Day: September 17, 2024

Tourist struck in head by falling statue dies in Naples

A30-year-old tourist from Padua has died as a consequence of traumatic brain injuries caused by a statue that fell from a balcony in downtown Naples, medical sources said on Tuesday.

The woman was being treated at the Ospedale del Mare in the port c…

20 Foggia healthcare workers probed over woman’s death

Twenty healthcare workers from Foggia’s Policlinico Riuniti Hospital, including doctors and nurses, have been officially placed under investigation on manslaughter charges in relation to the death of a 23-year-old patient, Natasha Pugliese.

The youn…

Court acquits man of assault because woman had time to flee

An appeals court in Milan has acquitted a former trade unionist of sexual assault on the grounds that his alleged victim, a hostess, had an estimated 20 to 30 seconds to react and could have escaped the alleged violence, according to the motivation o…

European Union raises farmers’ CAP advance ceiling up to 70%

The ‘tractor’ emergency is not yet behind us and Brussels knows it.

And so it continues to lend a hand to European farmers, before starting the actual discussions to reform the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a proposal on which is expec…

Lazio beat Hellas Verona 2-1

Lazio beat Hellas Verona 2-1 on Monday evening, with all three goals being scored in the first 20 minutes of the Serie A match.

The Biancocelesti dominated the game, earning three points and reaching sixth place in the Serie A table after the fourth…

Fitto honoured by EC nomination, thanks von der Leyen

European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto said he was honoured after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen nominated him executive vice president for cohesion and reforms in her new team on Tuesday.

“I am honoured by the nomination recei…

Cabinet discusses steps to halt attacks on medical staff

Agovernment meeting was held on Tuesday to discuss the adoption of urgent measure to stem violent actions against healthcare workers following a string of attacks on hospital staff registered in Italy, sources at the premier’s office Palazzo Chigi sa…

Storm Boris returns to Italy

Storm Boris, the wave of extreme weather that has left at least 19 people dead in flooding in Central and Eastern Europe, is set to return to Italy from Tuesday to Thursday after brushing the peninsula last Thursday, weathermen said Tuesday.

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