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ROME, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) – Italian energy group Eni said Monday that it had made a significant gas find in Indonesia, off the coast of East Kalimantan. The company said preliminary studies had put the potential of the site at 140 billion cubic metres of gas (5 trillion cubic feet). The find came at the Geng North-1 exploration well drilled to a depth of 5,025 metres in 1,947 metres water depth in the […]
ROME, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook Italy’s Campi Flegrei region west of Naples in the early hours Wednesday, in the biggest tremor in the area for 40 years, according to experts. The quake scared residents but caused no injuries or damage, according to the civil protection agency. The Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a vast volcano, though it is flat rather than cone shaped. While less well-known than nearby Vesuvius, a […]
(AFP) – The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week. The surge in asylum seekers on the Italian island of Lampedusa has rekindled a fierce debate in Europe on how to share responsibility for the tens of thousands reaching the Continent each year. “Irregular migration is a European challenge and it […]
ROME, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) – At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers on Sunday winched to safety 34 others stranded on the rocks by rough seas. Around 28 people were reported lost at sea by survivors on one boat, while three were reported missing from the second, after both went down in stormy weather on Saturday, said the International Organization […]
By Joris FIORITI Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO on Monday recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon. UNESCO said in its recommendation that Venice risked “irreversible” damage due to a string of issues ranging from climate change to mass tourism. The recommendation will now go […]
By Brigitte HAGEMANN Agence France-Presse CREMONA, Italy (AFP) — For over three centuries, music lovers the world over have been trying to unlock the secrets of Antonio Stradivari’s prized string instruments. Budding luthiers and young musicians can now get a step closer to the master by honing their skills in his original house and workshop, which have been transformed into a center of learning and a musical pilgrimage site in northern Italy. “The Stradivarius myth […]
PARIS, June 13, 2023 (AFP) – Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian politics for decades, died on Monday aged 86, drawing tributes from across the world. Here is a roundup of reactions ranging from Russian President Vladimir Putin to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: – ‘True friend’ – Putin hailed Berlusconi as a “true friend” and described his death as an “irreparable loss and a great sorrow”. “For me, Silvio was a cherished […]
CESENA, Italy, May 17, 2023 (AFP) – Floods caused by heavy rains in Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region have killed two people, authorities said on Wednesday, as local mayors warned residents they were still in danger. “At the moment there are two dead… the emergency is still underway,” the region said in a statement, after desperate efforts overnight to save children and the elderly from rising waters. The victims were a man in Forli, near […]
By Ella IDE Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets fellow G7 leaders this week, her allies will be looking for reassurances that Rome is ready to quit Beijing’s Belt and Road (BRI) initiative. Debt-ridden Italy in 2019 became the only one of the group of leading developed democracies to sign up to China’s trillion-dollar investment scheme, which critics denounce as a predatory “Trojan horse” aimed at buying political […]
By Jacques KLOPP Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Two days before the start of the Giro d’Italia, Covid-19 has returned to haunt the peloton, causing several riders to withdraw after testing positive, including three from the Jumbo-Visma team of Primoz Roglic. On Thursday, Jumbo-Visma announced a third positive case with Jos van Emden being forced to step down. The Dutchman was one of the two riders, along with Rohan Dennis, who had been called […]
Climate activists in Italy turned a Baroque-style fountain at the foot of Rome’s Spanish Steps black on Saturday, in a protest they said evoked an “end of the world” scenario. Three activists from the anti-climate change organisation Last Generation poured a vegetable-based carbon liquid into the landmark 17th-century fountain, known to Romans as La Barcaccia, before being escorted away by police. The fountain, in the shape of a boat, was designed by famed Italian sculptor […]
by Alexandria SAGE Agence France-Presse FOGGIA, Italy (AFP) — It took a loaded pistol pointed at Lazzaro D’Auria’s head for the Italian landowner to finally say yes to the country’s newest and most violent mafia. The Puglia farmer had resisted their extortion attempts in the past –- the threats, the fires, the damage to his crops and property. But surprised by the early morning visit of a dozen men, including a boss with a gun, […]
