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WEBWatch: Starmer meets Italy’s PM in Rome to discuss migrant crossings. Army to guard a hospital in Italy after a spate of attacks on medical staff across the country. Italy's deputy premier ...
Rome: One dead as huge fire sweeps through high-rise building - BBC
WEBJun 2, 2023 · At least one person has been killed when a massive fire swept through an eight-storey building in Rome, Italian officials say. Nine people were injured in the capital's eastern Colli Aniene area.
How Rome's rubbish problem is attracting wild boar into the …
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Uncollected rubbish is said to be fuelling the problem. Rome is one of Europe’s greenest capitals, boasting huge expanses of unspoilt countryside within its urban confines, including the...
Wild boars are ravaging Rome, here’s how locals are fighting back
WEBMay 13, 2022 · The Italian government is planning a mass cull of wild boar, which are currently terrorising the country’s capital, Rome. The city has been under siege from increasing numbers of the wild pig,...
Warning to tourists heading to Rome as city under construction
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Tourists have been warned the Italian city is going through a monumental facelift ahead of a likely 32 million tourists for the 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year. The Vatican holiday is putting...
As Rome Burns (or at Least Its Garbage), a Mayor Dares to Dream
WEBAug. 29, 2022. ROME — For years now, nothing has symbolized the fall of Rome more than its garbage crisis. A trash menagerie of wild boars, violent sea gulls and rats convene to feast on the...
Anger rises as uncollected rubbish leaves stench on streets of Rome
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Overflowing rubbish bins in Rome are increasingly becoming a common site, with residents complaining that with high summer temperatures, it's only getting worse.
What Italy's Political Chaos Means for Europe | TIME
WEBJul 23, 2022 · Instead of fighting inflation, scrambling for ways to get through a difficult winter without Russian energy supplies, and helping consumers by fighting inflation, Italy’s leaders will be...
Rome authorities tackle Colosseum rat infestation - BBC News
WEBAug 27, 2023 · Authorities in Rome are taking action to tackle an infestation of rats around the Colosseum. Tourists have posted videos on social media showing the rodents roaming close to the ancient...
Clashes break out in Rome amid anger over COVID ‘green pass’
WEBOct 9, 2021 · At least one person was injured as an unauthorised march broke off from the main rally in Piazza Del Popolo, in Rome’s downtown, and attempted to reach Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s office.
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