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Climate

Inside Italy’s fight against a coastal erosion emergency

The country risks losing about 20 per cent of its beaches by 2050 and 45 per cent by 2100, according to a recent report.

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Meloni talks energy and opening of Hormuz on Gulf tour

The focus of the talks of Italian prime minister with Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia was the restoration of energy supplies and security in Hormuz. Italy offered technical support for affected infrastructure and defence against Iranian raids.

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Fugitive Camorra boss Roberto Mazzarella arrested

Mazzarella, head of the clan bearing his name, was on the list of Italy's most dangerous fugitives. Murder charges and other charges were brought against him. Cash and luxury watches were seized in the operation.

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Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum

Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.

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Business

Rome court rules Netflix price hikes illegal in €500 refund blow

A Rome court has found Netflix's subscription price increases between 2017 and 2024 to be unlawful, potentially entitling millions of Italian subscribers to refunds of up to €500. The streaming giant says it will appeal.

Earth News

‘Climate neglect’: Italy falls back on coal amid Iran war energy woes

Italy’s four coal-powered plants, which are currently on stand-by, could be reactivated if gas and oil supply issues escalate.

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Italy : snowstorms and heavy rain leave people trapped in their homes

Heavy rain and snowstorms in central and southern Italy brought down bridges and left people trapped in their homes on Thursday. Firefighters used special snowcat trucks to plow through huge banks of snow in small towns in the Italian region of Molise.

Health news

Stopping smoking: What really works to quit?

From cytisine to psychological paths, via drugs and alternative techniques: what really works to quit smoking and why it is easier to do so today

Europe News

Dozens dead in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italy and Turkey

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Sport

“It feels like a nightmare”: Fans upset as Italy fails to qualify for third straight World Cup

Italy’s World Cup hopes ended in heartbreak after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia, leaving stunned fans in Rome lamenting another missed chance and a 16-year absence from football’s biggest stage.

World News

Healthcare, Europe 'snatches' Italian nurses before graduation

Nursing Up enquiry: European countries recruit Italian nurses already during their studies. Over 200 million euro a year 'given' abroad while Italy is short of 175,000 professionals

Food and Drink

A delicious heist: Funniest reactions to 12 tonne theft of KitKat bars

A sizeable shipment of Nestlé's KitKat chocolate bars has been stolen in Europe, while the goodies were in transit from Italy to Poland. Beyond the shortages the heist could provoke – especially right before Easter – the internet has been having a blast...

Art

Art theft rocks Italian museum with paintings worth millions stolen

Italian police have confirmed that four thieves stole paintings by Cézanne, Matisse and Renoir from a museum near Parma a week ago. The artworks are worth millions and the thieves managed the smash-and-grab in under three minutes.

Culture news

'I'm vomiting': Rosalía cancels Milan concert due to food poisoning

The Spanish singer was forced to end her Milan concert and leave the stage after feeling unwell. Rosalía apologised profusely to the audience which sent her on her way with best wishes and a standing ovation.

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Crooks using reptiles to intimidate victims, Italian police warn

Police carrying out a raid in an apartment block in Bari found "exotic and dangerous animals" in a secret basement room which had been transformed into a reptile house.

Health news

Italy confirms first European human H9N2 avian flu case

The first human case of H9N2 avian flu in Europe has been detected in Italy in a person who travelled from outside the continent.

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