Italian nun among 25 arrested in raid against ‘Ndrangheta mafia
Milan, Italy Reuters Italian police arrested a nun known for her prison work and 24 other people on Thursday as part of an investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the northern city of Brescia, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. They said Sister Anna Donelli, a volunteer in Milan’s San Vittore […]
Labour rights: How migrant workers suffered to craft the ‘Made in Italy’ luxury label
EMILIO PARODI, ELISA ANZOLIN, DENIS BALIBOUSE and MIMOSA SPENCER, of Reuters, report…
Pope clears sainthood for Italian millennial known as ‘God’s influencer’
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis has attributed a second miracle to an Italian teenager who in his short life used his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith, clearing the way for him to become the first saint of the millennial generation. Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, was informally known […]
Organised crime: Italy’s mafia turns to white-collar crime as murder, extortion fall out of favour
EMILIO PARODI, of Reuters, reports on how the Italian mafia have moved into white collar crime…
“It stinks!”: Milan residents grapple with high pollution
Milan, Italy Reuters Pietro De Luca lives in Italy’s finance and fashion capital Milan but often thinks of moving to a cleaner city with his wife and three children to escape high pollution and the health risks it causes. “It stinks! I smell a constant stench of smog, I cough, I feel my throat burning,” […]
Pope Francis encourages young climate activists to build dialogue
Vatican City RNS In a message to young people attending an event in Italy on the environmental crisis, Pope Francis encouraged activists to promote human relationships and environmental protections by overcoming divisions. “There must be harmony between people – men and women – and the environment,” the Pope said in his recorded message at the […]
Rooftops to railways: neighbourhoods race to hit net zero climate goals
Durban, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Tackling climate change at a city level – let alone on a global scale – is time-consuming, but neighbourhoods are being targeted as testing grounds for speedy, community-led climate solutions. Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November, engineering company Arup and the C40 Cities network have launched […]
Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
Milan, Italy AP COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible. Access to the masterpiece housed inside the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie resumed Tuesday after the second closure of the pandemic, […]
Urban air quality less improved by COVID lockdowns than first believed
Rome, Italy Thomson Reuters Foundation Lockdowns during the first wave of COVID-19 had a much smaller impact on urban air quality than first expected, a study of 11 global cities, from Wuhan to New York, found on Wednesday. As millions stayed home, concentrations in the air of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – a key pollutant emitted […]
Escape from the city? Londoners lead Europe in COVID-inspired dreams of flight
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 40 per cent of people in large European cities have considered moving away due to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent survey, with Londoners most prone to dreaming of living in a smaller town with better access to parks and other amenities. Half of urban dwellers […]