Italy court clears man who tried to strangle sleeping wife

Agence France Presse 02/24/2024

ROME—A court in Italy has acquitted a man who tried to strangle his wife while asleep, ruling that he was suffering from a sleep disorder, media reported on Thursday. His wife had to bite him to wake…

Italy tourist bus crash: At least 21 dead, 18 injured

10/04/2023

VENICE, Italy—At least 21 people died on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, and 18 were injured after a bus carrying tourists to a campground crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy and caught fire, city officials…

Italy stands ready to host as Musk talks up Zuckerberg rumble

Reuters 08/12/2023

ROME — Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Friday his planned cage fight with billionaire rival Mark Zuckerberg would be held at an “epic location” with an ancient Roman theme, as Italy indicated it was ready to…

Devastating Italian floods kill at least 13, wreck homes and farms

Reuters 05/21/2023

CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy – Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday, May 18. Torrential…

Burning photos to eating soba noodles: The different ways the world celebrates New Year

Kurt Dela Peña - Content Researcher Writer / @inquirerdotnet 12/30/2022

MANILA, Philippines—As most COVID-19 restrictions were already relaxed all over the world, some eight billion people are expected to celebrate the New Year in a brighter mood. But behind the fireworks that are set to lighten the…

Landslide kills at least seven on Italy’s Ischia island

Reuters 11/28/2022

CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy – At least seven people, including a newborn baby and two children, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, an…

Go, Cebuano karter, 14, rules ROK Superfinal 2022 in Italy

Glendale G. Rosal 10/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano karting phenom William John Riley Go etched a historic feat in his young career after winning the title of the ROK Superfinal 2022 at the South Garda Karting in Lonato, Italy over…

Margielyn Didal’s Paris Olympics bid off to strong start

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 07/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines–Margielyn Didal began paving her road going to the 2024 Paris Olympics after finishing 18th overall in the World Street Skateboard Championships in Rome, Italy. The reigning Asian Games champion made the cut in the 32-skater…

Miller falters in Beijing Winter Olympics, vows to come back in 2026 in Italy

Glendale G. Rosal 02/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The two-time Olympian skier, Asa Miller vows to come back stronger and be more confident as he eyes the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.  The 21-year-old Filipino-American skier faltered in his…

Italian tries to dodge Covid jab using fake arm

Agence France Presse 12/04/2021

ROME–An Italian man who wanted a coronavirus vaccine certificate without actually having the jab tried to play the system by presenting health workers with a fake arm, an official said Friday. Despite the realistic skin color, nobody…

Countries halting AstraZeneca vaccine

Agence France Presse 03/16/2021

PARIS — A dozen countries, including France, Italy and Germany, have suspended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shots because of fears over blood clots and other possible side effects. The company insisted on Monday there is no risk, and the…

Italy’s PM reassures kids that Santa Claus won’t be locked down

11/13/2020

ROME, Italy – Father Christmas wears a mask and can travel the world thanks to a special permit, Italy’s prime minister said Thursday, November 12, 2020, to ease children’s fears that Santa Claus may also be under…

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