Italy

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  • Fatal Island Landslide Prompts Italy To Declare State Of Emergency
    Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site
    Following a fatal landslide in the country's south, the Italian government issued the first installment of its two-million-dollar recovery fund
  • Italy Privacy Watchdog Bans Facial Recognition Tech
    People walk past a poster simulating facial recognition software at an exhibition in Beijing, China
    The ban exempts technologies that play a role in judicial investigations or the fight against crime.
  • Six People Killed As Glacier In Italian Alps Collapsed
    CRUMBLING ICE
    Authorities report that eight more hikers were hurt after falling ice, snow, and rock on a popular Dolomites trek.
  • National Geographic's 'Afghan Girl' Granted Asylum In Italy
    Afghan Girl
    Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi personally worked to ensure that Sharbat Gula safely arrived in Rome.
  • Benito Mussolini's Granddaughter Secures Second Terms As Rome City Councilor
    Italy
    Rachelle Mussolini, who belongs to the far-right Brothers of Italy party, secured her second term as a Rome city councilor.
  • Record Rainfall Causing Floods In Italy And Oman
    Italy
    The 29 inches of rain that fell over Italy set a new record for the highest 12-hour rainfall in European history.
  • Sicily Sets All-Time Heat Record As Intense Heat Wave Continues
    Sicily
    Temperatures in the island of Sicily in Italy reached a blistering 119.8 degrees Wednesday, the hottest temperature recorded in Europe.
  • Lazio Covid-19 Shot Booking Site Hack May Be Linked To Mandatory Vaccine Announcement
    Italy eases COVID-19 restrictions, in Rome
    The move sparked a wave of protests around the country against the implementation of the so-called Green Pass.
  • Cable Car In Italy Plunges 65 Feet After Cable Breaks, Killing 14
    Italy
    Rescuers said one of the cables holding the car likely broke. People hiking nearby heard the crash and reported the incident.
  • Roman Colosseum To Get Retractable Gladiator Floor, High-Tech Upgrades
    FILE PHOTO: People visit Rome's ancient Colosseum, Oct. 14, 2010.
    The Colosseum reopened to visitors last Monday as coronavirus restrictions were eased.
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