Venice cruise ships return and people are not happy! Huge protests took place both on land on boat. Here is everything you need to know.
Tag: Italy
Recipe Of The Day – Cavatelli and Broccoli
Take a trip to Italy with our recipe of the day – Cavatelli and Broccoli. This meal is not only easy but only requires 6 common household ingredients. Super simple, super Tasty.
Residents In Ferrari’s Hometown Are Sick Of Test Driving Tourists
In the Italian city of Maranello, residents are quickly becoming fed up with the sounds of Ferraris roaring down their streets. Maranello is the hometown of Ferrari, and it maintains a much higher per capita […]
Officials Might Have A Tough Time Sorting Teenagers From Terrorists In PS4 Monitoring
Authorities have long monitored and tracked chatter on the Internet in order to identify and thwart terrorist activities. Now, according to Italy’s justice minister, it appears that Italian counter-terror agents have expanded that jihadi chatter […]
That Expensive Extra Virgin Olive Oil Might Just Be Regular Olive Oil
Italian authorities are investigating seven companies that are well known olive oil producers for allegedly falsely advertising and selling olive oil products as “extra virgin”. If found guilty the companies will be charged with “commercial […]
Missing Doctor Discovered Living In Forest After He Vanished 20 Years Ago
Nearly two decades ago, a doctor from Spain disappeared from his home and couldn’t be found. Authorities assumed that he had long passed away, never to be seen again. But recently, it has been discovered […]
Angry Shopkeepers In Italy Keep Turning In The Mafia For Failing To Protect Them
Twenty-two arrest warrants were issued for members of Italy’s Cosa Nostra gang this week after local business owners in the town of Bagheria notified the authorities of the gang’s protection racket. Cosa Nostra was once […]
Italian Fashion House Fendi Is Moving Into Fascist Mussolini’s Former Headquarters
Italian fashion icon Fendi recently opened its new headquarters in a building that many Italians associate with fascism. The company recently relocated to the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana. The building in Rome is a white […]
Former CIA Operative Fighting Against Italian Extradition In Portuguese Court
Former CIA operative Sabrina De Sousa is fighting to stay in Portugal after she received a six year prison sentence in Italy for kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003. De Sousa was arrested […]
Italians Allegedly Assassinate Immigrant Smuggler In Libya
An Italian Special Forces unit is believed to have hunted down the largest people smuggler in Libya. The assassination allegedly took place on Friday in Libya’s capital city of Tripoli, near the city’s primary hospital. […]
Migrants Swarm Italian City Of Milan Protesting Poor Living Conditions, Lack Of Work Permits
Hundreds of migrants collided with law enforcement officers in the Italian city of Milan on Tuesday after paralyzing a major highway in protest of pitiable living conditions at a Red Cross immigrant center. The migrants […]
Italy Just Had The Worst Day On Record For Intercepted Illegal Migrants
Italy’s coast guard confirmed Sunday that it rescued over 4,400 migrants in a single day, a record-high number, as smugglers capitalized on ideal sea conditions off Libya to launch a whole fleet of overcrowded, unseaworthy […]
Greek Contagion Spreads As Italian Banks Fail To Start Trading On Monday
Just a few hundred miles west of Greece lies Italy, where banks have aggressively courted Greek business over the years. This may now make them among the first to feel any effects of a Greek […]
Italy Charges Bank Of China In Massive $5 Billion Money Laundering Scheme
China’s government and businesses aren’t know for their ethical conduct and the world continues to take notice of this backward behavior, the most recent example being Italian prosecutors, who announced on Friday that are seeking […]
ISIS Has Completely Overrun Libya And Is Now Flooding Europe With Agents
Islamic State terrorists are now using Libya as an “entry point” into Europe, with Libyan intelligence officials reporting that at least 30 ISIS fighters who left the country have been apprehended by Italian authorities in […]
Antibiotics Used To Preserve Ancient Frescoes Of Pompeii
Some of the most celebrated frescoes at the ancient Roman ruin of Pompeii have been given a course of antibiotics. Specifically, conservators used amoxicillin, a type of penicillin, to treat strains of bacteria living in […]