Italy
After about 1000 years, Venice is imperiled
Sinking foundations, rising waters and hordes of tourists are a formidable combination.
- by Jason Horowitz
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Opinion
Opinion
Driving into a Google-dependent future
Google's first concern is itself and its clients. But its services are so useful I don't really mind when it screws me.
- by Crispin Hull
Italy
Venice hit by high tide as Italy buffeted by winds; deaths reported
Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water.
'The crash is going to be violent': Italy headed for crisis, warns banker
Italy's financial woes are bad news for the rest of Europe, warns top banker.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Italy's classic moka pot maker at risk of extinction
The original moka - a fixture in Italian homes and an icon of Italian design since it was introduced by Alfonso Bialetti in 1933 - is at risk of extinction.
- by Andrea Vogt
Italy
20 hurt as Rome metro escalator speeds up, then collapses
Witnesses reported people were jumping and dancing on the escalator before the accident, the Mayor of Rome said.
Italy
Brisbane turns Italian ahead of La Scala Ballet's historic shows
The sights and smells of Italy will spread across Brisbane as the countdown continues to Teatro alla Scala's arrival.
- by Toby Crockford
EU
Aid groups to Greece: action on island migrant camps 'far too late'
One toilet for every 72 people: "The sewage system is so overwhelmed that raw sewage has been known to reach the mattresses where children sleep."
- by Niki Kitsantonis
Is Italy’s PM looking for a backup job?
Giuseppe Conte, finding himself in a traditionally precarious job, sought to avoid putting all his eggs in one basket by pursuing a fallback position.
Postcard
Postcard: Monkeying around for longer life
In a luxury villa perched on a mountain over the Mediterranean, once upon a time, lived a surgeon who grafted ape testicles onto rich old men, in the hope of doubling their lifespan.
- by Nick Miller
Food & drink
Starbucks opens its first store in Italy, the spiritual home of coffee
Will the country that gave us the espresso embrace the company that gave us Frappucinos?