The Pigeon Express
Two people were spotted surfing in a canal in Venice, Italy and the mayor was not happy about it. In a Facebook post, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro shared a video of the surfers, calling them idiots and saying he would buy dinner for whoever finds them. Several other videos of the two surfers, cruising through Venice’s […]
Domino’s Pizza’s last stores in Italy have been closed after the firm that operated its outlets in the country filed for bankruptcy, reports say. Franchise holder ePizza SpA was hit by the pandemic, according to reports. Domino’s had struggled to win over customers in the birthplace of pizza since launching there in 2015. EPizza SpA […]
An unexploded World War Two bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought. The 450kg bomb was found by fishermen on the banks of the depleted River Po. Large sections of the 650km river have dried up in Italy’s worst drought for 70 years. Unusually hot weather and low […]
The death of a migrant who was attacked in broad daylight in central Italy has sparked outrage. The assault on the Nigerian street trader by another man in Civitanova Marche town centre was captured on video on Friday. The recording, reportedly made by onlookers without any attempt to intervene, shows the victim being held to […]
A melting glacier in the Alps has shifted the border between Switzerland and Italy, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute. The borderline runs along a drainage divide the point at which meltwater will run down either side of the mountain towards one country or the other. But the Theodul Glacier’s retreat […]
A tourist in the Italian city of Naples was robbed of a watch at gunpoint, then brought back when the thieves realized it was fake. Two Swiss tourists sitting down for a drink in Piazza Trieste e Trento, one of the city’s main squares, were approached by a young man, who pulled out a gun […]
A year-and-a-half after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government, Mario Draghi has resigned as prime minister. He told President Sergio Mattarella he was standing down after three parties in his government refused to back him in a confidence vote the night before. The president asked him to remain as caretaker […]
At least six people have been killed after being caught in an avalanche sparked by the collapse of a glacier in the northern Italian Alps. Emergency officials said nine others were injured in the collapse, with two people suffering serious injuries. Rescue teams using helicopters and drones have been working through the night searching for […]
G7 leaders have detailed plans to mobilise $600 billion in funding for the developing world in a move seen as a counter to China’s Belt and Road plan. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) relaunches a scheme unveiled at last year’s G7 talks in England. US President Joe Biden said the plan would […]
Italian police seized a superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, the prime minister’s office said on Saturday, a few days after the businessman was placed on an EU sanctions list following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 143-metre Sailing Yacht A, which has a price tag of 530 million euros (approximately $578 million), has […]
A corpse of a 70-year-old woman has been found in her house in northern Italy, two years after her death. Marinella Beretta lived alone near Lake Como in Lombardy. Her decomposed body was discovered on Friday by the Como fire brigade following complaints that a tree had fallen in her garden as a result of […]
Valencia Aberta Avant, 34 of Rome, was arrested this last after reports said she stole 12 Papa John’s insulated pizza bags. Reports said that the bags are valued at $188. The theft occurred back on January 22 of this year. Avant is charged with theft. Pizza delivery bags are constructed with special 10mm thick Aluminium […]