Italy
Animals
Italy Bans Fur Farming, Shuts Down All Mink Farms
The Italian Senate voted to ban all fur farms and shut down mink farms on Wednesday.
The Budget Committee of the Italian Senate decided in favor of shutting down every last one of the country's 10 mink fur farms, as...
Business
Italy Serves Amazon a $1.3 Billion Antitrust Fine
Mega retailer Amazon was hit with a $1.3 billion antitrust fine from Italian regulators on Wednesday.
The Italian Competition Authority found that the company had wielded too much power in the market and hurt other independent third-party sellers.
The watchdog found...
Europe
Italian Man Tries to Dodge Vaccine by Using Fake Arm
A man who is virulently against receiving the coronavirus vaccine is now facing fraud charges after appearing for an inoculation wearing a fake arm made of silicone in Biella, Italy, near Turin.
Although it may stretch credulity, the Italian anti-vaxxer...
Archaeology
Italy Returns Parthenon Marble to Greece, Piling Pressure on British Museum
The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports announced this week that Italy will return a fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, a move which adds pressure on the British Museum to follow suit and return the magnificent Parthenon...
Europe
Afghan Refugees Entering Italy in Boats Sailing Out of Turkey
Afghan refugees attempting to find sanctuary in Europe washed up in the Calabria region of Southern Italy last week. The refugees, who are hoping to escape the present unrest in their home country at the hands of the Taliban,...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover Slaves’ Room in Pompeii
A team of archaeologists working at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii on Monday has discovered the ruins of a room in which slaves once lived.
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city that existed in what is currently known as Campania,...
Culture
Calabrian Greek, a Language on the Brink of Extinction
There are two minority Greek languages officially recognized in Italy's south. Greko and Griko -- both spoken by the "Calabrian Greeks" -- are both timeless testaments to the ancient Greeks' colonization of southern Italy in the 8th and 7th...
Culture
Godfathers Banned at Sicily Baptisms Due to Mafia Exploitation Fears
Catholic church leaders have banned the naming of baptismal godparents in one Italian diocese amid concern that their role can be exploited by the Mafia. Earlier this month, the Roman Catholic dioceses of Catania, in Sicily, put a three-year...
Environment
Greta Thunberg’s “Blah, Blah, Blah” Speech On Climate Crisis Hits a Nerve
Greta Thunberg's famous blah, blah, blah speech on the governments' inaction on the climate crisis brought a response on Thursday by Italy's PM Mario Draghi.
Draghi met with climate activists Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate and Martina Comparelli in Milan, during...
Environment
Etna Volcano Erupts Again; Volcanic Smog Reaches Greece
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, erupted again on Tuesday, generating an ash plume that quickly rose to an altitude of almost 15,000 feet (4,500 meters).
There have been no reports of damage as of press time.
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