italy
Vienna commemorates pandemic victims with a ‘sea of lights’
World
December 20, 2021
Vienna commemorates pandemic victims with a ‘sea of lights’
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Vienna residents turned out Sunday night to participate in a “sea of lights”…
Biden, pope to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican
World
October 29, 2021
Biden, pope to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican
ROME (AP) — Just hours after he arrives in Rome, President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis on Friday…
Italy judge suspends trial of Egyptians charged after student killing
Egypt
October 25, 2021
Italy judge suspends trial of Egyptians charged after student killing
ROME, Oct 14 (Reuters) – An Italian judge suspended on Thursday the trial of four Egyptian security officials over the…
Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
World
October 20, 2021
Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
VENICE, Italy (AP) — After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with…
Cyprus: ExxonMobil to gauge gas field size in 6-8 weeks
Egypt
October 15, 2021
Cyprus: ExxonMobil to gauge gas field size in 6-8 weeks
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Drilling by ExxonMobil set for late next month to confirm how much natural gas is contained…
Azhar Grand Sheikh decries ‘fatal flaw’ in worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Egypt
October 9, 2021
Azhar Grand Sheikh decries ‘fatal flaw’ in worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb on Friday criticized the unfair distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide during the closing session of…
In Israel, relatives of cable car survivor ask for privacy
Middle East
September 23, 2021
In Israel, relatives of cable car survivor ask for privacy
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The bitter custody battle over a six-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in…
Italian city names Zahi Hawass ‘Man of the Year’
Archaeology
September 7, 2021
Italian city names Zahi Hawass ‘Man of the Year’
The mayor of the Italian city of Cortona announced that it has named Egyptologist Zahi Hawass as “Man of the…
No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution
World
August 31, 2021
No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution
ROME (AP) — Visitors to Venice could be forgiven for not realizing that beyond the majesty of St. Mark’s Square…
To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’
Middle East
August 11, 2021
To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’
In a self-made video, posted live on Facebook, young Tunisians on the boat clattering noisily toward the Italian coastline look relaxed, as…