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☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ Jasmine Paolini: Italian tennis star crowned world champion just months after winning Olympic gold, can hardly believe her own success
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amanda Davies | Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In 2024, Paolini won her first WTA 1000 singles event at the Dubai Tennis Championships, two WTA 1000 doubles titles, Olympic doubles gold and reached three grand slam finals, two in singles and one in doubles. 4 in the world in singles, the joint-highest ranking in history for an Italian woman, and a career-high No. “Last year, we lost in the final; this year, we won the title and it’s amazing. In 2024, Paolini and Errani are undefeated when wearing the blue national team kit of Italy. Sara Errani won the fourth BJK Cup title of her career.

Persons: CNN —, Jasmine Paolini, Billie Jean King, Italy’s, Paolini, “, ” Paolini, CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies, I’m, ”, –, Angel Martinez, Lucia Bronzetti’s, Viktória Hrunčáková, Rebecca Šramková, Sara Errani, Errani, “ It’s, ” Errani, It’s, it’s, We’re Organizations: CNN, Billie Jean King Cup, Slovakia, Dubai Tennis, Fed, Italy, Japan, Poland, Paris Locations: Italian, Málaga, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Canada

☆ Milan’s Via Monte Napoleone is now the world’s most expensive shopping street
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Milan’s Via Monte Napoleone has beat out New York’s Fifth Avenue to become the world’s most expensive shopping street, marking the first time a European city has topped the rankings. The Gucci store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, seen in March 2024. In April, Gucci parent Kering paid €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) to acquire a building on Via Monte Napoleone from a subsidiary of Blackstone. The world’s 10 most expensive shopping locations, by rent per square foot, according to Cushman & Wakefield:1. Via Monte Napoleone, Milan2.

Persons: Thomas Casolo, ”, Gucci, Michael M, Robert Travers, Kering, Blackstone . Chanel, Versace, Cartier, Celine Organizations: London CNN, New, Cushman &, Bond, Hong, Cushman, Wakefield’s, Italy, CNN, Via, Blackstone ., Henley & Partners, Cushman & Wakefield, New Bond, Tsui, Pitt, Mall Locations: Napoleone, Cushman & Wakefield, Paris, New York City, Europe, East, Africa, Via Monte Napoleone, Bottega, Milan, New York, London, Hong Kong, Ginza, Tokyo, Bahnhoftstrasse, Zurich, Sydney, Myeongdong, Seoul, Kohlmarkt, Vienna

CNN —There’s nothing quite like the mouthwatering taste of real Prosciutto di Parma, known the world over as Parma ham. The end result is that Parma ham as we know it is increasingly hard to find on international dinner plates. Unlike many heavily mechanized meat processing industries, Parma ham production is steeped in history and tradition. But they are nowhere to be seen, essentially kept under lockdown to protect them from the swine fever virus. Cavagnini produces pork for products including Parma ham and San Daniele ham — a similar cured meat originating in Italy’s northeastern Friuli region.

Persons: Stefano Borchini, Alessia Pierdomenico, ” Borchini, Borchini, ”, Luca Bruno, That’s, there’s, “, Alberto, Cavagnini, it’s, ” Davide Calderone, ” Calderone Organizations: CNN, Parma, Parma Ham Consortium ., Bloomberg, Getty, AP, Workers, Union Locations: Parma, Emilia Romagna, Langhirano, Italy, Modena, Brescia, Lombardy, Alberto Cavagnini’s, Italy’s, Friuli, China, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, United States, Brazil

☆ She fell in ‘love at first sight’ with an Italian stranger. Within days they were talking about marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“Italian Guy No. 2, so that I could have a friend to hang out with in Italy…”Ambika didn’t really expect Italian Guy No. Italian Guy No. And that’s how, a couple of weeks later, Ambika found herself cooking pasta at the Neapolitan home of Italian Guy No. And as Ambika fell slightly in love with Naples, she also fell all the more in love with Marco.

Persons: Ambika Mathur, Emily, Ambika, ”, Emily flit, Emily ”, she’d, “, Guy No, ” Ambika, Italian Guy No, Italy …, Ambika didn’t, hadn’t, Italian Guy, Guy, Marco Di Fiore —, ” Marco, Marco, Ambika Mathur's, Marco Di Fiore, “ Marco, Riva superyacht, Brigitte Bardot’s, ’ ”, Ambika Ambika, Conca dei Marini, Amalfi, ‘, Marco’s, ‘ Marco, —, Ambika’s, it’s, Michelangelo, Marco —, Ambika can’t, I’m, he’s, ” “, It’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, CNN Travel, Italian, LAX, Porsche, Marco, ” Locations: Paris, California, Los Angeles, Milan, Italy, Amalfi Coast, Italian, Naples, Amalfi, Neapolitan, It’s, Borgo, Posillipo, Napoli, Conca, Salerno, Rome, United States, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Orange County, SoCal, LA, San Diego, ”, Southern California, Praiano, Amafi, Massa Lubrense, Sorrento, “, India

☆ ‘We are not Disneyland’: Outrage in Rome over Airbnb ‘gladiator’ battles at the Colosseum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rome CNN —The ancient Colosseum in Rome has witnessed some historic battles, with toga-clad crowds once packing the gigantic venue to watch gladiators slug it out against opponents including lions and baboons. On one side of the arena is holiday rental giant Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, which oversees the ruined structure, which is one of Rome’s most visited attractions. You will become a gladiator,” promises the AirBnB advertisement. “A publicity stunt by Airbnb which, after having effectively taken possession of the historic center, completely distorting it and turning it into a large tourist park, now wants to ridicule the Colosseum,” he said Friday. Federico Mollicone, a member of her party who heads the Lower House of Parliament’s Culture Commission said he applauds the innovative idea.

Persons: ”, Ridley Scott, “, Massimiliano Smeriglio, ” Smeriglio, Smeriglio isn’t, Erica Battaglia, Vatican’s, Trevi, Enzo Foschi, ” Airbnb, Giorgia, Brothers, Italy, Federico Mollicone Organizations: Rome CNN, Paramount, CNN, Rome’s Culture, UNESCO, Democratic Party, overtourism, Italian, Culture Commission, Culture, Ministry of Culture Locations: Rome, Eternal

☆ In Italy, this 12th century castle is transforming into a luxury resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For almost a millennium, the Castle of Antognolla has punctured a skyline of seemingly endless rolling forested hills. Rooms will offer a panoramic view of the site’s jewel in the crown, an 18-hole golf course with ambitions to break the Spanish and Portuguese hegemony over premier golf destinations on the continent. The castle offers a sweeping view of the golf course below and valleys beyond. In 1628, the estate was bought by nobleman Cornelio Oddi, who wished to make it a holiday resort. “They’re coming to Italy and then they see that there are good courses, and they decide to play golf.

Persons: Robert Trent Jones Jr, Saint Herculanus, Ruggero di Antognolla, Pope Boniface IX, bloodily, Cornelio Oddi, Agnelli, Antognolla, Burguière, year’s, Marco Simone Golf, ”, “, oenologist Riccardo Cotarella, ” Burguière Organizations: CNN, Fiat, Juventus –, Ventures Locations: Antognolla, Umbria, Perugia, Rome, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Grechetto, Gubbio, Marmore Falls, Europe

☆ Menendez family Los Angeles mansion is the new ‘dark tourism’ hot spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —This week in travel news: why true crime buffs are heading to Beverly Hills, a look at the world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream restaurant and the reaction to a “makeunder” of one of Italy’s star attractions. Ice, ice babyThis -40 °C pastry dessert at Minimal is served with a side of gelato. MINIMALWe all scream for ice cream — and “we” includes the Michelin guide, which recently awarded one of its coveted stars to Minimal, an ice cream restaurant in Taiwan. Not-so-bella vistaVideo Ad Feedback They replaced the Trevi fountain and tourists are ‘disappointed’ 01:17 - Source: CNNThe Trevi fountain might be the most famous tourist attraction in a city packed to the brim with tourist attractions. However, recent visitors to the famous fountain were less than impressed with what they found.

Persons: Menendez, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Jose, Kitty, “, I’m, Toni Ricci, “ We’re, Arvin Wan, ”, gua bao, Trevi, you’ve, Haggis, Moo Deng, There’s, George Clooney, Alicia Park Organizations: CNN, Michelin, Netflix, Beverly Hills, Edinburgh Zoo, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Locations: Beverly Hills, Beverly, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Sweden, United States, Taiwan, Taichung, Rome, India, Costa Rica, It’s, Lake Como, Jaywalking, New York City

☆ Europe's banks brace for tougher competition under Trump 2.0
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan , Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley shares all soared while the STOXX Europe 600 Banks index is down more than 1% for the week. "If U.S. banks get the expected policy support, they could ramp up loan volumes and optimize capital in ways that Europe's banks just can't match right now," Materazzi said. Since early 2010, European banking shares have fallen 10%, while U.S. lenders have more than tripled. The European Central Bank has estimated that euro zone banks' return on equity fluctuates around 5%, against 10% in the U.S., linking it to higher U.S. fee income and legacy non-performing loans with which European banks still grapple. A wave of deregulation should give European banks some leverage to lobby for easing the rules in Europe, which are already more onerous, one banking executive told Reuters.

Persons: Boris Roessler, Donald Trump, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, David Materazzi, Materazzi, Karin Keller, Sutter, Rachel Reeves, Trump Organizations: Getty, JPMorgan, Galileo, European Central Bank, Trump . Swiss, Reuters, The Locations: Frankfurt, U.S, Britain, Basel, Italy, USA, Europe, The U.S

☆ The Orient Express is plotting a comeback as the ultra-rich ditch luxury brands for travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dubbed La Dolce Vita, the new Orient Express trains will start operating in Spring 2025. Travel agent Julia Carter, founder of the luxury travel agency Craft Travel, said unique experiences are higher on the priority list of wealthy vacationers than ever. Itineraries on La Dolce Vita Orient Express start at $3,800 for a one-night stay. Courtesy of Orient Express ItalyUnlike cruise travel, luxury train travel is also more exclusive, another top priority among wealthy travelers. "People want the luxury of space and privacy," Craft, the luxury travel agent, said.

Persons: Vita, —, Amrita Banta, Julia Carter, Carter, Georges Nagelmackers, Agatha Christie, Dame Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Buyenlarge, Samy Ghachem, La Dolce, COVID, let's, Ghachem, it's Organizations: Orient Express, Service, Research, Strategy, McKinsey & Company, Craft Travel, Orient, The Orient Express, Dolce Vita, Dolce Vita Orient Locations: Italy, China, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Belgian, Paris, Istanbul, Sicily, Asia, Africa, Orient Express Italy

☆ Cans of ‘fresh air’ from Lake Como on sale to tourists in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But now, communications company ItalyComunica says it has bottled the very air of Italy’s picturesque Lake Como and is selling these cans for €9.90 ($11) apiece. courtesy Italycomunica srlMore than 5.6 million people visited Lake Como in 2023, and the numbers are consistently growing, according to the Lombardy tourism bureau. In an attempt to capitalize on the visitor numbers, marketing specialist Davide Abagnale originally created an e-commerce site selling Lake Como posters, after seeing so many posters of San Francisco and Los Angeles on his honeymoon in 2022. “It’s a novel idea, but not for everyone,” he told CNN. Tourists can also buy cans of air in Iceland, while a Canadian company saw its sales boom in 2015 when hundreds of Chinese customers began buying its canned air.

Persons: – George, Amal Clooney, Gucci ”, srl, Davide Abagnale, ItalyComunica, “ It’s, ” Abagnale, Alessandro Rapinese, wouldn’t, “, ”, Chiara Piscitelli, Abagnale Organizations: CNN, “, Como Locations: Lake Como, Lombardy, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Como, Naples, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Canadian

☆ 25-year-old spent $300 on a sewing machine in high school—now her seven-figure denim brand is worn by Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Elena Bonvicini didn't set out to start a multimillion-dollar denim brand worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner. Even charging her friends and classmates just $10 or $30 for a pair of jeans, Bonvicini turned a nice profit. Elena Bonvicini Founder, EB DenimAt college, Bonvicini worked diligently to expand EB Denim. This exposure also got EB Denim into high-end retailers like REVOLVE and Selfridges. By the time she was a junior, she says EB Denim was bringing in over $1 million in revenue and had a small handful of employees and interns.

Persons: Elena Bonvicini didn't, Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Bonvicini, Elena Bonvicini, EB, Chiara Ferragni, Danielle Bernstein, Kylie Jenner of, —, seamstresses, couldn't, Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid Organizations: CNBC, Denim, EB, Melrose Trading, Flea, USC Locations: Southern California, Wisconsin, influencers, Kylie Jenner of Italy

☆ Italian Camorra mafia fugitive arrested in Colombia for drug trafficking
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A fugitive member of the Camorra mafia due to serve almost 19 years in prison for drug trafficking has been arrested in Colombia, Italian police said on Friday. In announcing his arrest, police distributed a picture of Belvedere posing by the grave of the notorious late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Luigi Belvedere, a fugitive member of the Italian Camorra mafia, in an undated photo. The Camorra, based in Naples and surrounding areas, is one of Italy’s main mafia groups. It is made up of a myriad of family-based clans, unlike the more pyramidal structure of the Sicilian mafia, and its main businesses are drug trafficking, counterfeiting and money laundering.

Persons: Luigi Belvedere, Belvedere, Pablo Escobar, Stato Organizations: Camorra, Italian Camorra mafia, EUROPOL Locations: Colombia, Medellin, Colombian, Naples

☆ Elon Musk’s dozens of meetings with presidents, prime ministers and political candidates show his growing political influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Clare Duffy | Way Mullery | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Over the past three years, Elon Musk has met dozens of times with presidents, prime ministers, lawmakers, government officials and political candidates from around the world. Other meetings, such as a recent conversation with Argentine President Javier Milei, the world only glimpses through the billionaire’s social media posts. Recently, Musk’s political activism has begun to have a tangible impact on his companies: Brands pulled their advertisements from X, tanking its value. CNN’s analysis also suggests that Musk has, in particular, worked to develop influence among a set of right-leaning world leaders, including Modi, Bolsonaro, Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Now, as he campaigns for Trump, Musk may be setting himself up for his most prominent political role yet: a position in a possible future Trump White House.

Persons: Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Javier Milei, Musk, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, ”, Ron DeSantis, Robert F, Kennedy, Jr, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ He’s, he’s, James Lewis, it’s, Tesla, “, ” Lewis, “ They’re, Jair, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Li Qiang, Emmanuel Macron, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Narendra Modi, William Klepper, you’ve, ” Musk, Modi, Giorgia Meloni, India’s Modi Organizations: New, New York CNN, Argentine, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Putin, Gov, Trump, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Indian, Columbia Business School, Brands, SpaceX, Italian, Elon, Trump White House, Department of Government Locations: New York, Israel, South Africa, United States, Brazil, Nuevo Leon, Shanghai, China, Turkish, California, Italy, India, Argentina, ”

☆ I knew nothing about boats before buying one on a whim. I've now spent 4 years living on it while traveling the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Stephen J. Payne | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My mother had just died, and I'd decided living in the UK post-Brexit was not for me. Stephen J. PayneThree weeks after purchasing my magnificent vessel, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and my travel plans were put on hold. Stephen J. PayneThen, I worked my way slowly around the Côte d'Azur. Stephen J. PayneEventually, I started working my way around the Amalfi Coast of Italy, stopping in Livorno, Fiumicino, Capri, and Tropea. Stephen J. PayneThroughout my trip, I've made money doing small jobs as a photographer, but I've mostly been spending my savings.

Persons: —, I'd, Brexit, I've, Stephen J, Payne, I'm Organizations: Service, Channel, YouTube Locations: France, Italy, Torquay, England, California, Ramsgate, Calais, Paris, Côte, Saint, Omer, Amalfi Coast, Livorno, Fiumicino, Capri, Malta, Los Angeles

☆ Europe’s centrists are flocking to the right on migration, as a far right surge and a border crisis spooks the continent
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Increasingly, Europe’s centrist figureheads are dropping their once-high-minded rhetoric on irregular migration, reaching instead for positions that were previously the preserve of the continent’s populist rabble-rousers. In Poland, like in much of Europe, “voters across the board expect that border security and migration controls are the priority,” Kucharczyk said. But Thursday’s victory for Tusk in Brussels underscores a broader, rightward shift across Europe on the issue of irregular migration. “It’s an existential issue for this coalition, and they don’t want to take chances on issues like migration,” Kucharczyk said. The wider question is whether the longstanding principles of the border-free Schengen Area can survive an enduring era of rising migration and populist subversion.

Persons: Donald Tusk, ” Tusk, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez –, Tusk, ” Jacek Kucharczyk, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s, Olaf Scholz, ” Kucharczyk, ”, Adnan Beci, Ursula von der Leyen, Chancellor Scholz, Keir Starmer –, –, Scholz, Thomas Niedermueller, Italy’s, Giorgia Meloni, “, Marta Welander, PiS, Poland’s, Kucharczyk Organizations: CNN, European Union Council, of Public Affairs, Wednesday, Getty, European Commission, EU, Committee, Law and Justice, SPD, ISIS, – Locations: Brussels, Poland, EU, Belarus, Europe, Russia, Albania, Warsaw, AFP, EU’s, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Solingen, Hungary, Slovakia

☆ Italy criminalizes surrogacy abroad in move slammed as ‘medieval’ by critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Human life has no price and is not a commodity.”People demonstrate near Italy's Senate this week to oppose the country's new legislation. Francis has shifted the church’s approach on welcoming LGBTQ people, but has maintained a strong line opposing both abortion and surrogacy. The new Italian law does not differentiate between same-sex and heterosexual couples, nor between altruistic or paid surrogacy, but it will disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community, advocates fear. “Law or no law, same-sex families exist and will continue to exist. LGBTQ activists who protested outside the Senate on Wednesday said that heterosexual couples make up 90% of all surrogacies.

Persons: Giorgia Meloni’s, Pope Francis an, Meloni, Simona Granati, Francis, ”, “, ” Laura Boldrini, ” Alessia Crocini, Michela Calabro, Mauro Scrobogna, Elon Musk, Francis ’ Organizations: CNN, Italy, Catholic Church, Italian Catholic Church, Italy's Senate, Catholic, “, Families, European Union Locations: Italy, United States, Canada, Italy's, Vatican, Italian, ” Italy, ”, Albania

☆ Italy makes it illegal to seek surrogacy abroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ROME — Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a project of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. The upper house Senate voted into law a bill proposed by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party by 84 votes to 58. “Motherhood is absolutely unique, it absolutely cannot be surrogated, and it is the foundation of our civilization,” Brothers of Italy senator Lavinia Mennuni said during the parliamentary debate. “We want to uproot the phenomenon of surrogacy tourism.”Earlier this year, Meloni called surrogacy an "inhuman" practice that treated children as supermarket products, echoing a position expressed by the Catholic Church. Here instead you are sent to jail... if you don’t have children in the traditional way,” Franco Grillini, a long-time activist for LGBTQ rights in Italy, told Reuters at the demonstration.

Persons: ROME —, Minister’s Giorgia, Meloni, Meloni’s Brothers, ”, Lavinia Mennuni, ” Franco Grillini, Alessia Crocini Organizations: Catholic Church, Reuters, Rainbow Locations: Italy, United States, Canada

☆ Police in France and Italy bust gang that sold bottles of fake vintage wine for $16,000 apiece
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a wine fraud ring that allegedly sold fake French wine for up to €15,000 ($16,300) per bottle. Police in Italy searched 14 properties and seized large amounts of wine, wine bottles, counterfeit stickers from top French vineyards and machines used to recap bottles, according to a statement from European law enforcement agency Europol, published Tuesday. “The surge in demand for fine wine in the 21st century… has motivated fraudsters,” George told CNN. “Better training and better knowledge of what bottles of fine wine – and especially old bottles of fine wine – really look like would be useful,” said George. Bolgheri Sassicaia red wine comes from an area on the coast of Tuscany and has become one of Italy’s best-known fine wines since it appeared on the market in the 1970s.

Persons: ” Europol, Europol, Prosecutors, Stuart George, ” George, ” Fraudsters, ”, George, “, Petrus, Finanza Organizations: CNN, Police, Russian, French Gendarmerie, Swiss Federal Police, Arden Fine Wines, Reuters, Guardia Locations: Italy, Italian, Russian, French, Dijon, London, Tuscany, Sicily, Milan, Bulgaria

☆ Italy ships migrants to Albania for first time under controversial plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Egypt and Bangladesh are among 22 countries deemed “safe” by Italy, a designation that prevents their nationals from qualifying for political asylum, with few exceptions. Under the protocol signed between Italy and Albania last year, those sent to Albania must not show signs of torture, illness or vulnerability or be part of nuclear families traveling together. Those brought directly to Italy instead would fall under EU regulations, which involve a lengthy asylum process. If they are denied asylum in Italy, they will then be deported back to their countries of origin at Italy’s expense. More than 1 million migrants have made it to Italy by sea from North African ports since 2014, according to Italian government statistics and UNHCR.

Persons: Italy CNN —, Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Filippo Ungaro, ”, “, Marta Welander, Welander Organizations: Italy CNN, Italy’s Coast Guard, EU, Italian Coast Guard, Italian Navy, Italian, Albanian, UN, UNHCR, UNHCR’s, CNN, “ UNHCR, ”, Rescue, UN’s, Organization for Migration Locations: Rome, Italy, Shengjin, Italian, Libya, Egypt, Bangladesh, Albania, Europe, UNHCR’s Italy, EU, Spain, North

☆ Italy makes it illegal for couples to have a baby by surrogacy overseas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome Reuters —Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda, looking to promote what she sees as traditional family values, making it progressively harder for LGBTQ couples to become legal parents. The upper house Senate voted into law a bill proposed by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party by 84 votes to 58. “We want to uproot the phenomenon of surrogacy tourism.”Earlier this year, Meloni called surrogacy an ‘inhuman’ practice that treated children as supermarket products, echoing a position expressed by the Catholic Church. Rainbow Families President Alessia Crocini said 90% of Italians who choose surrogacy are heterosexual couples but they mostly do so in secret, meaning the new ban would de facto affect only gay couples who cannot hide it.

Persons: Rome, Giorgia, Meloni, Meloni’s Brothers, ”, Lavinia Mennuni, ” Franco Grillini, Alessia Crocini Organizations: Rome Reuters —, Catholic Church, Reuters, Rainbow Locations: Italy, United States, Canada

☆ I thought I made a mistake renting an electric vehicle in Italy. There was a steep learning curve, but I'd do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Last spring, my friends and I accidentally rented an electric car on a trip to Italy. I hopped on Google to figure out how people manage life with electric cars when they take so long to charge. A high-voltage charger would take just 30 minutes to get our car's battery to 80%. AdvertisementAfter seeing our confused faces, she clarified that we were getting an electric car. Our car's battery was nearly dead, so we figured we might as well take advantage of the forced stop and explore the town.

Persons: —, Monica Humphries, hadn't Organizations: Service, Google, EV Business, Milano Linate Locations: Italy, Lake Como, Florence, Milano, Piacenza, it's, Italy's Emilia, France, touristy Florence, Sasso Marconi

☆ Ryanair Boeing plane catches fire on runway in Italy; 184 aboard evacuated
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rome CNN —More than 180 people were evacuated Thursday from a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet after it caught fire while taxiing to take off at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. A spokesperson for the airport in Brindisi confirmed there had been a fire that halted air traffic for several hours. Ryanair, the Irish budget airline group that operates Europe’s largest aircraft fleet, said all 184 passengers and crew were safely evacuated on the runway after Thursday’s incident. On Tuesday, another Ryanair aircraft – flight FR846 – headed into Milan Bergamo airport from Barcelona had a tire issue upon landing, which briefly closed the destination airport. Boeing, the manufacturer of both aircraft involved in this week’s incidents, referred CNN to Ryanair.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, FR846 –, Andrea Caroppo, Mauro D’Attis, ”, Caroppo, ENAC Organizations: Rome CNN, Ryanair Boeing, Brindisi, Boeing, Milan Bergamo Airport, Ryanair, Passengers, CNN, “ Passengers, Forza Italia, National Civil Aviation Authority, ENAC, Transport Commission, Transport Locations: Italy, Milan, Brindisi, Italian, Turin, Milan Bergamo, Barcelona, Italy’s, Bari, London, Bologna, Brussels, Luxembourg, Europe

☆ San Marino: What it’s like playing for the lowest-ranked national soccer team in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

For San Marino, these are some of the greatest results in the nation’s history. San Marino, a tiny microstate within Italy, is home to 33,600. Between 2006 and 2023, San Marino held the unwanted record of suffering the biggest defeat in European Championship qualifying history – a 13-0 drubbing by Germany. Bernd Schneider makes it 13-0, scoring a penalty past San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini. One goal early in the second half from 19-year-old Nicko Sensoli – who had not yet been born when San Marino last won – was enough.

Persons: San, San Marino, Serenissima, “, Dante Rossi, Marcello Mularoni, Nicola Nanni, ” Mularoni, it’s, Jude, Bellingham, ” Marcello Mularoni, Giuseppe Maffia, Rossi, ” Dante Rossi “, Bernd Schneider, Aldo Simoncini, Giampiero Sposito, Mannschaft, Jens Lehmann, ”, Alessandro Sabattini, Martino Bastianelli, Mai, Gioia, ” Christian Santini, FSGC Rossi, Bastianelli, ’ ”, Santini, La Serenissima, Mularoni, ‘, ’ ” Rossi, Roberto Cevoli, ’, ” Dante Rossi, Sensoli –, –, ” San, I’ve, Gioia – ‘ Organizations: CNN, FIFA, team, CNN Sport, San, Torres, Serie C, Liechtenstein, UEFA Nations League, San Marino, Wembley, England, Sammarinese, Brigade, Serie, Empoli, Fiorentina, Liechtenstein –, ” San Marino, ” Locations: Denmark, Finland, Latvia, San Marino, Italy, Marino’s, England, Wembley, Germany, Dortmund, Liechtenstein, San, Bavarian, Munich, Austria, Tuscany, Pisa, Gibraltar

☆ European soccer roundup: Erling Haaland scores 100th Manchester City goal in controversial game against title rival Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The two sides met at City’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday with both teams eager to strike first in this year’s title race. Just before half-time, Arsenal attacker Leandro Trossard committed a foul before kicking the ball across the pitch, earning a controversial second yellow card. Matt West/ShutterstockAfter being reduced to 10 players, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta adopted a highly defensive shape to try and protect the lead. “I think the win belongs to the players and for our fans,” Fonseca said after the game. A chaotic first half saw visiting Wolfsburg take a 3-2 lead before Piero Hincapié leveled things up shortly after half-time.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola’s, Rodri, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Magalhães, Leandro Trossard, Trossard, Michael Oliver, Matt West, Mikel Arteta, John Stones, Kyle Walker, ”, Robert Lewandowski, Ayoze Pérez, Pablo Torre, David Ramos, –, Marc, André ter Stegen, Blancos, Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Vinícius Jr, Mbappé, Carlo Ancelotti’s, Atlético, Matteo Gabbia, Christian Pulisic, Yann Sommer, Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, Alessandro Bastoni, Marco Luzzani, Federico Dimarco, Gabbia, Paulo Fonseca, ” Fonseca, we’ve, Serie A’s, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Serge Gnabry, Christina Pahnke, ” Kane, Kane’s, Xabi, Piero Hincapié, Victor Boniface Organizations: CNN, England’s Premier League Arsenal, Manchester, Premier League, City’s Etihad, Arsenal, Gunners, Londoners, City, BBC Radio, BBC Sport, La Liga Barcelona, Villarreal, La Liga, Torre, Catalans, Real Madrid, Espanyol, Madrid hasn’t, Barcelona, Serie, Italy’s, Milan, Internazionale, Derby, San, US, Inter, Torino, Hellas Verona, Germany’s Bundesliga, Bayern, Bundesliga, Dinamo Zagreb, Champions League, Werder Bremen, Getty, Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, Leverkusen Locations: Villareal, Raphinha, Milan, Bayern Munich, lederhosen, AFP

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