cranman Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, umbertino said: Two budding Islamist terrorists 'planned attack in Italy' Pair allegedly wanted to stage bombing in name of IS Redazione ANSA ROME 24 June 202211:19 News https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2022/06/24/two-budding-islamist-terrorists-planned-attack-in-italy_3ec4d115-b624-44b3-b6fd-e47bc54ba84a.html Happened in my region....Rovereto is only 15 miles away from Trento...It'd seem like they were planning attack in the area..... It never ends. Stay safe and keep your head on a swivel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted June 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 15 hours ago, cranman said: It never ends. Stay safe and keep your head on a swivel I most certainly will....Thanks my friend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted June 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Discovering "The World's Most Liveable Town," Todi, Italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted June 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Centre-left secures key victories in Italy’s local election runoffs Coalition wins in seven of 13 provincial capitals including traditionally conservative Verona Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 27 Jun 2022 15.19 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/27/italy-local-election-runoffs-centre-left-verona Good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 Venice day-trippers will have to make reservations and pay fee Rules designed to better manage visitors – who often far outnumber residents – will come into force in January Associated Press in Rome Sat 2 Jul 2022 09.11 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/02/venice-day-trippers-will-have-to-make-reservations-and-pay-fee Pay fee? Hmmmmmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Italy declares state of emergency in drought-hit northern regions Five areas have experienced unusually early heatwave and lack of rainfall, in particular the Po valley Agence France-Presse Tue 5 Jul 2022 12.05 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/05/italy-declares-state-emergency-drought-hit-northern-regions 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Italy weighs up risks to lives and livelihoods after Marmolada tragedy Authorities keen to avoid repeat of fatal glacier fall and avalanche but need to protect local tourism industry Angela Giuffrida in Rome Sat 9 Jul 2022 07.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/09/italy-weighs-up-risks-to-lives-and-livelihoods-after-marmolada-tragedy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Quiet flows the Po: the life and slow death of Italy’s longest river The legendary waterway is drying up. Travelling its length, Tobias Jones uncovers its fascinating history Tobias Jones Sun 10 Jul 2022 15.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/10/po-river-italy-drought-climate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Northern Italy drought threatens olive oil, risotto rice and passata supplies The region’s worst drought in 70 years is expected to hit crop yields significantly, driving up prices by as much as 50% Sarah Butler Wed 13 Jul 2022 06.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/13/northern-italy-drought-threatens-olive-oil-risotto-rice-and-passata-supplies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 Italian coalition faces collapse as Five Star sits out confidence vote Mario Draghi’s government survives vote but he had said he would not continue without movement’s support Agence France-Presse in Rome Thu 14 Jul 2022 15.40 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/14/italian-coalition-faces-collapse-five-star-sits-out-confidence-vote-mario-draghi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 Italy’s Unity Government Teeters, as Mario Draghi Offers to Resign The country’s president refused to accept the prime minister’s resignation, leaving the country in political limbo By Jason Horowitz July 14, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/world/europe/italy-mario-draghi-confidence-vote.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 British man found dead in hotel room in Florence Police in Italy find woman with serious injuries in same room at four-star Hotel Continentale Harry Taylor Sun 17 Jul 2022 11.51 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/17/british-man-found-dead-in-luxury-hotel-room-in-florence-italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 The Guardian view on Italy’s political crisis: Draghi should stay for now Early elections would destabilise the country, as a deeply challenging winter looms Mon 18 Jul 2022 19.17 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/18/the-guardian-view-on-italys-political-crisis-draghi-should-stay-for-now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Italian PM says rebuilding trust is key before confidence vote Mario Draghi addresses MPs in bid to avert what would be Italy’s third government collapse in three years Angela Giuffrida in Rome Wed 20 Jul 2022 12.37 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/20/italian-pm-mario-draghi-says-rebuilding-trust-is-key-before-confidence-vote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Italian PM Mario Draghi resigns after attempt to salvage coalition fails Departure is likely to lead to snap elections that could take place as early as late September Angela Giuffrida in Rome Thu 21 Jul 2022 09.31 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/21/italian-pm-mario-draghi-resigns-after-attempt-salvage-coalition-fails Here we go again....My country....God have mercy.... https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2022.790575/full 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Italy’s far right celebrate Draghi’s downfall and look poised to take power Analysis: Brothers of Italy have lead in polls as postmortem begins on technocrat’s government of disunity Angela Giuffrida in Rome Thu 21 Jul 2022 16.51 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/21/italy-far-right-brothers-of-italy-mario-draghi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 Killing of Nigerian street seller causes outrage in Italy Alika Ogorchukwu beaten to death in broad daylight while onlookers stood by in far right-led Marche region Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Angela Giuffrida in Rome Sun 31 Jul 2022 15.25 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/31/killing-of-nigerian-street-seller-causes-outrage-in-italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Italy’s far right turns Lampedusa’s refugee crisis to its advantage The tiny island, once famed for its welcoming approach to those risking their lives in the Mediterranean, is centre stage as elections approach Lorenzo Tondo in Lampedusa Sun 7 Aug 2022 15.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/07/italy-election-far-right-lampedusa-refugees-matteo-salvini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Second world war bomb discovered in Italy’s dried-up river Po Military experts carried out an explosion of a 450-kg bomb discovered in the Po during Italy’s heatwave Reuters in Italy Mon 8 Aug 2022 00.56 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/08/second-world-war-bomb-discovered-in-italys-dried-up-river-po Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage449 Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Italy as big a mess as the US. Out of curiosity is there a comparable HAARP in Italy or Europe? Allegedly causing the weather issues? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Sage449 said: Italy as big a mess as the US. Out of curiosity is there a comparable HAARP in Italy or Europe? Allegedly causing the weather issues? Hello Sage.....I'm sorry to say that I do not know if here there's something comparable to HAARP....Likely there's something similar but I do admit I'm not sure at all.... About your 1st statement......Well...Italy is ALWAYS in a huge mess...Be it weather-wise, politics-wise, economy-wise etc.....We're constantly living in a very big mess.....Kinda used to ( unfortunately) at this point.....Which is sad....And I believe the new elections ( Sept 25) won't be any different....I do expect a huge success of the moderate to exteme right wing .....Coalition of three parties...Forza Italia ( Berlusconi) Lega ( Salvini) and Fratelli d'Italia ( Giogia Meloni)...I won't vote for them but I'll have to respect the votes of those who will......And anyway there's no party here representing me and millions of others....There's no more a significant left remaining....the programs of the main centre.left parties are more and more similar to those of central-right wing...I deem it kinda obscene somehow...I'm disgusted.... Edited August 9, 2022 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 2022 Italian general election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Italian_general_election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sour grapes: Italy takes Slovenia to court over balsamic vinegar Government says Slovenian plans to ‘standardise’ use of name threaten traditional producers in Modena Angela Giuffrida in Rome Tue 9 Aug 2022 13.31 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/09/italy-taking-slovenia-to-court-balsamic-vinegar-name-row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sinistra Italiana (Italian Left) calls the base to vote to validate the alliance with the Democratic Party. The Greens: “Against the extreme right the only way is with the dem” 3 days ago https://news.italy-24.com/local/15153/Sinistra-Italiana-calls-the-base-to-vote-to-validate-the-alliance-with-the-Democratic-Party-The-Greens-Against-the-extreme-right-the-only-way-is-with-the-dem.html Point being that Democratic Party ( originally Italian Communist Party, which during a few years went through lots of drastic changes and name changes....moving more and more to the center and the right) to me is not reliable at all in reference to my values....I will not vote for them....Instead I do like enough one of the two pictured above, Nicola Fratoianni ( Sinistra Italiana)....He talks convincingly ( when he doesn't concede too much to the DEM party dominating compromise ( to the center and right) mentality....JMHO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Left 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Point being that if Sinistra Italiana sticks to the deal with Dem Party...Then ...No ...Sorry...I won't vote...The fear of the right wing parties advancement and even possible win (and consequent gov't formation) can't be an excuse to accept and get submitted to all the crap the so-called institutional left no-left-actually is ready to make me eat.... This would be different if SI would show independence of political decisions Edited August 9, 2022 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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