ROME – Fossil fuel corporation ENI has taken legal action against Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon, employing a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP).

  BARI - - A vast fire has spread in Ugento, in the province of Lecce, causing bathers to flee the beaches and the evacuation of tourists from an apartment block, according to the fire br

 ROME - - A 19-year-old girl drowned on Saturday after she jumped into the River Po fully-clothed, according to police.

 ROME - - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss key issues such as North Africa and the Silk Road. 

 CASERTA - - Naples Carabinieri have seized thousands of archaeological finds, worth an estimated 3 million euros, from clandestine excavations.

 TRENTO - - The President of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, has signed an order for the culling of two wolves in the area, according to Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano. 

 PALERMO, Sicily - - Two charred bodies have been found in the Palermo suburb of Cinisi, firefighting authorities said Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rage in southern Italy.

 LOMBARDY - - Trees have been uprooted and roofs blown off during strong storms in the region.

 MONFALCONE - - Bathers have dressed in a variety of different clothes as part of a protest against the anti-burqini rhetoric of their mayor, Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano reports

 By Gianfranco Nitti

 CATANIA - - The Sicilian city is currently without running water as hot asphalt has damaged the underground cables, the Regional Civil Protection confirms.

 SORRENTO - -The Carabinieri in this southern resort have arrested a 60-year-old nudist arsonist shortly after he started several fires in vegetation at a seaside naturist colony, alarmin

 MILAN - - A tricky diplomatic situation has ensued following Russia’s reinstatement at the Fencing World Championships in Milan while Kiev has boycotted the event. 

 AGRIGENTO, SICILY - - Sicilian maritime authorities have conducted Italy’s largest ever seizure of cocaine from a fishing vessel, the Southern police force has confirmed.

 ROME - - The Sangemini Classic music festival, which will take place in Umbria from July 23 to August 12, is enjoying its 23rd edition. 

 ABUJA, NIGERIA - - The exhibition by artist Luigi Ballarin,“Colors of noble cultures”, has enjoyed huge success at the Italian Embassy in Nigeria.

 ROME - - The fire at Vincenzo Bellini airport on July 16 means Catania airport is not set to get back to full working capacity until July 24, airport authorities report.

 ROME - - A new study by Lumsa University has found that three road accidents occur every hour in the Eternal City and one road death every three days.

 FUKUOKA, JAPAN - - Italy has won gold in the 4 x 1.5 KM open water relay at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka.

 CAIRO - - Patrick Zaki, a student at Bologna University, who was on Tuesday sentenced to three years in prison, has been pardoned by the Egyptian President, according to Italian news age

 PALERMO - - An Italian fishing boat came under fire from Libyan soldiers after it was accused of being inside the Libyan maritime zone, according to Italian authorities.

 MILAN - - Two 15-year-olds were hit by a van on July 17 on a pedestrian crossing near Milan, one of whom has died, according to police.

 ROME - - Italy is currently enveloped in a 'bubble' of heat with temperatures of 37.8 degrees celsius and above for at least three consecutive days.