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Morocco fossils shed light on our African roots
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study Wednesday.
Searchers seek missing after deadly Italy migrant shipwreck
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LAMPEDUSA (ITALY) - Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people.
Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifies
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» ROME - Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.
Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» MARSEILLE - Southern Europeans braced on Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.
US-backed Gaza aid centres to close temporarily after 27 killed
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» GAZA CITY — Aid centres in hunger-wracked Gaza will temporarily close on Wednesday, a controversial US-backed agency said, with the Israeli army warning roads leading to distribution stations "are considered combat zones".
King Charles addresses Italian parliament, greets pope
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» ROME - Britain’s King Charles III told Italy’s parliament Wednesday that peace is “never to be taken for granted” before ending a visit to Rome with a surprise visit to a convalescing Pope Francis.
Italy's Salvini defiant as verdict due in migrant trial
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» PALERMO (ITALY) - Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defiant Friday as he arrived for the verdict in his long-running trial for blocking a migrant rescue ship at sea, for which he risks six years in jail.
1962 Ferrari auctioned for $51.7 million
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» NEW YORK - A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sports car sold for US$51.7 million in New York on Monday, making it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.
Many decrees, little change in Italian PM Meloni's first year
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» ROME - From bank profits to migrants, Giorgia Meloni's Italian government has been active on numerous fronts in its first year in office, but many measures seem more designed for show than lasting change.
Etna eruption forces closure of Sicily's Catania airport
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» ROME - The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, has halted all flights after a new eruption at nearby Mount Etna, its operator said Monday.