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Why This Italian Village Has Forbidden Residents From Falling Sick
While it may seem like a dictatorial ruling, Belcastro Mayor Antonio Torchia, explained it was a "cry for help".
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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Italy, No Immediate Damage: Officials
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Calabria late Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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More Than 200 Mobsters Get Over 2,000 Years In Historic Italian Mafia Trial
An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
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Italy Villages Offering Rs 25 Lakh To Move There, But There's A Catch
More than 75% of the towns in Calabria, which adds up to around 320 communities, had fewer than 5,000 residents in 2021.
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Italy Coastguard Launches Multiple Rescues, Over 1,000 Migrants "In Danger"
The president of the southern Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, said a total of around 1,300 migrants were aboard boats which the European Union's border force Frontex had warned could run into problems.
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Filippo Ganna Goes It Alone To Win Giro d'Italia Fifth Stage
Filippo Ganna of Italy won the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia through the southern Calabria region.
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Helicopters, Rescuers Search Creek Bed After Italy Flash Flood Kills 10
Firefighters and emergency workers on Tuesday combed the creek bed downstream from a gorge where sudden heavy rain created a wall of water that swept away tourists on Monday in the southern Italy region of Calabria, killing at least 10 people.
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At Least 11 Dead In Surge Of White-Water Creek In Italy
At least 11 people were killed in southern Italy on Monday when they were washed away over rocks by a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge that swelled suddenly after heavy rain upstream, officials said.
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Up to 400 Migrants Died in Boat Capsize Off Libya: Survivors
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were brought to Italy, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from North Africa.
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Pope Francis Heads into Mafia Territory in Crime-Ridden Naples
Pope Francis heads deep into mafia territory Saturday with a one-day trip to Naples to visit jailbirds and the poor, amid heightened security against a possible attack by Islamist militants.
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Pope Goes to Stronghold of Naples-Area Mobsters
Pope Francis has travelled to a southern Italian stronghold of a clan of mobsters who poisoned local farmlands by dumping illicitly trafficked toxic waste.
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Pope Meets Jailed Dad of Slain Boy in Italy
Pope Francis offered words of sympathy Saturday to the imprisoned father of a slain toddler during a visit to prison to a southern Italian region infested by one of the world's most powerful crime syndicates.
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Women rebel in Italian mafia heartland
As police patrol outside and pace the corridors of her office, anti-mafia prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti talks about her specialty - breaking the power of the clans by turning to their women.
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Italy hit by flooding, snow, windstorms
Heavy rains and windstorms battered Italy on Saturday, swelling rivers and flooding fields and roads, while alpine areas saw abundant snow.
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Shock in Italy over three-year-old boy's mafia-linked killing
A horrific triple murder in southern Italy in an apparent score-settling between rival mafia drug gangs has shocked the country, with a chorus of outrage over the youngest victim - a three-year-old boy.
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Why This Italian Village Has Forbidden Residents From Falling Sick
While it may seem like a dictatorial ruling, Belcastro Mayor Antonio Torchia, explained it was a "cry for help".
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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Italy, No Immediate Damage: Officials
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Calabria late Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
-
More Than 200 Mobsters Get Over 2,000 Years In Historic Italian Mafia Trial
An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
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Italy Villages Offering Rs 25 Lakh To Move There, But There's A Catch
More than 75% of the towns in Calabria, which adds up to around 320 communities, had fewer than 5,000 residents in 2021.
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Italy Coastguard Launches Multiple Rescues, Over 1,000 Migrants "In Danger"
The president of the southern Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, said a total of around 1,300 migrants were aboard boats which the European Union's border force Frontex had warned could run into problems.
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Filippo Ganna Goes It Alone To Win Giro d'Italia Fifth Stage
Filippo Ganna of Italy won the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia through the southern Calabria region.
-
Helicopters, Rescuers Search Creek Bed After Italy Flash Flood Kills 10
Firefighters and emergency workers on Tuesday combed the creek bed downstream from a gorge where sudden heavy rain created a wall of water that swept away tourists on Monday in the southern Italy region of Calabria, killing at least 10 people.
-
At Least 11 Dead In Surge Of White-Water Creek In Italy
At least 11 people were killed in southern Italy on Monday when they were washed away over rocks by a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge that swelled suddenly after heavy rain upstream, officials said.
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Up to 400 Migrants Died in Boat Capsize Off Libya: Survivors
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were brought to Italy, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from North Africa.
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Pope Francis Heads into Mafia Territory in Crime-Ridden Naples
Pope Francis heads deep into mafia territory Saturday with a one-day trip to Naples to visit jailbirds and the poor, amid heightened security against a possible attack by Islamist militants.
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Pope Goes to Stronghold of Naples-Area Mobsters
Pope Francis has travelled to a southern Italian stronghold of a clan of mobsters who poisoned local farmlands by dumping illicitly trafficked toxic waste.
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Pope Meets Jailed Dad of Slain Boy in Italy
Pope Francis offered words of sympathy Saturday to the imprisoned father of a slain toddler during a visit to prison to a southern Italian region infested by one of the world's most powerful crime syndicates.
-
Women rebel in Italian mafia heartland
As police patrol outside and pace the corridors of her office, anti-mafia prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti talks about her specialty - breaking the power of the clans by turning to their women.
-
Italy hit by flooding, snow, windstorms
Heavy rains and windstorms battered Italy on Saturday, swelling rivers and flooding fields and roads, while alpine areas saw abundant snow.
-
Shock in Italy over three-year-old boy's mafia-linked killing
A horrific triple murder in southern Italy in an apparent score-settling between rival mafia drug gangs has shocked the country, with a chorus of outrage over the youngest victim - a three-year-old boy.
