July 9, 2020 American student accused of killing Italian cop in drug bust gone wrong claims he was beaten, spat on by police: leaked transcript An American student on trial in Italy for allegedly stabbing a plainclothes police officer to death last summer in Rome claimed he was kicked, punched and spat on in custody, according to a leaked transcript of a recording requested by the court.
July 8, 2020 Massive 'ISIS drug bust' in Italy connected to the Syrian regime, not the terrorist group, analysts argue When Italian authorities announced last week that they had seized 15.4 tons of counterfeit Captagon produced by ISIS in Syria to fund terrorism it was lauded as one of the largest drug busts in history.
July 8, 2020 Lazio defender Patric sent off during match for biting opponent Lazio on Tuesday dropped an important match against Lecce but the narrow defeat was not the talk after the game as one of the club’s top players was sent off.
July 7, 2020 Italian beach nudists fined amid coronavirus enforcement Six men in Italy were fined Sunday after patrol officers spotted them going full nude on the shore of a lake, according to reports.
July 6, 2020 Ennio Morricone, Spaghetti Western movie composer, dead at 91 Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
July 5, 2020 Italy denies entry to American vacationers after landing on private plane Italy’s customs agency denied five rich Americans entry to the country after they landed on a private jet for a vacation on the island of Sardinia, according to reports.
July 3, 2020 Some COVID patients won't recover senses of taste, smell, study finds A recent study out of Italy found that 10 percent of those who lost their smell and taste due to COVID-19 saw their symptoms worsen or stay the same over the course of the infection.
July 3, 2020 Fauci says new mutation of coronavirus spreads quickly: report The country’s top infectious disease expert said Thursday that a more infectious strain of the coronavirus may be emerging.
July 1, 2020 Christopher Columbus statue dismantled at Columbus City Hall A work crew removed the statue of Christopher Columbus from Columbus City Hall in Ohio on Wednesday, after it sat there for 65 years, following a donation by the Italian city of Genoa.
July 1, 2020 Italy keeps coronavirus pandemic under control, but many staying home to be safe Italy, one of the countries hardest-hit by COVID-19, is back to work, but it’s a very different place.
