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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Italy’s northeastern coast

Schools were closed and trains suspended as a precaution following the quake, which was felt 300km away in Rome

Evening Standard

Italy's rejection of Ocean Viking migrant ship 'unacceptable', France says

The Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship should dock in Italian waters as per international maritime laws and Rome's refusal to let it do so - which has caused the ship to head to France - is "unacceptable", the French government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Italian archaeologists unearth 24 bronze statues dating back to ancient Rome ‘that could rewrite history’

The statues were discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in the Siena province

Evening Standard

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Rome hoteliers get cold feet over heating restrictions

Rome hotels complained on Tuesday about a city decree that delayed the date homes and business can switch on central heating systems until Nov. 21 - some three weeks later than normal.

Reuters

Italy ‘breaking law’ by refusing to let migrants disembark, say charities in port standoff OLD

Hundreds of migrants blocked from reaching land as Rome takes hardline stance

The Independent UK

German official: migrants should be able to disembark ship off Italian coast

Germany is in talks with Rome about the fate of rescued migrants who were stranded on a German-flagged charity vessel off the Italian coast and wants them to be given permission to disembark, a spokesperson said on Monday.

Reuters

Reflecting on a century of Fascism

When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister.

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Climate Protesters Splatter Van Gogh in Rome with Pea Soup

Environmental activists tossed pea soup on a Vincent van Gogh painting Friday in Rome to protest carbon use and natural gas extraction, but caused no damage to the glass-covered painting. Security intervened immediately and removed the protesters kneeling in front of “The Sower” at the Palazzo Bonaparte to deliver a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Reporter hails work of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks in new book

Stefania Maurizi says the whistleblowing organisation is key in revealing ‘state criminality at the highest level’.

Al Jazeera

Norway insists Italy responsible for people stranded on NGO ships

Oslo rebuffs Rome’s claim it should take charge of people rescued by NGO vessels flying its flag.

Al Jazeera

Italy demands countries take responsibility for migrant rescue boats

A row escalated on Friday over who should take care of migrants rescued by charity groups off the Italian coast, with Italy insisting that countries whose flag was flown by the boats should bear some of the responsibility and Norway disagreeing.

Reuters

How to spend a day in Monti, Rome’s low-key, local-vibes neighbourhood

After a day of ancient history, rejoin the modern world in this laidback grid of delightful restaurants and shops, says Eliza Goodpasture

The Independent UK

'I was their teacher': A chance encounter as Afghans protest after a suicide bombing

Pierre Kattar edited the pictures for an NPR story about two of the teenagers killed in the Sept. 30 attack. On Oct. 10, he went to a demonstration in Rome and made an unexpected connection.

WEKU

"They took our soul" - Rio Ferdinand lifts lid on Paul Scholes conversation after Manchester United loss

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand opened up on the Champions League final defeats in Rome and Wembley.

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Family feud casts shadow over future of Roman villa with Caravaggio mural

A 16th century villa in Rome with the world's only known ceiling painting by Caravaggio has failed to attract a buyer despite four court-ordered auctions in less than a year.

The Independent UK

Thousands commemorate Italy's fascist dictator at crypt

Several thousand black-clad fascist sympathizers chanted and sang in praise of Benito Mussolini as they marched to the slain Italian dictator’s crypt Sunday, 100 years after Mussolini entered Rome and completed a bloodless coup that gave rise to two decades of fascist rule

Reuters

Italy's Meloni tells Germany's Scholz measures to cut energy prices are urgently needed

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday told in a phone call to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that measures to tackle rising energy prices were urgently needed, Rome's government said in a statement.

The Conversation

March on Rome: uncomfortable moment for Italy as Giorgia Meloni becomes prime minister a century after fascist takeover

Between the end of October and the beginning of November 1922, Benito Mussolini’s so-called march on Rome took place in Italy. This moment was of global importance. It marked the first fascist takeover of power in the world, set in place a regime which would govern for 20 years, and…

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Irish clerics say Pope is 'absolutely right' that priests and nuns watch porn which is a 'social evil' in Ireland

Pope Francis warned seminarians at the Vatican in Rome on Monday that porn is a temptation which 'weakens the priestly heart'

The Guardian - UK

Italian neofascists display banner celebrating Mussolini’s march on Rome

Picture of dictator along with text exalting in his seizure of power 100 years ago reportedly placed by far-right militants

The Independent UK

Italy's fascist past under scrutiny a century after putsch

Exactly 100 years ago Friday, the Black Shirt March on Rome triggered events that brought Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to power

Reuters

Over 1,150 migrants rescued off Italy as new govt mulls ban on 2 NGO ships

Two migrants were found dead and more than 1,150 were rescued off Sicily, the coast guard said on Wednesday, as the new nationalist government in Rome threatened to prevent two refugee boats run by charities from entering Italian waters.

Reuters

Mussolini's ghost clings to Rome, 100 years after power grab

One hundred years after Benito Mussolini grabbed power in Rome, his photograph still hangs in the prime minister's official residence, striking evidence that Italy has yet to shake off its fascist legacy.

The Independent UK

Behind the scenes of the lost luggage crisis: What happens to your bag at the airport

The revival of air travel got off to a rocky start this summer, with thousands of passengers losing their luggage en route. So, how does the baggage-handling system work? How can it go wrong? And where do your lost bags go? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Pope, other leaders, appeal for end to 'nuclear nightmare'

Pope Francis has joined other religious leaders at Rome’s Colosseum to make a plea for peace and ending what they called the “nuclear nightmare.”

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