ROME — Two years after Anzio’s government was dissolved for mafia infiltration, Rome’s anti-Mafia prosecutors’ office (DDA) has launched an investigation into the seaside town’s ex-mayor and four members of his administration for an alleged ‘Ndrangheta vote-fixing scheme, Il Fatto Quotidiano reported.
Josephine de La Bruyère
12 Apr 2024
INSIDER NEWSDESK
DAKAR – Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis released by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS).
12 Apr 2024
KATARINA HARRISON-GAZE
ROME – A new exhibition on Formula One driver Ayrton Senna which will be held in the National Automobile Museum in Turin from April 24 was presented at the Brazilian Embassy.
The Brazilian Ambassador to Italy, Renato Mosca, was joined by the president and curator of Italy’s National Automobile Museum, Benedetto Camerana and Carlo Carvicchi respectively.
The exhibition will run from April 24 to Oct. 13 at the National Automobile Museum in Turin and celebrates the life of Ayrton Senna, 30 years on from his death.
11 Apr 2024
Lucia Guerrieri
ROME – As many as four Italian universities' faculties are rated in the world’s top 10 for their teaching according to QS World University Rankings by Subject published Thursday.
11 Apr 2024
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PALERMO — Assovini Sicilia will take part in the 56th Vinitaly edition, highlighting a commitment towards high-quality production, deep roots in the territory, and supporting the evolution of the consumer market.
From 14th to 17th April, 47 associated wine producers will represent the diversity and uniqueness of the Sicilian wine heritage through the Assovini Sicilia booth and presence at Vinitaly.
10 Apr 2024
Gianfranco Nitti
ROME — Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro answered questions about his city’s new access contribution, designed to manage the influx of tourists, and its associated communication campaign at Rome’s Palazzo Grazioli, the new headquarters of the Association of the Foreign Press in Italy.
Venice budget councilor Michele Zuin, tourism councilor Simone Venturini, and the operational director of transportation company Vela SPA Fabrizio D'Oria appeared alongside the mayor.
10 Apr 2024
KATARINA HARRISON-GAZE
ROME – AS Roma fans have offered to pay vice-captain Gianluca Mancini’s 5,000 euro fine for waving a “offensive” flag after Roma won the Derby della Capitale, a fan statement said.
Mancini, 27, waved a blue and white flag (the colours of the Lazio team) with a photo of a rat replacing the Lazio badge, at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday after scoring the winning goal in the capital city’s derby which ended 1-0.
10 Apr 2024
KATARINA HARRISON-GAZE
ROME – An explosion in the centre of a hydroelectric power station in Bargi, near Bologna, has left several people dead and others trapped underground with "not much hope" of finding them alive, emergency services said.
At least seven people are feared dead, after three deaths were confirmed by rescue services, with four workers still missing and another five seriously injured. This makes it one of Italy's worst industrial accidents in recent years.
9 Apr 2024
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ROME – Fratelli D’Italia’s former Palermo city councillor, Mimmo Russo, was arrested on charges of collusion with the mafia, police said.
Russo, 69, is accused of “external complicity in mafia association” including "political-mafia vote exchange, aggravated extortion, bribery, and complicity in corruption for acts contrary to official duties."
According to Palermo Prosecutor’s Office, who issued the warrant for his arrest, the politician allegedly secured jobs for unemployed mafia members at local supermarkets and associations that were financed with public funds.
9 Apr 2024