July 19, 2020 Italian coast guard organizes effort to rescue sperm whale from fishing nets The operation to free the sperm whale was complicated due to “its state of agitation,” which prevented the divers from continually working on the lines.
July 17, 2020 Italian priest becomes YouTube star amid coronavirus lockdown Father Alberto Ravagnani didn’t even have a YouTube account a year ago, but in the last few months, the 26-year-old priest’s short videos on Catholicism and spirituality have garnered hundreds of thousands of views and made him a social media celebrity.
July 12, 2020 Reputed mob boss gunned down in Canada: police A reputed Canadian mob boss was gunned down in broad daylight in the parking lot of a commercial plaza in a suburb of Toronto Friday afternoon, according to local authorities.
July 10, 2020 Malfunctioning speed camera clocks Ford Focus going 437 mph, driver ticketed over $1,000, report says An Italian woman driving a Ford Focus down a coastal highway received a ticket for going hundreds of miles an hour over the speed limit after a speed camera malfunctioned and police failed to pick up on the error, according to a local report.
July 10, 2020 Arizona wheat farmers prosper amid COVID-19 as pasta sales soar Some of the world's best pasta wheat actually comes from wheat grown in the desert southwest, including Italy's famous pasta.
July 10, 2020 Venice finally tests Moses anti-flood system after years of reported corruption, delays An anti-flood system that was supposed to start working in Venice in 2011 – and could have protected the iconic city from more than a billion dollars in water damage last year – is now getting a trial run.
July 9, 2020 Fetal coronavirus infection may be possible, Italian study suggests A small study strengthens evidence that a pregnant woman infected with the coronavirus might be able to spread it to her fetus.
July 9, 2020 American student accused of killing Italian cop in drug bust gone wrong claims he was beaten, spat on by police: leaked transcript An American student on trial in Italy for allegedly stabbing a plainclothes police officer to death last summer in Rome claimed he was kicked, punched and spat on in custody, according to a leaked transcript of a recording requested by the court.
July 8, 2020 Massive 'ISIS drug bust' in Italy connected to the Syrian regime, not the terrorist group, analysts argue When Italian authorities announced last week that they had seized 15.4 tons of counterfeit Captagon produced by ISIS in Syria to fund terrorism it was lauded as one of the largest drug busts in history.
July 8, 2020 Lazio defender Patric sent off during match for biting opponent Lazio on Tuesday dropped an important match against Lecce but the narrow defeat was not the talk after the game as one of the club’s top players was sent off.