Tag: Italy
Cortina craves bobsled revival with 2026 Olympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos.
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Italy rejects two-state deal for ethnically divided Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Italy strongly disapproves of any deal to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus that doesn’t conform to an already agreed-upon federal framework that’s...
Italian police arrest Algerian for aiding Bataclan attackers
MILAN —
Italian police on Monday arrested a 36-year-old Algerian...
Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns
ROME — A particularly spectacular blast from Italy's Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone Sunday onto Sicilian...
Equestrian events called off in Europe after herpes outbreak
MADRID — A virulent outbreak of equine herpes in eastern Spain has forced European equestrian events to be canceled across the continent.
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Portugal moves ‘home’ World Cup qualifier to Turin
LISBON, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to stay at home in Turin when Portugal begins its World Cup qualifying program at a...
Virus variant races through Italy, especially among children
ROME — The variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is prevalent among Italy's infected schoolchildren and is helping to fuel a “robust” uptick...
Nearly 100 on trial in Sicily for suspected Mafia EU fraud
ROME — A trial began in Sicily on Tuesday for 97 suspected Mafia members and white-collar professionals allegedly in cahoots with mobsters in what...
Injured Ibrahimović could miss return to Man Utd with Milan
MILAN — AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović is out again with injury and could miss his side’s Europa League match against Manchester United.
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Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii
MILAN — Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries...
