Banquet room with preserved frescoes unearthed among Pompeii ruins
‘Black room’ with frescoes inspired by Trojan war described as one of most striking discoveries ever made at site in southern Italy A banquet room...
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Italy hydroelectric plant explosion kills at least three workers
A search is continuing for the missing after parts of the structure collapsed and led to flooding at Enel’s power station near Bologna An explosion...
Volcanic vortex: Mount Etna blows rings into the Sicilian sky – video
Mount Etna has blown volcanic vortex rings into the Sicilian skyline after the recent formation of a near-perfectly circled mouth. Although the rare natural phenomenon...
Pope presides over Easter Vigil service after skipping Good Friday procession
Appearance comes a day after last-minute decision to miss previous service to ‘conserve his health’ Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service...
Project to save children from the mafia extended to Sicily and Naples
Scheme was founded in 2012 to prevent at-risk children being enticed by Italy’s most powerful mafia, the ’Ndrangheta A project to save children from Italy’s...
EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support
Brussels vote was cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority vote The EU’s nature restoration laws appear to have...
Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda
Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for Ukraine Populist and nationalist parties fighting the European...
103-year-old Italian woman fined for driving with expired licence
Police were called to reports of dangerous driving in Bondeno, northern Italy, in the early hours of the morning Police in Italy have fined a...
Olive oil becomes most wanted item for shoplifters in Spain
Gangs steal ‘liquid gold’ amid shortages and surging prices after extreme weather damages harvests Olive oil has become the most stolen product in supermarkets across...
Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum
Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarch The Italian descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate a work...
