Rome – Catania’s Fontanarossa airport will remain closed until at least 3pm on Saturday, August 15, as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt flights and travel across Sicily.
The airport operator SAC announced the extension of the closure on Friday evening, citing ongoing volcanic activity and the presence of ash in the atmosphere. With winds continuing to push volcanic ash towards the airport, however, there is still considerable uncertainty over when operations can safely resume.
VIENNA – The Russian deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has outraged staff by publishing a memoir in which he lambasts “gays, lesbians and other perverts and sodomites,” says that women only exist to seduce men and says Russia should have crushed Ukrainian independence by using China’s violent tactics at Tiananmen Square.
Rome — The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) has launched a new digital empowerment initiative for women leaders and Catholic networks across Africa, with support from the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The project, officially presented at WUCWO’s headquarters in Rome, will provide 15 computers per country, digital training for 50 local representatives, mentoring, a shared communications platform and ongoing technical support. The programme will initially benefit Catholic women’s networks in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Ghana.
Gerace, Calabria — Perched on a rocky hill overlooking the Ionian Sea, Gerace is a town where centuries of history remain part of everyday life. Byzantine churches, Norman architecture, ancient traditions, artisan workshops, local food and sweeping views across the Locride combine to create a place that is increasingly looking beyond the idea of tourism as simply visiting a historic town.
