Salvini says chemical castration bill must be approved fast
Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini says his rightwing League party’s chemical castration bill must be approved fast amid a surge in sexual violence against women and children in Italy. “If you rape a woman or a child you…
700 evacuated after fire on Elba
Fire being contained, houses and campsite cleared as precaution (ANSA) – ROME, AUG 22 – About 700 people have been evacuated due to the fire that broke out last night on the island of Elba, in the woods between Rio…
Anti-gay general says replaced not removed
(ANSA) – ROME, AUG 21 – Anti-gay general Roberto Vannacci said Monday he had been replaced in his post as head of Italy’s military geographical institute but not removed, denying widespread reports that Defence Minister Guido Crosetto had sacked him…
CL educator accused of raping girl named
A 52-year-old Communion and Liberation educator accused of raping a 14-year-old girl at a retreat in Rimini earlier this year was named Saturday as Andrea Davoli. As well as being an educator for the lay Catholic activist group, Davoli was…
Artisans say 48% of jobs left vacant
Self-employed craftsmen and artisans group Confartigianato said Saturday that almost half of Italian job vacancies, 48%, were unfilled. Confartigianato launched a “recruitment SOS” with a report showing that “it is increasingly difficult for Italian companies to find labour”. It said…
Anti-gay general sacked from post
An Italian army general who made anti-gay remarks in a self-published book was removed form his post on Friday. The officer, General Roberto Vannacci, was sacked as head of the military geographical institute in Florence. The decision was taken by…
Saudi court upholds conviction of Italian air hostess
A Saudi appeals court on Thursday upheld a six-month sentence handed down against an Italian air hostess for alleged possession of drugs. Ilaria De Rosa, 24, from Resana in the province of Treviso in northern Veneto, will now remain in…
Migrant sea arrivals more than double so far in 2023
89,158 landings from January to July, up 115.18% over 2022 (ANSA) – ROME, AUG 16 – Migrant sea arrivals more than doubled in the first seven months of 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to interior ministry…
Bardonecchia buried in mud after flood
(ANSA) – ROME, AUG 14 – Five people reported missing in Bardonecchia after a wave of mud, water and detritus triggered by a landslide at high altitude swept through the town on Sunday night have been traced, Piemonte Governor Alberto…
45 people rescued after migrant boat shipwreck off Lampedusa
No one is reported dead or missing (ANSA) – ROME, AUG 13 – Italian finance police on Sunday rescued 45 migrants and refugees after the seven-metere boat they were travelling on sank in waters off Lampedusa. The shipwreck survivors are…
Meloni defends windfall tax on banks after market turmoil
Money will be used to support families and businesses – premier (ANSA) – ROME, AUG 9 – Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday defended the 40% windfall tax that the government has decided to impose on banks’ surplus profits, a surprise…
Pisa celebrates Leaning Tower’s 850th ‘birthday’
First stone laid on August 9, 1173 (ANSA) – ROME, AUG 9 – Pisa is celebrating the 850th ‘birthday’ of its famous Leaning Tower on Wednesday.The first stone of the iconic monument was laid on August 9, 1173.The celebrations…
