of the rectors of Bari Polytechnic, Francesco Cupertino, and the University of Lecce, Fabio Pollice. Unlike his counterparts, Bronzini is only taking a 128% raise, compared to 400%, resulting in a total salary of 160,000 euros per year.
3 May 2024
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RIMINI - She is the new European champion in artistic gymnastics All-Around: the seventeen-year-old from Torre Annunziata conquered the gold medal in the general competition of the 35th European Championship in Rimini; a triumph for the gymnast from the Fiamme Oro Sports Group of the State Police, trained at Brixia by Enrico Casella and discovered by Camilla Ugolini at Ginnastica Civitavecchia.
3 May 2024
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ROME – Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Mutua Madrid Open tournament after reporting pain in his right hip during a match against Russian Karen Khachanov, which he won, organisers of the tournament said.
Sinner was due to play Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter finals however he decided to withdraw from the tournament after cancelling a training session on Wednesday afternoon.
2 May 2024
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ROME -- Αn Italian Constitutional Court judgment lends support for the legal battle by foreign lecturers in Italian universities by ruling that the “principle of non-retroactivity of the law constitutes a fundamental value of legal civilisation.”
2 May 2024
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ROME -- Milan has introduced new plans to tackle wild nightlife, with measures prohibiting the sale of alcohol and more in 12 areas of the city. The new legislation, which was endorsed by the mayor, Giuseppe Sala, will come into place from midnight 3 May until 1 June between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.
2 May 2024
Lyndsay Weatherall
ROME -- Leaders from both left and right-wing parties have joined together in opposition to the debate on differentiated autonomy. Following the general debate, which ended on Monday in Montecitorio, it is not yet known when the Lega’s flagship reforms will return to the courtroom for a vote on its amendments. In addition to protests and demonstrations, the debate has also prompted a letter of appeal sent to 400 deputies.
2 May 2024