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Italy headed back to lockdown amid COVID spike

March 13, 2021

Italy headed back to lockdown amid COVID spike

Italy has suffered the second-highest death toll from COVID-19 in Europe.

Another Italian town selling homes for $1

March 11, 2021

Another Italian town selling homes for $1

If you’re ready to run away from it all, look no further than the quaint town of Laurenzana, Italy, where officials are currently selling homes and buildings for just over a buck.

Italy's coronavirus fight aided by decades-old charity group

March 11, 2021

Italy's coronavirus fight aided by decades-old charity group

The Misericordia, a largely volunteer organization, is one of the oldest continuously serving charities anywhere in the world.

Italy’s Mount Etna sees spectacular explosion in the latest eruption

March 8, 2021

Italy’s Mount Etna sees spectacular explosion in the latest eruption

Belching out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone onto Sicilian villages, Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupted again this weekend — the latest particularly spectacular blast in a series of explosions in the last month.

Ancient ceremonial chariot excavated in Pompeii: 'Extraordinary find'

March 2, 2021

Ancient ceremonial chariot excavated in Pompeii: 'Extraordinary find'

Artifacts are still being uncovered in the lost city of Pompeii nearly 1,942 years after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Italian mafia employs new strategies during COVID-19 lockdown: report

February 25, 2021

Italian mafia employs new strategies during COVID-19 lockdown: report

Italy's mafia reportedly provided stimulus for some struggling small businesses in the country and there is concern that these establishments will become beholden to these mobsters.

Mount Etna's recent eruption is a spectacular volcanic show

February 25, 2021

Mount Etna's recent eruption is a spectacular volcanic show

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.

Italian ambassador to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

February 22, 2021

Italian ambassador to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday in an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said.

Dog stays in freezing alpine foothills with injured Italian hiker for 7 nights

February 20, 2021

Dog stays in freezing alpine foothills with injured Italian hiker for 7 nights

The dog’s owner said he “managed to survive thanks to the company of the dog.”

Famed ‘Charging Bull’ sculptor Arturo Di Modica dead at 80

February 20, 2021

Famed ‘Charging Bull’ sculptor Arturo Di Modica dead at 80

Arturo Di Modica — the sculptor of the famed "Charging Bull" statue in Wall Street — died in his home in Italy Friday. He was 80.