Sicily's volcano spews record ash, disrupting flights for tens of thousands
Mount Etna's persistent eruption has forced Catania airport to suspend flights again, disrupting travel for tens of thousands during the peak summer season.
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France and Italy exchange intelligence on 'ultra-left' after arrests in Paris
Eight people were charged with criminal conspiracy in Paris as France and Italy exchanged intelligence on the 'ultra-left' over the Lyon-Turin rail project.
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Explosion at a factory in the Lazio countryside raises familiar questions about the safety and future of Italy's small manufacturing towns
A powerful explosion at a munitions factory south of Rome has put a spotlight on the small industrial plants that anchor employment across Italy's inland regions.
Niccolò Mariani340 words
Irish artist at the Biennale celebrates scientists and humanists — including an Italian punctuation master
Ireland's artist at the Venice Biennale steals religious imagery for secular celebrations of scientists, humanists and even Tony Soprano.
Eleonora Vanzetti380 words
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Lorenzo Ferraris — “Reporting Italy from the Turin newsroom”
Chinese EV imports hit a record 14% of the European market, with Italy among the fastest-growing buyers, as the Guardian reports.
The Po River has fallen to historically low levels amid Italy's fourth heatwave, exposing dry riverbed near Pavia and raising concerns for agriculture in Piedmont and beyond.
Spain's retaliatory border checks on Italian travellers, sparked by the Ceuta migrant surge, are testing Piedmont's freight and business corridors.
Record Chinese EV sales in Europe, with a surge in Italian buyers, heighten pressure on Piedmont's automotive sector and Stellantis.
The European Commission held talks with Meta and TikTok following last week's Ceuta migrant surge, calling for decisive action to stem crisis-time disinformation.
The Editorial Board on what the week looks like from outside.
Editorial Board
Etna's eruption has become a spectacle for tourists, raising questions about the line between wonder and recklessness.
Editorial Board
A viral video of an elderly couple dancing in Rome offers a gentle rebuke to the narrative of Italy's demographic decline.
