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Italian media say border police are under investigation over shipwreck that killed 94 migrants
ROME (AP) — Three members of Italy’s border police force are under investigation for a suspected role in a shipwreck off the country’s southern coast this year that killed more than 90 migrants, Italian news outlets reported Friday. Quoting from a search warrant issued by...
Florida men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton steps down to work with pro son Ben
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton, who led the Gators to the 2021 national championship and three Southeastern Conference titles in 11 seasons, is stepping down to coach his son Ben. Bryan Shelton and the school made the announcement Friday, saying...
Florence bans new short-term vacation rentals in Italian city's historic center
MILAN (AP) — The city of Florence on Thursday announced an immediate ban on new short-term private vacation rentals in the Renaissance city’s historic center, part of an effort to draw full-time residents back to one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations. Mayor Dario...
Italy displays antiquities looted from Italian territory and recovered from London dealer
ROME (AP) — Italy on Wednesday displayed hundreds of antiquities that had been looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London antiquities dealer. The 750 objects, which date from the 8th century B.C. and the medieval period, include an Etruscan three-legged bronze...
Triple-whammy of cyclones, a 1-in-200-year event, drove Italy's deadly flooding, scientists say
ROME (AP) — A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said Wednesday that climate change doesn't seem to be to blame for the intense rainfall. Using computer simulations and past observations, a...
Israel's Mossad says former agent was among 4 people who died when boat sank in Italy
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's intelligence agency said Wednesday that a retired agent was among four people killed in northern Italy when a sudden storm sank a houseboat hired for a weekend pleasure cruise on a lake. The former agent was on the vessel with 22 other people on a lake...
La Scala announces 2023-24 season as new government decree creates uncertainty
MILAN (AP) — The French general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala is facing the threat of a tenure cut short, even as he unveiled a star-studded 2023-24 season and announced record sponsor revenues on Monday. A government decree adopted earlier this month would require...
4 dead after tourist boat capsizes in storm on Italian lake
MILAN (AP) — A body was retrieved early Monday in a northern Italian lake by police divers, raising to four the final death toll in the capsizing of a tourist boat a day earlier during a sudden, violent storm that included a whirlwind. Two bodies had been recovered by firefighter...
High school student in Italy wounds teacher with hunting knife, waves toy gun in class
ROME (AP) — A student wounded his teacher with a hunting knife and brandished what turned out to be a toy gun at classmates in a high school in a Milan suburb on Monday, police said. Classmates later recounted that the 16-year-old suddenly stood up shortly after classes began in...
Tourist boat overturns on Italian lake, at least 1 dead; several missing
MILAN (AP) — A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead, Italian media reported. Authorities were searching for several people who were still missing after a sudden whirlwind...
