News from italy

The Italian population is getting older and older

January 2023 |
Italy is ageing at a considerably faster rate than its EU peers, with the country’s population having fallen to under 59 million, The Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) said last month. Such significant population decline is a major...

5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Italy’s Adriatic coast

December 2022 |
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Italy’s Adriatic coast just after 7 a.m. local time on November 9 and was felt most strongly in the Marche region, where panicked residents ran out into the streets. The quake, which struck off-shore at a depth of...

Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany

December 2022 |
Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ancient bathhouse in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop...

An Italian woman travel blogger arrested in Iran has been released

December 2022 |
An Italian woman travel blogger arrested in Iran in late September has been released and is on the way home, the office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said last month. "After intense diplomatic work today Alessia Piperno was released by...

The heir of the Savoia wants the throne of Napoli football Club

December 2022 |
The grandson of Italy’s last king is seeking to take the throne of a historic Naples football club that was named in honor of the royals, in an effort to “keep it away” from the mafia. Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia wants to buy Savoia, a club...

In Italy a cold winter without home heating

November 2022 |
Central heating will be restricted in Italy this winter, as it becomes the latest country to take action on European gas supply shortages sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Under a new government decree, buildings will face an extra 15 days...

Stromboli Volcano... activity on!

November 2022 |
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted in early October, unleashing a lava flow that reached the sea. The Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology released a video showing huge plumes of smoke as the lava ripped down...

Giorgia Meloni is the new italian Premier

November 2022 |
Fresh from her victory in Italy's elections, Giorgia Meloni is deciding who will get top jobs in the right-wing government she is expected to lead. Meloni, head of the far-right party Brothers of Italy, has kept out of view since her election win,...

Pope Francis has beatified John Paul I

October 2022 |
Pope Francis has beatified John Paul I, the happy and humble pontiff known as “the smiling pope”, whose death after just 33 days as leader of the world’s Roman Catholics gave rise to decades of speculation and rumor. At a ceremony in St Peter’s...
Page 6 of 48