ROME - - Andrea Giambruno, the climate change denying 'first gentleman,' Mediaset journalist and presenter of 'Diario del giorno', told the German minister for health, Karl Lauterbach, t

 MILAN - - The International Fencing Federation has reinstated Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan after she refused to shake hands with her Russian rival, Anna Smirnova, at the Fencing World C

 ROME - Italian Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini lashed out at a popular priest for suggesting the mafia may infiltrate the planned bridge over the Messina strait, Italian newspaper

 ROME - - Italy has endured a surge in road accidents since the end of the pandemic  including high numbers of people killed and injured on electric scooters last year, according to traff

 ROME - - Italy hopes that the recent UN Food Systems Summit will help it defeat Saudi Arabia to win allocation of Expo 2030 in Rome.

 ROME -- A recent edition cover of Panorama, owned by a former Berlusconi editor, carries the headline “An Italy without Italian

 ROME – Fossil fuel corporation ENI has taken legal action against Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon, employing a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP).

  BARI - - A vast fire has spread in Ugento, in the province of Lecce, causing bathers to flee the beaches and the evacuation of tourists from an apartment block, according to the fire br

 ROME - - A 19-year-old girl drowned on Saturday after she jumped into the River Po fully-clothed, according to police.

 ROME - - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss key issues such as North Africa and the Silk Road. 

 CASERTA - - Naples Carabinieri have seized thousands of archaeological finds, worth an estimated 3 million euros, from clandestine excavations.

 TRENTO - - The President of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, has signed an order for the culling of two wolves in the area, according to Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano. 

 PALERMO, Sicily - - Two charred bodies have been found in the Palermo suburb of Cinisi, firefighting authorities said Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rage in southern Italy.

 LOMBARDY - - Trees have been uprooted and roofs blown off during strong storms in the region.

 MONFALCONE - - Bathers have dressed in a variety of different clothes as part of a protest against the anti-burqini rhetoric of their mayor, Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano reports

 By Gianfranco Nitti

 CATANIA - - The Sicilian city is currently without running water as hot asphalt has damaged the underground cables, the Regional Civil Protection confirms.

 SORRENTO - -The Carabinieri in this southern resort have arrested a 60-year-old nudist arsonist shortly after he started several fires in vegetation at a seaside naturist colony, alarmin

 MILAN - - A tricky diplomatic situation has ensued following Russia’s reinstatement at the Fencing World Championships in Milan while Kiev has boycotted the event. 

 AGRIGENTO, SICILY - - Sicilian maritime authorities have conducted Italy’s largest ever seizure of cocaine from a fishing vessel, the Southern police force has confirmed.

 ROME - - The Sangemini Classic music festival, which will take place in Umbria from July 23 to August 12, is enjoying its 23rd edition. 

 ABUJA, NIGERIA - - The exhibition by artist Luigi Ballarin,“Colors of noble cultures”, has enjoyed huge success at the Italian Embassy in Nigeria.

 ROME - - The fire at Vincenzo Bellini airport on July 16 means Catania airport is not set to get back to full working capacity until July 24, airport authorities report.

 ROME - - A new study by Lumsa University has found that three road accidents occur every hour in the Eternal City and one road death every three days.