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Rome's Colosseum Closes After Worker Dies Installing Lights
The ancient monument shut to tourists as Euronews reports the site was lit pink for a cancer campaign hours later
The Colosseum closed to visitors on Wednesday after a 22-year-old worker died overnight during the installation of new lighting, according to international reports.
Lorenzo Ferraris · NATIONAL
Fuel Prices Up a Fifth in Six Months, and the Po Plain Counts the Cost of Moving Goods
The Local reports petrol in Italy has risen 20 percent since spring, as European governments diverge on how to cushion the blow
Petrol prices in Italy have climbed about 20 percent in six months, The Local Italy reports, a squeeze that lands hardest on the road freight that carries Emilia-Romagna's food and machinery exports.
Giulia Benati · ECONOMY
Pope Leo XIV in France: the Plane, the Pilgrims, and One Million Visitors
Le Monde reports the logistics and the economics of a four-day apostolic journey that begins on 25 September; Rome watches from the Vatican's shadow.
Pope Leo XIV's visit to France from 25 to 28 September is expected to draw a million visitors, Le Monde reports, in the first papal state visit there in 18 years.
Concetta Vassallo · INTERNATIONAL
Three Million Euros in the Walls: A Cash Seizure and the Southern Drug Economy
Italian police found the money stashed inside an alleged drug lord's house after a tip-off, an anti-mafia prosecutor told AFP.
A tip-off led Italian police to more than three million euros hidden inside the walls of a suspected drug lord's home, an anti-mafia prosecutor told AFP.
Rosaria Esposito · REGIONAL
Regional dispatches
Fuel Prices Climb 20 Percent, and Puglia's Roads Feel the Bill
Petrol and diesel costs rise across Italy as European pump prices near records, with the South's hauliers and growers exposed
Italian petrol prices have risen by around a fifth in six months, and Puglia's long road and sea supply chains carry the cost.
Francesca Lazzari
Oasis Add Rome Date to Reunion Tour as Italy's Live Sector Watches
The band cites 'phenomenal demand' in adding Knebworth, Rome and Munich shows — a test of whether stadium touring still carries the Italian market.
Oasis have added a Rome date to their reunion itinerary after what the BBC calls 'phenomenal demand', and Italy's live-music economy is reading the signal closely.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Met Opera Opens With Verdi's 'Macbeth', and Italy Reads the Season Abroad
New York's Metropolitan Opera began its season with Verdi in a postapocalyptic staging, with the New York Times praising a commanding baritone at its centre.
The Metropolitan Opera opened its new season with Verdi's 'Macbeth' in a dystopian production, drawing two separate New York Times notices on the same night.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Fuel Prices Jump 20 Percent in Six Months, and Piedmont's Industry Feels the Squeeze
International coverage tracks a steady rise at the pump as governments weigh different responses across Europe
Petrol prices in Italy have risen 20 percent in six months, according to The Local Italy, with the cost of filling a tank now varying sharply across Europe.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Inter Deny Roma as Martínez Haunts Gasperini Again
A two-goal Roma lead at the Stadio Olimpico ends 2-2, and the striker's record against Gasperini's sides holds
Inter came back from two goals down at the Stadio Olimpico to draw 2-2 with Roma, Lautaro Martínez scoring twice to extend his record against Gian Piero Gasperini's teams.
Tobia Marenghi
At Fendi, a 1970s Pop Legend Takes the Lead
Maria Grazia Chiuri's Milan show built its collection around Raffaella Carrà, and the plain beyond the runway reads the signal
The Guardian reports that Chiuri's Fendi collection celebrated Raffaella Carrà, the Italian pop and television figure the designer called an incredible feminist of the 1970s.
Costanza Bardi
Fuel Up 20 Percent in Six Months, and Molise Drives the Longest Miles to a Pump
Foreign coverage maps Italy's pump prices as the interior counts the distance between fill-ups
Petrol in Italy has risen about 20 percent in six months, foreign coverage reports, a squeeze felt hardest where the nearest station is already far away.
Antonio Petrella
The Colosseum Goes Dark: A Worker Dies and the Tourist Economy Counts the Cost
Rome's most visited monument closed after a 22-year-old worker was killed installing new lights, hours before it was lit pink for a cancer campaign.
A 22-year-old worker died installing lights at the Colosseum, forcing the monument's closure and casting a shadow over a night of pink illumination for breast cancer prevention.
Rosaria Esposito
Pope Leo XIV Heads to France, and Rome Watches the Church's European Hand
The first papal state visit to France in 18 years carries an agenda on AI, youth and Europe — and a tourism bill Paris is already counting
Pope Leo XIV begins a four-day visit to France on September 25, the first official papal state visit in 18 years, with artificial intelligence and European affairs on the agenda.
Adriana Sole
Italy's Pump Prices Jump 20 Percent as Europe Compares Its Fuel Bills
Foreign coverage charts a six-month rise at the Italian pump and the widening gap between national responses to the fuel shock
Petrol prices in Italy have risen by 20 percent in six months, according to The Local Italy, as a European comparison shows governments taking sharply different measures.
Adriana Sole
Hamilton Wants the F1 Season to End in the Gulf, and Ferrari Waits on the Calendar
The Ferrari driver says he loves racing in the Middle East as Qatar and Abu Dhabi remain in doubt because of the war in the region
Lewis Hamilton has said he hopes Formula One can still close its season at the scheduled rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, with the finale unsettled by the war in the region.
Tobia Marenghi
Fuel Up 20 Percent in Six Months, and the Valley Watches the Pump
As petrol prices rise across Italy and Europe, a mountain region with long drives and few alternatives reads the numbers closely
Italian petrol prices have risen by about 20 percent in six months, and in a valley where the car is not optional, the figure lands differently.
Camille Bréan
Italian Pump Prices Up 20 Percent in Six Months, Foreign Press Reports
The Local Italy maps where fuel is cheapest as Europe-wide comparisons show governments diverging on the crisis
Petrol prices in Italy have risen by about 20 percent in six months, according to The Local Italy, which also maps where in the country fuel is cheapest.
Beatrice Comolli
Colosseum Closes After Worker Dies Installing Lights
Rome's monument went dark for a breast cancer campaign hours after a 22-year-old technician was killed on the job
The death of a young worker inside the Colosseum has closed Rome's most-visited monument and revived a question Italy's heritage sector has long faced.
Tommaso Veronese
Italian Petrol Up 20 Percent as Europe Compares Pump Prices
The Local Italy reports six months of increases and asks where in the country fuel is cheapest
Petrol in Italy has risen by a fifth in six months, and a European comparison shows governments are responding to the cost of filling a tank in very different ways.
Tommaso Veronese
A Worker Dies at the Colosseum, and the Lights Go On Anyway
Rome's monument closed after a 22-year-old was killed installing new lighting; the same evening it glowed pink for a cancer campaign
The death of a young worker inside the Colosseum has put Italy's monument-maintenance contracts under scrutiny, hours before the same facade was lit pink.
Sergio Madrussan
Fuel Up 20 Percent in Six Months, and Europe Compares Its Pumps
Italian petrol has risen a fifth since spring, as The Local maps how differently European governments are absorbing the shock
Italian pump prices have climbed about 20 percent in six months, and a European comparison shows governments diverging sharply on how to soften the blow.
Sergio Madrussan
Pump Prices Up a Fifth in Six Months, and the Coast Counts
The Local Italy reports a 20 percent rise at the pump as European fuel costs diverge by government measure
Petrol in Italy has risen about 20 percent in six months, with the foreign press mapping where filling up costs most.
Marina Doria
Fendi Turns to a 1970s Pop Icon, and Emilia-Romagna's Knitwear Belt Takes Note
Maria Grazia Chiuri's Milan show for the Roman house celebrates Raffaella Carrà, whose Romagna roots the region's textile workshops still claim
The Guardian reports that Fendi's Milan collection celebrated 1970s pop star Raffaella Carrà, a figure born in Emilia-Romagna, as the region's knitwear and packaging suppliers read the runway for signals.
Giulia Benati
Fendi Puts a 1970s Pop Legend at the Centre of Milan
Maria Grazia Chiuri's collection for the Roman house honours Raffaella Carrà, as the foreign fashion press takes note
The Guardian reports that Fendi's Milan show, designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, celebrated the 1970s Italian pop star Raffaella Carrà as an 'incredible feminist'.
Niccolò Mariani
Fendi Turns to Carrà, and the Marche's Workshops Read the Signal
Maria Grazia Chiuri's Milan show for the Roman house honoured a 1970s pop feminist; the region that supplies Italy's luxury leather watches from the outside.
Milan Fashion Week closed with a Fendi collection built around Raffaella Carrà, as the Marche's leather and footwear districts keep one eye on the luxury houses they serve.
Elena Marcheggiani
Fuel Up 20 Percent in Six Months, and the Marche Drives On
Italian petrol prices have climbed sharply since spring, according to The Local, as European governments weigh how to answer the cost.
Petrol prices in Italy have risen by about 20 percent over six months, The Local Italy reported, with the cost of filling a tank now varying widely across Europe.
Elena Marcheggiani
Pope Leo XIV Leaves From Rome for France, and Rome Counts the Cost
A chartered flight, 80 journalists and a million expected visitors: the first papal state visit to France in 18 years is read closely from the Vatican's shadow.
Pope Leo XIV flies from Rome to France on September 25 for the first official papal state visit in 18 years, with AI, young people and Europe on the agenda.
Davide Ruspoli
A Worker Dies at the Colosseum, and the Mountains Read the Safety Ledger
Rome's monument closed after a 22-year-old died installing lights; Abruzzo, which counts its own building-site deaths, takes the news plainly
The Colosseum shut to visitors after a young worker was killed overnight installing new lighting, a death that lands in a country already counting its workplace fatalities.
Marco Di Sante
Fuel Up 20 Percent in Six Months, and the Interior Counts Every Kilometre
Foreign coverage puts Italian petrol prices 20 percent higher than in spring, with the cost of filling a tank now a live question across Europe
Petrol in Italy has risen by a fifth in half a year, and the foreign press is comparing what drivers pay across the continent as governments weigh their responses.
Marco Di Sante
A Worker Dies at the Colosseum, and Italy's Tourism Sites Count the Risk
Rome's monument closes after an overnight fatality during light installation, as foreign coverage notes a slight fall in workplace deaths nationally
The Colosseum closed to visitors after a 22-year-old worker died installing lights, raising questions about safety at Italy's busiest heritage sites.
Francesca Lazzari
Petrol Up 20 Percent in Six Months as the Interior Does Its Sums
Foreign coverage puts Italy among Europe's costliest pumps, and the distances of Basilicata make every litre count twice.
Italian petrol prices have risen by a fifth in half a year, and in a region where the nearest hospital can be forty minutes away, that is a household budget line.
Pietro Lasorsa
The Colosseum Glows Pink, Then Closes After a Worker Dies
Foreign coverage records a monument lit for breast cancer prevention and shut hours later when a 22-year-old electrician was killed installing the lights.
Rome's Colosseum was bathed in pink for a cancer campaign and closed to visitors the same week after a young worker died rigging the display.
Pietro Lasorsa
Three Million Euros in the Walls: Police Read the Mob's Ledger
A tip-off led Italian police to cash hidden inside a suspected drug lord's house, AFP reported. In Calabria, the seizure reads as a lesson in how the 'Ndrangheta holds its money.
Police found more than three million euros in cash stashed inside the walls of an alleged drug lord's house, a top anti-mafia prosecutor told AFP.
Saverio Gallo
Fuel Up 20 Percent in Six Months, and the Mezzogiorno Pays the Distance
Petrol prices in Italy have risen sharply since spring, according to The Local Italy. For a region where the car is not optional, that is a different kind of tax.
Petrol prices in Italy have increased by 20 percent in the past six months, with the cost of filling a tank varying sharply across the country.
Saverio Gallo
Three Million Euros in the Walls: Sicily Reads the Cash Seizure
A tip-off led police to a suspected drug lord's hidden fortune, AFP reported. In Palermo, the find is read as a ledger, not a trophy.
Italian police found more than three million euros in cash inside the walls of an alleged drug lord's house, a top anti-mafia prosecutor told AFP.
Concetta Vassallo
Fuel Prices in Italy Up a Fifth in Six Months, and the Island Pays
Petrol has risen about 20 percent since spring, The Local Italy reports, as European pump prices diverge and governments weigh different answers.
Petrol prices in Italy have risen by around 20 percent in six months, The Local Italy reports, with the cost of filling a tank now varying sharply across Europe.
Gavino Sanna
Opinion
The Language the Mountains Keep
France 24 finds 30,000 Ladin speakers holding an ancient tongue against the tide of Dolomites tourism; the world should listen closely.
Editorial Board
The Colosseum and the Cost of Being Seen
A worker's death and a monument lit pink in the same week ask what the world's gaze costs the people who keep Italy standing.
Editorial Board