Editor in Chief: Giampaolo Pioli | English Editor: Grace Russo Bullaro
Editor in Chief: Giampaolo Pioli
The First Italian English Digital Daily in the US
English Editor: Grace Russo Bullaro
Mediterranean
Study Finds First Cousins Commonly Married Each Other in Bronze Age Greece
It was all about economics: keep the land in the family
Read moreInterpol Catches World’s “Most Wanted” Human Trafficker in Sudan
Abducts, extorts and murders East African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea
Read moreItalian Population Benefits from a High Life Expectancy but Continues to Shrink
Healthy diet, but a lack of job security and affordable child care have great impact
Read moreMigrants Remain Stalled in Catania Port on NGO Ships as Debate Rages
As a stand-off continued over people saved at sea by NGO-run search-and-rescue ships, conservative Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said Monday that it was time to stop "organized trips" for migrants across the Mediterranean, implying that the migrants...
Read moreAnticyclone Hannibal to Bring Year’s First Real Heatwave in Italy
The African anticyclone Hannibal is set to bring the year's first real heatwave to Italy starting this weekend and peaking Tuesday, forecasters said Friday. \ Italy is already seeing temperatures eight degrees above the seasonal average and the heat wave...
Read moreDeaths at Sea on Migrant Routes to Europe Almost Doubled, Year on Year
More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, appealing for $163.5 million to assist and protect thousands...
Read moreIOM Says at Least 70 Migrants Dead or Missing Off Libyan Coast
“I am appalled by the continuing loss of life in the Central Mediterranean and the lack of action to tackle this ongoing tragedy,” said Federico Soda, Libya Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). On 12 March, a boat...
Read moreFrom Lagos to Palermo and Back Again: Chris Obehi Returns to his Motherland
Cu ti lu dissi ca t’haju a lassari, megliu la morti e no chistu duluri, ahj ahj ahj ahj moru moru moru moru, ciatu di lu me cori l’amuri miu si tu! “Cu ti lu dissi” (“Who Told You?”) is...
Read moreDolce and Gabbana’s Love for Sicily: Art, Family, Respect, Culture and Flavors
In Italiano “Devotion” is the title of the documentary movie about the two fashion geniuses and ambassadors of Sicilian beauty, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana; directed by the Oscar awarded director Giuseppe Tornatore, that the two fondly call “Peppuccio” in...
Read moreAs Italy Faces Chaotic “Phase Two”, “Phase One”’s Unity Is Fading Away
When "Phase Two" was announced, as most of the limitations remained in place, many Italians seemed unable to clearly see the difference with the so-called “Phase One,” except for one thing: while Italy was enduring the longest and strictest lockdown...
Read moreEmpire’s Mobius Strip: Italy’s Migrant Crisis Today and Its Colonial Past
In her new book, author Stephanie Malia Hom argues that Italy’s response to today’s migrant crisis is rooted in the nation’s imperial history. The main way empire’s Mobius strip operates, its looping of past and present, of colonial imperialism and...
Read more“Deliriously” Leafing Through Naples, City of Paradoxes and Enigmas
In sifting through "Delirious Naples", it becomes clear that there is more to uncover in Naples than just a really good meal and a nice spot to take a selfie. There’s trash and treasure, old and new, foreign and familiar,...
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