ROME – Confimpresaitalia, an organisation of small businesses, convened in Rome for their annual national council, presided over by the Consul General of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Rome, Dr Luigi Manganiello.
Also present were the organisation’s technical director, Andre Tropeano, Patrizia Telaro and Mr. Stagliano, the “spiritual leader” of Confimpresa. Special guests included the Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Italy, H.E. Mme Cyrille Ganau-Badolo.
ROME – Anna Laura Braghetti, a former Brigate Rosse member involved in the kidnapping and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, died on Thursday aged 72, her family said. She had been ill for three months.
ROME – Two marathon runners, aged 39 and 48, from the same team died within days of each other, leading to two public prosecutors’ offices opening an investigation into doping, Il Messaggero reported.
The two marathon runners named as Anna Zilio, 39, and Alberto Zordan, 48, both ran for Team Km Sport, based in Verona.
Zilio was found dead in her Verona apartment on Oct. 13 and three weeks later, on Nov. 2, Zordan was found dead in his house in Sovizzo, Vicenza by his wife. Both were deemed to have passed away in their sleep unexpectedly as both were in good health.
GAZA, Palestine – Three weeks into the ceasefire, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed food parcels to one million people in the Gaza Strip as part of a broad operation to push back hunger in the war-torn territory. But to continue expanding operations to the level required, humanitarian teams need more border crossings to be opened and more access to key roads inside Gaza.
Here are the latest updates on WFP operations and food security in Gaza:
ROME – Five Italian mountaineers have died in two separate incidents in Nepal after severe weather hit the country, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
On Nov. 3, the Yalung Ri base camp was swallowed by an avalanche at 13:15 Nepali time (8:30 Italian local time). The avalanche killed three Italians, two Nepalis, a German and a French person. One Italian, Paolo Cocco, has been declared dead after his body was recovered while two others are considered "missing" named as Marco Di Marcello and Markus Kirchler.
BADEN-BADEN- If you find yourself looking for a weekend getaway, try following in the footsteps of the famous 19th century author, Fyodor Dostoevsky in one the great spa towns of Europe, according to UNESCO.
Please beware though, just as Dostoyevsky lost his shirt at the historic casino, you may need to go naked at the traditional bathhouse, if you want to take part in the acclaimed health-giving waters with the German locals.
ROME – The tussle at the top of the Serie A table has grown even tighter following game week 10, which saw Napoli reclaim their number one spot by one point as Milan, Inter and Roma all tie for points.
KINGSTON / HAVANA / PORT-AU-PRINCE– As the full extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction emerges, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is intensifying relief efforts in the hardest-hit areas to support local authorities. Almost 6 million people across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti have been impacted by the storm.
ROME – The area surrounding Torre dei Conti, near the Roman Forum and the Colosseum, will likely be closed for several months following the death of a Romanian worker, Octay Stroici, who was trapped under rubble after the collapse of the medieval tower, local authorities said.
Stroici, 66, was trapped under rubble for 11 hours before being rescued, after four others were rescued from the collapsed building. The Romanian had been talking to rescuers throughout as fire fighters used drones and rubble clearers to try and save him.
