Italy

L'esterno dell'Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "Lazzaro Spallanzani", Roma, 8 ottobre 2014. ANSA/PIER DAVID MALLONI
L'esterno dell'Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "Lazzaro Spallanzani", Roma, 8 ottobre 2014. ANSA/PIER DAVID MALLONI
the disease

He returns from Congo and dies, tests at Spallanzani: "It's malaria"

The President of the Lazio Region has revealed the cause of death of Andrea Poloni, a 55-year-old entrepreneur
Il presidente della regione Liguria Giovanni Toti, durante all'assemblea pubblica di Confindustria Genova, Genova, 21 novembre 2022. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
Il presidente della regione Liguria Giovanni Toti, durante all'assemblea pubblica di Confindustria Genova, Genova, 21 novembre 2022. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
Liguria

Corruption, Toti's plea bargain ratified: he will manage the bookings of oncology patients

Two years and three months converted into 1,620 hours of community service at the Italian League for the Fight against Cancer
Il porto di Genova (foto Vigili del fuoco)
Il porto di Genova (foto Vigili del fuoco)
Genoa

Crushed by a fifth wheel while checking containers at the port: worker dies instantly

A 52-year-old man was killed, another worker was injured. A 24-hour strike was called
Le operazioni di soccorso per il recupero di Ottavia Piana (Ansa)
Le operazioni di soccorso per il recupero di Ottavia Piana (Ansa)
Bergamo

Speleologist Ottavia Piana is out of the cave: taken to hospital by helicopter

Alpine Rescue has concluded the hours-long operation to save the 32-year-old woman who was stuck in the Bueno Fonteno Abyss. A delegation of Sardinians among the rescuers
Intervento di disinfestazione in Congo (Ansa/Epa)
Intervento di disinfestazione in Congo (Ansa/Epa)
the epidemic

Fever with hemorrhage, one dead in Veneto: he had returned from Congo

Victim: 55-year-old entrepreneur. Ministry and Higher Institute of Health: «Investigations underway». The government of the African country: «Here only a severe form of malaria»
treviso

Returns from Congo and dies from a suspected fever with hemorrhage: contacts isolated, tests started at Spallanzani

The victim is a 55-year-old man, in the Central African country a mysterious disease still undiagnosed is causing dozens of victims
Funerale (Immagine simbolo Ansa)
Funerale (Immagine simbolo Ansa)
lecce

Nobody Wants to Pay for Mother-in-Law's Funeral: Brothers-in-Law Fight with Sticks and Knives

The furious fight during the funeral ceremony. The carabinieri intervene
Soccorritori al lavoro per salvare Ottavia Piana (Ansa)
Soccorritori al lavoro per salvare Ottavia Piana (Ansa)
Bergamo

Speleologist trapped in cave: rescuers from Sardinia also arriving

Operations continue to bring Ottavia Piana, injured in the Bueno Fonteno Abyss, back to the surface
Un intervento dei vigili del fuoco
Un intervento dei vigili del fuoco
the tragedy

Aprilia, explosion in a villa: grandmother and 13-year-old grandson dead

The explosion caused by a gas leak, also seriously injured the woman's husband
Ottavia Piana
Ottavia Piana
Bergamo

Speleologist blocked, the ascent continues. Dozens of rescuers in action

Ottavia Piana is injured, but "alert and collaborative"
Vasco Rossi (frame Instagram) e Matteo Salvini (Ansa)
Vasco Rossi (frame Instagram) e Matteo Salvini (Ansa)
the highway code

Vasco against Salvini: «Arrests for a joint». He: «Talk to the relatives of accident victims»

Blasco attacks the minister on Instagram, the reply: «Everyone does what they want in life but any type of drug is death»
Ottavia Piana (foto tratta dal sito www.progettosebino.com via Ansa)
Ottavia Piana (foto tratta dal sito www.progettosebino.com via Ansa)
Bergamo

Speleologist trapped, it's Ottavia Piana: a year ago she was stuck in the same cave

The SOS was launched by the expedition companions who managed to climb back up, the 32 year old is in a cave still being discovered
Corteo contro il ddl sicurezza a Roma (foto Ansa)
Corteo contro il ddl sicurezza a Roma (foto Ansa)
the demonstration

In Rome, the march against the security bill: "A serious attack on rights and democracy"

"We are 50 thousand". Students, unions and representatives of social centers from various regions were present. Among the signs was also one with the kiss between Meloni and Mussolini
Ambulanza (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Ambulanza (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
The tragedy

Naples, 4-year-old girl falls from a ladder and dies

The Carabinieri are investigating to shed light on the dynamics of what happened
(foto vigili del fuoco)
(foto vigili del fuoco)
Udine

Building on fire, tenants trapped: 32 people poisoned by smoke, including children

The fire broke out in the garages, residents barricaded themselves on the upper floors waiting for help
Posto di blocco dei carabinieri (archivio L'Unione Sarda - Chergia)
Posto di blocco dei carabinieri (archivio L'Unione Sarda - Chergia)
The new rules

Highway Code, super-tightening starts today: here's what's changing

Driving licences for those who use cell phones, are drunk or under the influence of drugs, and for those who abandon animals on the street
Lo stabilimento Eni di Calenzano (Ansa)
Lo stabilimento Eni di Calenzano (Ansa)
Florence

Calenzano, two maintenance interventions at the Eni depot at the time of the explosion

One concerned a supply line for loading fuel to trucks, the other two vapour collectors.
Scontri a Torino (Ansa)
Scontri a Torino (Ansa)
the tensions

March in Turin, clashes at the Polytechnic and a blitz in front of the RAI: «Middle East disinformation»

Eggs and stones thrown by students against the mobile police unit, which reacted with truncheons
Il Cpr di Milano (foto Ansa)
Il Cpr di Milano (foto Ansa)
The report

Migrants, the Council of Europe's complaint: "Mistreatment in Italian CPRs"

The report after the visit to 4 of the 9 repatriation centers in the country: among the critical issues highlighted is the "widespread practice of administering psychotropic drugs"
Il Direttore dell'Agenzia delle Entrate Ernesto Maria Ruffini alla terza giornata dedicata al Social Impact dei CEOforLife Awards ‘I migliori CEO per un’Italia migliore’ Roma, 18 ottobre 2023. ANSA/FABIO CIMAGLIA (NPK)
Il Direttore dell'Agenzia delle Entrate Ernesto Maria Ruffini alla terza giornata dedicata al Social Impact dei CEOforLife Awards ‘I migliori CEO per un’Italia migliore’ Roma, 18 ottobre 2023. ANSA/FABIO CIMAGLIA (NPK)
the decision

Ruffini leaves the Revenue Agency: "The fight against tax evasion has become a crime"

The sensational resignation in a polemic with the government: «I am accused of being an extortionist, and no one cares about the hospitals that are closing and the schools that are not funded. Tax evaders harm honest people»
Insularità

Here is “Start”: support for young Sardinians to create new businesses

Region and Ministry launch the path to "transform innovative ideas into business"