Wednesday, 8 March 2017 Italy’s birthrate is continuing the downward trend which has alarmed the country’s Health Ministry over the past few years, with just 474,000 babies born in 2016, a historic low. Birth numbers in 2016 surpassed the previous year’s record of 486,000, national statistics agency Istat revealed on Monday …
Read More »3 skiers killed, 5 injured in northern Italy avalanche
Friday, 3 March 2017 ROME – 3 skiers were killed and 5 injured when an avalanche swept through a mountain pass on Thursday near the resort of Courmayeur in northern Italy, rescuers said. The victims were from Italy, Germany and Belgium, police officer Daniele Ollier said. 3 injured people …
Read More »Six Nations 2017: England 36-15 Italy
Monday, 27 February 2017 : Italy had led 10-5 at half-time, a combination of an extraordinary tactic at the breakdown and the hosts’ ineptitude threatening a huge upset at Twickenham. But two quick tries after the break from Danny Care and Elliot Daly calmed nerves, and although Michele Campagnaro’s …
Read More »Rugby Six Nations: Italy job is ‘biggest challenge’ in world rugby
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017 : Italy have suffered heavy defeats by Wales and Ireland in this Six Nations. Mallett, 60, fears more of the same against England on Sunday, but hopes they can at least “lose with dignity”. “It’s a very, very tough coaching assignment,” he told BBC Radio 5 …
Read More »Six Nation Women: Ireland leave it late to secure full haul
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017 : It took 82 minutes for Ireland to secure a try scoring bonus point against Italy, but the 27-3 win means they sit top of the 6 Nations table after two rounds. Sara Barattin continued to be Italy’s best player from scrum-half as she so often …
Read More »This dolphin is in the centre of Pisa. But why?
Tuesday, 7 February 2017 Pisa is a popular destination for tourists and students, but not usually for aquatic mammals. One intrepid dolphin is bucking that trend however, and has been exploring the city’s river over the past month. The bottlenose dolphin has been swimming up and down the Tuscan River …
Read More »Last 2 victims pulled from the Hotel Rigopiano wreckage, 29 dead
Thursday, 26 January 2017 PENNE, Italy – Rescuers have pulled the last two dead bodies from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy that was razed by an avalanche last week, raising the final death toll to 29, the national fire brigade said. With the discovery on Wednesday night …
Read More »Helicopter crash near Italy avalanche zone, 6 people died
Wednesday, 25 January 2017 6 people died on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in the mountains of central Italy, police said. Police said the chopper came down near the Campo Felice resort during a mission to evacuate an injured skier. The helicopter issued a crash signal and the police had …
Read More »6 dead, 23 still missing from avalanche-hit hotel in Italy
Monday, 23 January 2017 PENNE, Italy – Italian rescue workers have found the dead body of a man in the wreckage of the hotel in central Italy that was buried in an avalanche last week, the Italian fire service said on Sunday, with 23 people were still missing as the …
Read More »30 people still missing at Hotel Rigopiano avalanche
Saturday, 21 January 2017 PENNE, Italy – 4 people were pulled alive from the wreckage of a luxury hotel that was demolished on Wednesday by a deadly avalanche, bringing the number of survivors to nine, the national fire service said on Saturday. The two men and two women were extracted …
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