MANTUA – A helicopter has crashed in an industrial area of Pegognaga killing the pilot, according to initial reports.
The pilot has been named as 38-year old Alessandro Foglio Bonacina, a financial manager at Cellular Italia who rented the helicopter that morning to complete aerial surveys. He was killed on impact, around 11:30 Friday morning.
The cause of the accident is not yet established, but there may have been a fault which caused the propeller to be blocked, reported Il Fatto Quotidiano.
ROME – The World Food Programme (WFP) has halted distribution worldwide of a fortified blended food from one of its suppliers to test whether it is related to outbreaks of illness in East Africa.
According to medical centres and hospital records, 3 people died and 293 were admitted to health centres in the Karamoja region of Northeast Uganda in March and April after eating Super Cereal. The product is used by WFP and partners to prevent malnutrition, especially among women and children.
ROME - The United Nations Refugee Agency has unveiled Rothko in Lampedusa, a new cultural project that aims to promote the artistic talent of refugees and shed light on the current migration crisis, which will open in Venice this month.
Set to run from May 11 to November 24, Rothko in Lampedusa will exhibit the works of eight established artists, amongst which Ai Weiwei, for whom migration and displacement are either a personal experience or an artistic focus.
ROME – League senator Armando Siri, who is accused of corruption and links to the Italian mafia, has offered his resignation within 15 days if not cleared.
This was not enough for Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, however, who will call for the immediate resignation of the Lega senator at the next Cabinet meeting.
GENOA - Liguria’s capital is set to play host to a festival aimed at celebrating a new European culture and defeating a political culture of cynicism and distrust.
ROME – Two events will be held in Rome to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, which takes place annually on May 3.
At 10:30, there will be a sit-in in the Piazza Santi Apostoli. Guests from across the world will be present, including: Jan Krempasky, a Slovenian journalist; Manuel Delia, a Maltese reporter; Asmae Dachan, a Syrian writer and journalist; and Fazila Mat, a researcher at the Balkan and Caucasian Observatory.
ROME – Matteo Salvini has chosen a Altaforte, a publishing house with close links to CasaPound, to publish his new book, according to the Altaforte website.
The publishing house is led by Franceso Polacchi, who was behind CasaPound’s monthly Il Primato Nazionale. Salvini’s book, Io Sono Matteo Salvini, intervista allo specchio, was written by journalist Chiara Giannini with a preface by Maurizio Belpietro.
BRESCIA - Brescia Calcio Wednesday celebrated their return to the Serie A, victory over mid-table Ascoli securing their promotion to Italy’s top league for the coming season.
Despite finishing 16th in last year’s Serie B competition, one place above the relegation spots, Brescia have bounced back in style this year, losing only four of their 34 matches so far and confirming their return to the top flight with two games to spare.
TERNI - Italy’s first recycling project aimed at reusing waste products from the production of stainless steel is set to be operational as of 2021. The project has been endorsed by Acciai Speciali Terni (AST), a leading metal production company, in collaboration with Finnish firm Tapojärvi Oy.
