Leonardo’s Ferry Left High and Dry by Global Warming and Red Tape
A ferry used to traverse the banks of the Adda River, in northern Italy, but drought and an abundance of bureaucracy has closed it down.
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Grazie, Londra: why Milan can thank Brexit for a new lease of life
Finance sector workers are deserting the UK for the Italian city, lured by the weather, the way of life and tax breaksIt wasn’t so long ago that Milan was cast aside as a grey, uninspiring industrial city, with the only sprinkle of colour coming from i…
US-born ‘princess’ evicted from Rome villa housing Caravaggio fresco
Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi escorted from 16th-century home amid long-running inheritance disputeA “princess” who was evicted from a villa in Rome that contains the only ceiling fresco ever painted by Caravaggio said she was sorry to experience such “a b…
Why Stealth F-35 Fighter Sales Are ‘Exploding’
by Kris OsbornEuropean countries have been buying the F-35 so fast that even the 5th-generation aircraft’s strongest advocates may be a bit surprised. The multi-national coalition of Joint Strike Fighters has exploded in just the last few years.Switzerland, Finland, and Germany are just a few of the European countries now helping build a coalition of 5th-generation allies across the continent,
Bear That Killed Jogger in Italy Is Captured
The governor of a province in a mountainous region of the country’s north sought to euthanize the bear, known as JJ4, but a court is reviewing the matter.
Italy captures brown bear that fatally mauled jogger
Court previously suspended order to put down female brown bear after appeal by animal rights groupAuthorities in northern Italy have captured a bear that fatally mauled a jogger and became the focus of a battle over what to do with the country’s growin…
Silvio Berlusconi leaves intensive care after treatment for lung infection
Former Italian PM, who had been having breathing problems, is showing improvement, says doctorThe former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has left intensive care at a hospital in Milan where he spent 12 days being treated for a lung infection a…
Lavish ancient Roman winery found at ruins of Villa of the Quintilii near Rome
Excavation shows facility included luxurious dining rooms with views of fountains that gushed with wineOf all the Roman ruins that populate what is now a pleasant landscape of pine trees and meadows, under the distant gaze of the Alban Hills, the Villa…
Italian court suspends order to put down bear that killed jogger
Animal rights groups appealing against decision to kill bear after death of Andrea PapiA court in the north Italian province of Trentino has suspended an order to put down a 17-year-old female bear that killed a man while he was jogging in the woods.An…
Ministry of Defence awards £650m to firms working on Tempest fighter jet
BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce among those funded, with aim of producing new aircraft by 2035The Ministry of Defence has awarded £650m to manufacturers working on its Tempest fighter jet, in the latest sign that the UK is pushing forward with the aim of p…