ROME - In a press realease, Edward Mukkiibi, the President of the charitable organisation Slow Food, has celebrated the right to food as a fundamental part of a better life and a brighter future. Mr Mukkiibi also addressed the ongoing wars in the world, and how to confront climate change.
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
14 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
ROME - Sister Bernadette, 45, of Indonesian nationality, has been arrested for allegedly stealing church relics and offerings which she subsequently sold and pocketed the proceeds. It is believed that the stolen goods principally came from three different churches in Ariano Irpino, as well as churches in Castel Baronia, San Sossio Baronia, Bonito, Savignano Irpino and Carife.
14 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
14 Oct 2024
David Bayne-Jardine
ROME - Police investigations are underway in Florence to determine the identity of a man who has allegedly raped an 18-year-old American exchange student in the streets (source: Florence Police Force).
The young woman met the man between last Thursday night and Friday morning when she was out in a local bar. She told the police that he convinced her to let him escort her home, claiming that it would not be safe for her to do so alone.
14 Oct 2024
INSIDER NEWSDESK
ROME – Michael Ivy, who has died at age 70, started work at the British Council in Naples as a young teacher in 1980 and didn’t move to Rome from his beloved Neapolitan haunts until 1998. Although he settled into what he called his ‘Royal Borough of Centocelle,’ the popular Roman quarter, Naples and the islands of Capri and Ischia always had a special place in his heart and he kept going back to the enchanting port city to visit friends and ex colleagues.
11 Oct 2024
David Bayne-Jardine
ROME - Monsignor Baldassarre Reina, the new Cardinal Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, has taken up the voice of the city's frustrated inhabitants, denouncing the 'delays and disorder' resulting from the vast preparations to revamp Rome before the 2025 Jubilee.
11 Oct 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
11 Oct 2024
Lucia Guerrieri
ROME - The bank accounts of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and her sister Arianna Meloni, the Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto, Minister of Tourism in Italy Daniela Santanchè, and thousands more were illegally spied on, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
The illegal activity was traced by the Bari prosecutor office to a former employee of Intesa Sanpaolo. The employee spied on thousands of accounts belonging to politicians, celebrities, and civilians. The Prime Minister commented on the scandal on X by stating ironically, “Give us our daily dossier today.”
11 Oct 2024
David Bayne-Jardine
ROME - yet another Italian Ryanair flight has had to perform an emergency disembarkation after technical issues - the fourth occurence in 10 days.
On Thursday morning, the flight bound for London had to turn back to Salento Airport in Brindisi a mere 40 minutes into its jouney when warning lights appeared in the cockpit. Passengers were evacuated and the aeroplane was checked over by ground crew, but no technical issues were found. The flight left successfully for London that afternoon.
11 Oct 2024