Tag: Italy

Italy, UK Affirm Importance of Maintaining Peace Over Taiwan

The leaders of Britain and Italy have affirmed the need for peace over the Taiwan Strait in a memorandum of understanding as Beijing continues to exert military pressure against the self-ruled island. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed a memorandum of understanding (pdf) on bilateral cooperation during a meeting…


Explore Sicily Like the Locals Who Know It Best  

As the largest island in the Mediterranean, Sicily is a melting pot of architecture, cuisines, and multifaceted history. Flora and fauna are made up of a collage of African and endemic alpine species, while Catania, Messina, and Palermo depict a stark contrast and a diversion. Conca d’Oro, “The Golden Basin,” is a plain famous for its…


Taiwan to Build Second Representative Office in Italy to Deepen Cooperation

Taiwan will set up a second representative office in Italy as part of its efforts to deepen cooperation and exchanges with the European country, the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. The new representative office will be situated in Milan, the second largest city by population in Italy, with over 1.3 million people….


Lazio Forward Ciro Immobile in Hospital After Tram Collision

ROME—Lazio captain Ciro Immobile remained in the hospital under observation on Sunday after his car collided with a tram. Immobile was in the car with his family on Sunday morning when it was involved in a collision with a tram in Rome, totaling his vehicle. The Italy and Lazio forward was filmed after the accident…


Italy Declares State of Emergency as Migrant Numbers Surge

ROME—Italy’s right-wing government on Tuesday declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country’s southern shores. State TV said a special commissioner was expected to be named. Initial funding of 5 million euros (nearly $5.5 million) was also approved as part of the measure…


Italy’s Coastguard Works to Rescue 1,200 Migrants Drifting at Sea

MILAN—The Italian coastguard is carrying out operations to rescue two boats carrying a total of 1,200 people, it said on Monday, after a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa over the weekend. One of the boats, which is carrying 400 people and is in the Ionian Sea off the…


3 Killed in Northern Italy After Car Crashes Into Farm Silo

ROME—Three people were killed at a farm in Northern Italy when their car crashed into a silo, which collapsed and buried the vehicle under an enormous mound of chicken feed, local police and firefighters said Friday. The victims were an 18-year-old and two minors, according to the communications office of the fire department in Forli’,…


‘A Formidable Show, a Must See’: Palermo Italy Audience

PALERMO, Italy—Italy is the home of some of the most famous operas. However, Shen Yun Performing Arts is not Italian opera. It is the revival of traditional Chinese culture. “It’s a formidable show, a must see,” said Carmine Mancuso, a politician, on March 30. Shen Yun is based in New York and its mission is…


Italy’s Berlusconi Has Leukemia, Lung Infection, Doctors Say

ROME—Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is being treated for a lung infection that is a result of chronic leukemia, his doctors said Thursday, revealing the latest of string of health setbacks for the 86-year-old media mogul. Berlusconi’s personal physician, Alberto Zangrillo, signed off on a medical bulletin that said Berlusconi has had leukemia “for some…


Italian Ex-leader Berlusconi Hospitalized in ICU, but Alert

ROME—Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy’s foreign minister said. The 86-year-old three-time premier was in the ICU at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, the clinic where he routinely receives care, said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who…