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Italy to Cap Foreign Pupils and Ban Face Coverings in Schools
The Prime Minister calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; critics see a gesture toward anti-immigrant sentiment
Italy's government has agreed measures to limit non-Italian pupils per class and bar the burqa and niqab in schools, drawing both defence and sharp criticism abroad.
Lorenzo Ferraris · NATIONAL
Naples Among Italy's Cities Most Changed by 50 Years of Warming, Report Finds
A new study comparing half a century of data ranks Italian cities by climate impact, and the findings surprised the scientists who compiled them
A report comparing 50 years of data has identified Naples among the Italian cities most affected by climate change, with warming that surprised even the researchers.
Rosaria Esposito · SCIENCE
Russell Vows to Fight On as Antonelli Leads the Title Race to Baku
The Guardian reports the Briton quickest in practice in Azerbaijan while the championship leader tells the BBC he is still finding his way
George Russell says he will keep fighting for the F1 title until it is mathematically gone, with Kimi Antonelli leading as the season reaches Baku.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
The Met Opens With Verdi's 'Macbeth', and a Dystopian Reading Travels Home
New York's season opener puts a postapocalyptic frame on Verdi, with a baritone the critics call commanding
The Metropolitan Opera has opened its season with Verdi's 'Macbeth' in a postapocalyptic staging, and the New York reviews are the first word on a reading that will reach Italy later.
Eleonora Vanzetti · CULTURE
Regional dispatches
Le Monde Turns Its Far-Right Series on Monza, and Lombardy Reads Itself
The French daily's fourth instalment in 'Europe's far right takes root' lands in one of the region's calmest, wealthiest cities
Le Monde reports an 'atmosphere of uninhibited racism' in Monza, the Lombard city it calls one of Italy's calmest, blaming identitarian rhetoric for the shift.
Beatrice Comolli
Max Mara Sells Restraint in Milan, and the Guardian Notices the Absence of Shock
The British paper reads the show's chore jackets and block-heeled boots as a pitch to audacious women rather than to the algorithm
The Guardian reports that Max Mara's Milan runway had well-cut coats and no shock value, channelling the 'nonconformist glamour' of Amelia Earhart and other pioneers.
Beatrice Comolli
Rome Among Italy's Cities Most Changed by Fifty Years of Warming
A report comparing half a century of data finds the capital 2.9C higher, with results that surprised the scientists who compiled it
New international reporting on fifty years of Italian climate data places Rome among the cities most affected by rising temperatures, a finding the capital's administration has yet to answer for.
Davide Ruspoli
Meloni's School Measures, and South Tyrol Reads the Classroom Cap
Italy's government agrees to ban the burqa and niqab in school and limit non-Italian pupils per class; the BBC and the New York Times report a plan the bilingual province already administers differently
The Italian government has agreed measures to ban face-covering garments in schools and cap the share of foreign pupils per class, drawing praise from the prime minister and criticism from rights groups.
Klara Hofer
October's Transport Strikes, and the Brenner Corridor Counts the Days
The Local Italy lists an airline strike and public transport stoppages in Milan and Florence for October; for a province that lives off transit and visitors, the calendar is a planning document
Foreign coverage of Italy's October strike calendar names an airline walkout affecting weekend travel and public transport stoppages in Milan and Florence.
Klara Hofer
Max Mara's Quiet Milan Show, and the Veneto Workshops That Dress It
The Guardian finds no shock value on the Milan catwalk; the region that supplies Italy's luxury coats reads the same restraint as an order book
Max Mara's Milan collection drew praise from the Guardian for well-cut coats and deliberate understatement — a register the Veneto's small-firm districts know well.
Tommaso Veronese
Italy Moves to Cap Foreign Pupils in Class, and the Veneto Counts Its Desks
Meloni calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; the BBC and the New York Times report critics who see a different motive
Italy's government has agreed measures to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and cap the number of foreign students per class, drawing sharply different readings abroad.
Tommaso Veronese
Meloni's Classroom Cap Draws a Line Through Friuli's Multilingual Schools
The BBC and the New York Times report a burqa ban in schools and a ceiling on foreign pupils; in a region that teaches in three languages, the arithmetic is complicated.
Rome's new school measures are presented as integration tools, but in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where Slovene and Friulian are taught alongside Italian, the classroom was never monolingual.
Sergio Madrussan
Mazzola Dies at 83, and Genoa Counts What a Footballer Meant
The Guardian's obituary of the Inter and Italy forward reads a career that spanned the republic's boom years.
Sandro Mazzola, who won two European Cups with Internazionale and a World Cup runners-up medal with Italy, has died at 83.
Marina Doria
October's Transport Strikes, and a Port City Reads the Calendar
An airline walkout and public transport stoppages in Milan and Florence are flagged for travellers, with knock-on effects for a coast that lives on arrivals.
The Local Italy lists the transport strikes to expect in Italy this October, from an airline action hitting weekend trips to city stoppages in Milan and Florence.
Marina Doria
Meloni's School Measures Pass Cabinet, and Emilia-Romagna Counts Its Classrooms
Italy's government agrees to ban face coverings in schools and cap foreign pupils per class; the region with the country's highest foreign-born share reads the fine print
The Italian cabinet has agreed measures to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and limit the number of non-Italian pupils in each class, a decision the Prime Minister framed as integration policy.
Giulia Benati
Florence Braces for October Strikes as Italy's Autumn of Disruption Is Mapped
The Local Italy's calendar of walkouts names Milan and Florence, and an airline strike lands on a weekend of visitors
A foreign-press roundup of Italy's October transport strikes puts Florence on the list, and an airline walkout falls on a weekend.
Costanza Bardi
Italy to Cap Foreign Pupils in Class, and Umbria's Small Schools Do the Sums
Meloni calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; critics say they appease anti-immigrant sentiment
Italy's government has agreed to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and to cap the share of foreign pupils in each class, a move the foreign press reads two ways.
Niccolò Mariani
Sandro Mazzola, Who Won Everything With Inter, Dies at 83
The Guardian's obituary recalls a forward of two European Cups and four Serie A titles, and a World Cup final lost to Brazil
Sandro Mazzola, the Inter forward who won two European Cups and four Italian titles and played in the 1970 World Cup final, has died at 83, the Guardian reports.
Niccolò Mariani
Italy's Cabinet Backs School Curbs, and the Marche Counts Its Pupils
Meloni calls the burqa ban and class cap 'common-sense tools'; foreign coverage reads them as a signal to anti-immigrant sentiment
The Italian government has agreed measures to ban face-covering garments in schools and cap the share of foreign pupils in each class, drawing both praise and sharp criticism abroad.
Elena Marcheggiani
Italy's Cabinet Backs a Classroom Cap and a School Burqa Ban
Meloni calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; critics abroad call them a gesture to anti-immigrant sentiment
The Italian government has agreed measures to limit non-Italian pupils in each class and bar face-covering garments in schools, drawing foreign scrutiny of the coalition's integration agenda.
Davide Ruspoli
Italy Moves to Cap Foreign Pupils in Class, and the Interior Does Its Sums
Meloni calls the measures common-sense integration tools; critics read them as a signal to anti-immigrant voters.
The Italian government has agreed to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and to limit the share of non-Italian pupils in each class.
Marco Di Sante
Sandro Mazzola, 83, and the Generation That Made Inter
The Guardian records the death of a forward who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles in seventeen years at one club.
Sandro Mazzola, the Internazionale forward who won two European Cups and a World Cup runners-up medal with Italy, has died aged 83.
Marco Di Sante
Rome Caps Foreign Pupils as Molise's Classrooms Empty
Meloni's school measures draw foreign scrutiny, while the smallest region closes schools for lack of children
The Italian government moves to limit non-Italian pupils per class and ban face coverings in schools, a plan the foreign press reads against a region losing its own students.
Antonio Petrella
Sandro Mazzola Dies at 83, and the South Counts Its Exports
The Guardian's obituary of the Inter and Italy forward recalls a career that began far from Milan
Sandro Mazzola, who won two European Cups with Internazionale and a World Cup runners-up medal with Italy, has died aged 83.
Antonio Petrella
Italy to Cap Foreign Pupils and Ban Face Coverings in Schools, Meloni Says
The prime minister calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; critics say they appease anti-immigrant sentiment
Italy's government has agreed to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and cap the number of foreign pupils per class, a move the prime minister calls a tool for integration.
Rosaria Esposito
Italy to Cap Foreign Pupils and Ban Face Veils in Schools
Meloni calls the measures integration tools; critics abroad call them a nod to anti-immigrant sentiment
Italy's ministers have agreed to cap non-Italian pupils per class and ban the burqa and niqab in schools, a move the foreign press reads as election-season signalling.
Francesca Lazzari
October Strikes Set to Test Italy's Autumn Travel Season
An airline walkout and city transport stoppages are flagged for the month, with southern connections exposed
The Local Italy has listed the transport strikes to expect in Italy this October, from an airline action hitting weekend travellers to public transport stoppages in Milan and Florence.
Francesca Lazzari
Meloni's School Measures Reach a Region That Knows the Arithmetic
The government moves to cap foreign pupils per class and ban face veils in school, framed as integration; critics call it appeasement
Italy's government has agreed measures to limit non-Italian pupils in each class and ban the burqa and niqab in schools, a plan the foreign press reads as a test of integration policy.
Pietro Lasorsa
Sandro Mazzola, 83, and the Football the South Watched on Television
The Guardian's obituary of the Inter and Italy forward recalls a career that ran through the country's postwar reinvention
Sandro Mazzola, who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles with Internazionale, has died aged 83, the Guardian reports.
Pietro Lasorsa
Italy to Cap Foreign Pupils and Ban Face Veils in Schools
Meloni calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; critics call them a pitch to anti-immigrant sentiment
Italy's government has agreed measures to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and cap the share of non-Italian pupils in each class, drawing praise from the prime minister and censure from critics abroad.
Saverio Gallo
Italy Moves to Cap Foreign Pupils and Ban Face Veils in Schools
Meloni calls the measures common-sense tools for integration; critics abroad read them as a signal to anti-immigrant voters
The Italian government has agreed measures to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and to cap the share of foreign pupils in each class, drawing foreign scrutiny.
Concetta Vassallo
Sandro Mazzola, Who Played the 1970 Final in Sight of Sicily, Dies at 83
The Guardian's obituary recalls an Internazionale forward of two European Cups and a World Cup final lost in Mexico
Sandro Mazzola, the Internazionale and Italy forward whose career spanned four Serie A titles and a World Cup final, has died aged 83, the Guardian reports.
Concetta Vassallo
A Roman City in Istria Is Lit Up, and the Adriatic Looks Across
Euronews reports a two-thousand-year-old Roman city transformed by contemporary light art — a short drive from Trieste, and a reminder of what the border region shares.
Light art in Pula turns a Roman amphitheatre into a contemporary canvas, on a coast where Italy and Croatia read the same stones.
Sergio Madrussan
Sandro Mazzola Dies at 83, and the Island Reads the Name
The Guardian's obituary records two European Cups with Inter and a World Cup final with Italy; Sardinia knows the second half of that story
Sandro Mazzola, the Inter forward who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles and played in a World Cup final for Italy, has died at 83, the Guardian reports.
Gavino Sanna
Italy to Ban Face Coverings in Schools and Cap Foreign Pupils
The Meloni government frames the measures as integration tools; critics abroad read them as a turn toward identitarian politics.
Italy's ministers have agreed to bar the burqa and niqab in schools and limit the share of non-Italian pupils per class, a package the prime minister calls a tool for integration.
Adriana Sole
Sandro Mazzola, Two-Time European Champion With Inter, Dies at 83
The Guardian's obituary records a forward who spent seventeen years at a single club and reached a World Cup final with Italy.
Sandro Mazzola, who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles in seventeen years at Internazionale, has died aged 83, the Guardian reports.
Adriana Sole
Sandro Mazzola, 83, Dies: Inter and Italy Read the Obituary Abroad
The Guardian's obituary of the two-time European Cup winner frames a Milan dynasty the foreign press still measures Italian football against
Sandro Mazzola, who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles in 17 years with Internazionale, has died at 83, the Guardian reports.
Tobia Marenghi
An American Photographer's Italian Madonna, and the Statue the Camera Found
Andrea Modica's best photograph, published by the Guardian, traces a career that began with a backpack and a camera in Italy
The Guardian's photography series gives Andrea Modica the space to explain an image of a horse surgeon, and to trace how Italy shaped the way she looks.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Meloni's School Measures Pass, and the Island Counts Its Classrooms
Italy's government agrees to ban face coverings in school and cap non-Italian pupils per class; the BBC reports the cabinet's move
The Italian government has agreed measures to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and to cap the number of foreign pupils in each class, with the Prime Minister calling them common-sense tools for integration.
Gavino Sanna
Max Mara's Quiet Milan Show, and the Tuscan Workshops That Would Make It
The Guardian finds no shock value on the Milan catwalk — coats, boots and suede bags, the sort of goods the Arno valley still cuts and stitches
Max Mara's Milan collection, as the Guardian read it, was built on coats, boots and suede bags — the leather goods Tuscany still makes.
Costanza Bardi
Sandro Mazzola, 83, and the Football Memory the Alps Keep
The Guardian records the death of Inter's two-time European champion, a player whose era the valley's clubs still measure themselves against
The Guardian's obituary of Sandro Mazzola, dead at 83, recalls a forward who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles in 17 years with Internazionale.
Camille Bréan
Italy Moves to Cap Foreign Pupils and Ban the Burqa in Schools
The BBC and the New York Times report a cabinet decision that Meloni calls integration and critics call appeasement
Italy's ministers have agreed to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and to cap the number of foreign pupils per class, according to the BBC and the New York Times.
Camille Bréan
Opinion
The Classroom as a Border
Rome's new school measures are being read abroad less as integration policy than as a signal about who belongs.
Editorial Board
Monza, and the Atmosphere Abroad
When a foreign paper calls a Lombard city a place of uninhibited racism, the question is not whether it is rude but whether it is true.
Editorial Board