PALERMO -- With the centre-left winning six regional capitals after the run-off round of Italian mayoral elections, Brothers of Italy member and President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa criticised electoral law.
Whilst Elly Schlein, leader of the Democratic Party (PD) celebrated “a historic victory” which sent “a message to the government”, La Russa noted that local elections should be changed.
NAPLES -- An English tourist has died of a heart attack whilst climbing Mount Vesuvius on Sunday morning, according to the Carabinieri paramilitary police.
Mark John Irwin, 56, had been holidaying in the area with his family, coming from the United States, before he was taken unwell only a few metres from the summit after climbing the mountain. According to his partner, Irwin had recently undergone heart surgery.
ROME -- Firefighters in Permariacco discovered the body of Cristian Molnar after a prolonged search, following his disappearance in a flash flood with two friends at the end of May.
The bodies of the two women, Patrizia Cormos, 20, and Bianca Doros, 23, were discovered shortly after the flood, but Molnar's body remained missing for several weeks. Firefighters reported finding Molnar's body in a small pool of water, not far from where the bodies of Cormos and Doros were discovered, as the water levels had recently dropped.
NAPLES -- Order has been restored to Capri, after Mayor Paolo Falco officially revoked the ordinance preventing tourists from landing on the island due to their lack of water supply, according to a note the municipality’s website.
On Thursday a blockage in the pipeline prevented water from entering the island’s distribution network from the mainland. Described by Falco as “real emergency”, locals were allowed to collect up to 25 litres of drinking water per household from a water tanker.
ROME -- Nuremberg is a fascinating city with a rich history and culture. If its name brings to mind a reference to a dark time in European history, namely the trial of Nazi criminals, however this city of around half a million inhabitants, capital of Franconia, offers a lot to visitors, including business and tourists .
PALERMO -- New revelations on the Ustica tragedy which claim that flight “radar was under maintenance”, further incriminate the French military in the apparent cover up of their involvement with a stray missile which took down an Italian passenger jet near Sicily in 1980.
ROME -- Down the steps of the Teatro Arciliuto in Piazza di Montevecchio the cast of Peter and the Starcatcher brought the childlike wonder of Peter Pan to Rome on their opening night on Thursday.
The play, a prequel to the much loved classic Peter Pan, adapted to stage by Rick Ellis was directed by Professor of Performing Arts Carl Granieri and his crew, who had travelled from America to put on a show that stunned the audience.
ROME - The Italian capital is facing a significant transportation crisis that threatens its reputation and functionality.
The recent social media outcry from Crispian Balmer, a Reuters correspondent, has brought this issue into the limelight, highlighting the severe inadequacies in the city's taxi services.
ROME -- A group of Italian citizens, Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon have appealed to the Italian Supreme Court, seeking a pivotal ruling in their climate litigation against the fossil fuel company ENI, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), which is pending in the Court of Rome.
The appeal aims for the Supreme Court to declare that the Italian judiciary can and should decide on such a case.
