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As Lake Maggiore runs low, Switzerland steps in as Italy faces growing water shortage

Lake Maggiore is suffering from drought and Switzerland is increasing releases from Lake Lugano. Water is also scarce in Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and the Marche: this is Italy's new emergency.

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Lombardy's 'Leonardo ferry' has carried commuters for 500 years

The boat designed by Leonardo da Vinci has come back into use after a bridge was closed and traffic increased. The ferry is a model of sustainable transport, powered solely by the river’s current.

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Italian council sets 200% tax on data center development in agricultural zones — aims to spur the use of old industrial areas instead and limit environmental impact

This 200% tax will make it more expensive to build in rural areas and is aimed at spurring data center development in disused industrial zones instead.

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Ebola alert in Italy: Tests of two suspected cases in Lombardy return negative

In an official statement, the Health Ministry stressed that the risk of Ebola in Italy "remains very low."

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‘The most quietly romantic town we have ever visited’ – the enduring charm of Chiavenna, Italy

Writers from George Eliot to Goethe put this Lombardy town on the map, then it fell out of fashion. Today it makes a picture-perfect alternative to the Italian lakes

The Guardian - UK

Olympics travel: Strikes reducing train service across Lombardy and Milan

Services ‘may experience changes or cancellations’, said Italian rail operator

The Independent UK

IonQ Shares Are Trading Lower Monday: What's Going On?

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) shares were trading higher Monday but have since reversed and began trading lower. The company announced the founding of Q-Alliance to establish a quantum computing hub in Lombardy, Italy.

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This laidback wine region is Italy’s affordable answer to Champagne

Producing Italy’s most premium sparkling wines, Franciacorta in Lombardy offers a more informal – yet no less charming – alternative to France’s historic provinces, as Kate Wickers discovers

The Independent UK

One of Italy’s largest glaciers now too unstable for scientists to visit

Following this year’s intense summer heat, scientists discovered that the simple stakes are now buried under rockslides and debris

The Independent UK

'I lost the path': Unsettling final text of British hiker missing in Italian Alps for five days

Matthew Hall, 33, has not been seen since July 9 when he set off from the B&B Ploncher hotel in Chiavenna, Lombardy, to go for a hike

Evening Standard

An alternative Tuscany in northern Italy: fairytale hills and terracotta villages in Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese

Rising from the Po valley to the green Apennines, this little-visited region has good living down to a tee, with its fine wines, great food and historic villages

The Guardian - UK

The 3 meals from the Tucci in Italy Lombardy episode that I want to eat right now

The Tucci in Italy Lombardy episode was pasta-heavy, which is fine by me, as I found a handful of dishes that I would love to try.

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Severe weather in Italy leaves at least three dead, heavy snow reported in the Alps

The alert level remains high for the storm affecting the north and central parts of Italy: Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna are at risk of flooding due to the rising waters of the River Po.

Euronews

Livestream: Watch the first round of RMC Winter Series at Cremona

Approximately 200 drivers will battle it out on the Lombardy-based track, competing across categories including Mini MAX, Junior MAX, Senior MAX, DD2, and DD2 Masters.

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The Guardian - UK

Snowshoes and saunas: why Italy’s Bormio is perfect for winter sports and pampering

The medieval Lombardy town in the Valtellina Alps will host the skiing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, but for now it’s full of under-the-radar charm

The Independent UK

Prosciutto warning as swine fever sweeps Italy with 120,000 pigs killed

The disease first infected wild boars and quickly spread to domestic pigs

The Guardian - UK

Milan appeals against ‘grotesque’ move to rename airport after Berlusconi

City authorities take case to Lombardy regional court in effort to block initiative by Matteo Salvini

The Texas Tribune

What Texas can learn from Italy’s big bet on tiny community health homes

In Italy, as in Texas, funding hospitals over primary care leaves many feeling “medically homeless.” Italy’s post-COVID plans show another way.

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Absolutely prefabulous: a vision of the future

An Italian architect teamed up with her father on the prototype of a very special project on the family hill in Lombardy, then they built 50 of them

Motorsport

Was the 2024 Belgian GP one of Formula 1's closest races?

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+0.643s)3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (+0.947s) Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing RB8 (Photo by: Sutton Images) The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix is mostly remembered for Michael Schumacher's fastest time in qualifying, which to this day would still make him the oldest polesitter since…

The Guardian - UK

Milan mayor casts doubt on city’s ranking as third most polluted in world

IQAir labelled Milan ‘unhealthy’ over PM 2.5 levels, triggering limits on daytime traffic

The Guardian - UK

Italy announces inquiry into its handling of Covid-19 pandemic

Victims’ relatives hail creation of commission but ex-ministers say it will be used as political attack

The Guardian - UK

Italy culls tens of thousands of pigs to contain African swine fever

Outbreaks in the Lombardy ‘pork belt’ were extinguished, say experts, but wild boar could act as a reservoir

The Guardian - UK

‘Impossible to live like this’: Italy’s Po Valley blighted by air pollution among worst in Europe

Cremona residents say life becoming unbearable amid pollution from industry, cars and farm animal waste

The Guardian - UK

Bergamo and Brescia: an active trip to Italy’s joint capitals of culture

Football feuds and pandemic pain have been replaced with walks, hilltop feasts and culture in these cities, making them superb places to enjoy an active Lombardy holiday

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