ROME - Some might say FAO Director, Dr QU Dongyu, became slightly side-tracked when he began his closing remarks at the Joint Meeting of the Programme and Finance Committees by talking about himself and his linguistic gift for slogans.
David Bayne-Jardine
ROME – After months of trials and tribulations, the Kurdish-Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi has been released from prison in Calabria, where she was detained for allegedly facilitating illegal immigration. On Tuesday, Crotone’s tribunal warranted her release on the grounds of insufficient and unreliable evidence from the prosecution.
On Dec. 31 2023, Majidi arrived by boat on the Calabrian coast alongside another 76 illegal immigrants. Majidi had spent the last five years fleeing from Iran, where she was first prosecuted in 2019 for her human rights activism.
23 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
ROME - Tuesday’s Champions League action saw three Italian teams face off in the third match week of the tournament. AC Milan played Club Brugge, Juventus against VfB Stuttgart and Bologna faced English side Aston Villa. However, only AC Milan were able to come out victorious.
In their match against Club Brugge, AC Milan struggled at the start, only being kept in the game thanks to the valiant efforts of goalkeeper Mike Maignan. However, it was AC Milan who struck first, thanks to a miraculous goal from the corner flag by American Christian Pulisic.
23 Oct 2024
David Bayne-Jardine
ROME - it is not just Emilia Romagna which has been ravaged by torrential rainfall this weekend; yesterday, in Calabria, officials requested that a state of emergency be declared after burst riverbanks, flooding and subsequent sinkholes shook the region.
23 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
ROME - On Tuesday, more than 1,500 buyers, importers and distributors had the chance to get to know 1,650 labels from in excess of 230 wineries based in seven regions of Italy – Calabria, Campania, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Latium, Sardinia, Umbria and Veneto. The event took place in Chicago and was organized by Veronafiere and Fiere Italiane in collaboration with ITA-Italian Trade Agency.
23 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
ROME - The “Internation Prize for Mediterranean Excellence 2024” celebrates prominent figures in the world of sport and journalism. This year high profile recipients of the awards included Giuseppe Marotta, the CEO of Inter Milan, and Ciro Immobile, an Italian football star and Lazio legend.
22 Oct 2024
JAN FILIPOWICZ
ROME – The wife of a senior officer of the FAO Office of Evaluation, a critical oversight unit of the FAO, is a G-4 officer within the FAO Human Resources division, in yet another example of blatant conflict of interest tolerated by the Chinese Communist Director General Qu Dongyu at the UN agency, FAO sources say.
22 Oct 2024
David Bayne-Jardine
ROME - On Monday in Medellin great relief was felt internationally when Colombian police arrested Italian Mafia boss Gustavo Nocella, thus bringing to an end the six month operation trying to track down his presence in South America.
22 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
ROME - Italy’s population is continuing to decrease year after year. This comes as the Italian Insitute for Nation Statistics, known as ISTAT, has released its population figures for 2023 showing that Italy’s population is shrinking more quickly than ever.
22 Oct 2024