Chiara Zampiva

Europe News

Italy moves to ban face coverings and limit foreign pupils in schools

A new law banning pupils from covering their faces in Italian schools and limiting the number of non-Italian nationals in some classes has been presented. Parents will also have to learn basic Italian.

25 September 2026

Earth News

Trieste, eagle ray sightings in gulf threaten mussels

Sightings of this protected species, unprecedented in the Mediterranean, are threatening local mussel farms, prompting trials in the Gulf of Trieste with magnetic deterrents.

17 July 2026

Culture news

How Botticelli’s Venus died, according to a new study

A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli’s muse, using facial recognition technology.

16 July 2026

Europe News

Italy expels two Russian diplomats accused of spying, minister says

The Russian foreign ministry quoted by state news agency RIA Novosti said on Thursday that Moscow would react with "an appropriate response."

9 July 2026

Earth News

Transition from fossil fuels: 'The EU must put up a united front'

Italy is one of 50 countries attending the Fossil Fuel Transition Conference in Colombia.

24 April 2026

Italy

Experts back Anglo-Australian parents in Italy in child custody row

In a dispute that attracted international attention, Italian health experts have urged that three children taken from their Anglo-Australian parents in rural Italy be swiftly returned home, with monitoring in place.

5 February 2026

World News

Crans-Montana fire: victims' funerals held in Milan, Rome and Bologna

Italian schools observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims, while the schools attended by the teenagers who lost their lives suspended classes to "remember the young victims and express closeness to their families."

7 January 2026

Italy

Inmate flees Milan prison in fourth breakout from European jails

Taulant Toma escaped Milan's maximum security prison over the weekend, marking his fourth prison break since 2009 from Italian and Belgian facilities.

8 December 2025

Climate

Body of landslide victim recovered in Italy's Gorizia region

An 83-year-old's body was recovered by authorities late on Monday after a landslide, triggered by heavy rains, collapsed her home in Italy's northeastern Gorizia region.

18 November 2025

Europe News

At least three people killed in severe weather episodes in Italy

The alert level remains high for the storm affecting the north and central parts of Italy: Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna are at risk of flooding due to the rising waters of the River Po.

18 April 2025