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Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding

Oct. 24, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — AC Milan’s weekend match at Bologna in Italy’s top soccer league has been postponed, Bologna officials announced Thursday following extensive flooding in the central Italian city. The Serie A match had been scheduled for Saturday. Bologna is...

Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at exhibition opening in Italy

Sep. 24, 2024 11:09 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — A man smashed a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei during the private opening of his exhibition in the northern Italian city of Bologna, in an act of vandalism that the show's curator described Tuesday as a “reckless and senseless act.” The large...

Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid

Sep. 19, 2024 22:57 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so far claimed 24 lives in the region. Von...