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Landslide leaves Italian town on cliff edge
Published on 27/01/2026
» NISCEMI, Italy - Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide that was triggered by a storm, Italy’s civil protection chief said on Tuesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
Bust attributed to Donatello splits Slovakia
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» BRATISLAVA - A bust attributed to Renaissance master Donatello re-emerges in Slovakia after falling into obscurity following World War II, but the country’s nationalist government sparks anger by squirrelling it away in a ministry building.
New search in Madeleine McCann case finished: Portuguese police
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LAGOS (PORTUGAL) - A new search launched this week into the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann ended Thursday, said police in Portugal, where she went missing 18 years ago.
Ex-Irish republican leader Gerry Adams wins BBC libel case
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» DUBLIN - Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams won a libel case against the BBC on Friday, and was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages over a report containing allegations he was involved in killing a British spy.
Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis
Reuters, Published on 26/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive.
Cambodian canal's impact on Mekong questioned
Francesco Guarascio of Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» HANOI - The authority overseeing the transnational Mekong River wants Cambodia to share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta to the Gulf of Thailand.
Pope spends ‘peaceful night’ after breathing crisis
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» ROME - Pope Francis, hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday, as Catholics prayed for his speedy recovery.
Typhoon Usagi threatens Philippines, latest in string of storms
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/11/2024
» MANILA — The Philippines is bracing for its fifth powerful storm in three weeks, with Super Typhoon Usagi set to strike the country’s north on Thursday afternoon before tracking toward Taiwan.
Fungi and flatworms: Scientists want more diverse nature emojis
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Too many cats, not enough crustaceans: The current emoji catalog doesn't accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature -- and that hurts conservation efforts, according to scientists.