Front page
Bologna faces peak heat as Europe's crisis deepens
Red alert issued across Emilia-Romagna as temperatures approach 40C; regional economy braces for disruption
Bologna and sixteen other Italian cities are under red heatwave alert as Europe endures record-breaking temperatures, threatening food production, transport and tourism across the productive plain.
Giulia Benati · NATIONAL
Italy bristles at NATO chief's disclosure of US flights from Italian bases in Iran war
Rome condemns Rutte's public comments on sensitive military role; government demands clarification
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's statement that 500 US military planes took off from American bases in Italy during the Iran war has triggered a sharp diplomatic protest from the Italian government.
Saverio Gallo · INTERNATIONAL
Ancient scroll reveals stoic wisdom as AI cracks Vesuvius's seal
Machine learning unwraps carbonised papyrus, raising questions about heritage preservation in the digital age
Artificial intelligence has virtually unwrapped a papyrus scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius nearly two thousand years ago, revealing previously hidden text on stoic philosophy—a breakthrough that reshapes how scholars approach Italy's archaeological inheritance.
Niccolò Mariani · SCIENCE
Uffizi hangs Botticelli's masterworks face to face in sweeping overhaul
Florence's most visited museum reconfigures its Renaissance core as the gallery reckons with visitor pressure and conservation demands.
The Uffizi has placed Botticelli's Primavera and The Birth of Venus opposite each other for the first time, anchoring a broader reorganisation of the museum's most famous rooms.
Costanza Bardi · CULTURE
Regional dispatches
Venice braces as European heatwave peaks; lagoon faces new stress
Record temperatures across continent threaten water systems and heritage infrastructure in the Adriatic city
As Europe records its hottest temperatures in decades, Venice confronts the compounding threat of extreme heat to its fragile lagoon ecosystem and the tourists who sustain its economy.
Tommaso Veronese
Trieste's gender-divided beach faces fresh scrutiny as Europe debates segregation
Tourist protests challenge Europe's last segregated bathing site, established over a century ago
A row has broken out over Trieste's gender-segregated beach, established in 1903 and divided by a wall separating men and women, as tourists protest what they see as a relic of outdated custom.
Sergio Madrussan
Mercedes-AMG chief exits after unveiling Lamborghini and Ferrari rival
German luxury brand's new supercar poses challenge to Motor Valley's Italian dominance
As the Mercedes-AMG chairman departs, the brand's new supercar designed to rival Lamborghini and Ferrari enters the market, testing Italy's grip on the ultra-luxury vehicle sector.
Giulia Benati
Uffizi forced to halt ticket sales as air-conditioning fails during heatwave
Florence's most visited museum shuts its doors to new visitors as extreme heat overwhelms climate control systems across central Italy.
The Uffizi Gallery halted ticket sales on Wednesday as an air-conditioning malfunction forced the world-famous museum to limit admission during an intensifying European heatwave.
Costanza Bardi
Ronaldinho joins Ravenna as Italian football pursues star power in lower tiers
Brazil legend, 46, signs with Serie C club; move signals shift in how regional Italian football attracts global attention
The Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho has signed with Ravenna FC, a Serie C club in the Emilia-Romagna region, more than a decade after his last professional match, in a move that underscores the changing economics of lower-division Italian football.
Elena Marcheggiani
Lazio Women ordered to pay damages in maternity dismissal case
Court of Arbitration for Sport rules Swedish midfielder Maja Gothberg's pregnancy termination unlawful, marking watershed moment in players' rights
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ordered Lazio Women to compensate Swedish midfielder Maja Gothberg after ruling the club unlawfully ended her employment due to pregnancy.
Davide Ruspoli
Rome's delivery riders work through record heat as heatwave poses survival test
Gig workers brave extreme temperatures in capital as Europe's heatwave intensifies; thermal imaging reveals street conditions reaching dangerous levels
Delivery riders in Rome have continued working through the capital's hottest hours as activists documented blistering street temperatures during Europe's intensifying heatwave.
Davide Ruspoli
Puglia faces critical heat as red alert extends across southern farms
Extreme temperatures threaten olive and grain harvest as sixteen Italian cities enter danger zone
Puglia enters its third consecutive day of red heatwave alert as temperatures approach 40°C, putting the region's olive harvest and early summer crops at critical risk.
Francesca Lazzari
Apennine parks face record heat as Europe's heatwave reaches mountain core
Central Italy's national reserves prepare for extreme temperatures; conservation officials warn of wildlife stress in high-altitude refugia
The heatwave sweeping Europe has reached Abruzzo's mountain interior, with forecasters warning of temperatures approaching 40°C in the Apennine highlands as national parks brace for cascading ecological strain.
Marco Di Sante
AI unveils hidden text from Vesuvius scroll, revealing ancient stoic philosophy
Artificial intelligence reads burnt papyrus without unrolling; discovery offers rare window into Roman intellectual life before the eruption
Researchers using artificial intelligence have virtually unwrapped and read a papyrus scroll charred nearly 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius, revealing previously hidden text on stoic philosophy and human ethics.
Marco Di Sante
Molise faces red alert as Europe's heatwave tests the South's thin healthcare
The region's aging population and sparse medical infrastructure face unprecedented strain as temperatures soar across the continent.
Molise joins sixteen Italian cities under red heatwave alert as the WHO warns Europe's health systems risk collapse without urgent climate investment.
Antonio Petrella
AI unlocks Vesuvius scroll, revealing ancient Stoic philosophy
Artificial intelligence reads papyrus burnt nearly 2,000 years ago without unrolling it, exposing text on ethics and human behaviour
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to virtually unwrap and read a scroll carbonised by Mount Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD, revealing previously hidden discussions of Stoic philosophy.
Rosaria Esposito
Campania swelters as Europe's heat crisis deepens; WHO warns on health risk
Italy's southern regions face record temperatures as WHO urges continent to invest in climate-resilient healthcare systems
Campania is among the Italian regions enduring the most intense heat of Europe's ongoing heatwave, with the World Health Organization warning that extreme temperatures pose acute risks to public health.
Rosaria Esposito
Basilicata braces as European heatwave peaks; WHO warns of healthcare strain
Record temperatures across southern Italy test region's medical capacity as continent faces deadliest heat event in years
The World Health Organization is urging European governments to invest in climate-resilient healthcare as a deadly heatwave sweeps the continent, with Basilicata among the hardest-hit regions.
Pietro Lasorsa
AI reveals lost Stoic philosophy from Vesuvius scroll, reshaping view of Roman thought
Artificial intelligence unwraps burnt papyrus from Pompeii, exposing previously hidden ancient text on ethics and human behaviour
Artificial intelligence has virtually unwrapped and read a papyrus scroll charred by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, revealing previously hidden text on Stoic philosophy.
Pietro Lasorsa
Calabria's citrus belt braces as Europe's record heat threatens summer crop
Red alert extends to southern region as temperatures near 40C; bergamot and orange yields at risk
Calabria faces its hottest June on record as the European heatwave intensifies, putting the region's citrus harvest and economy under strain.
Saverio Gallo
AI reveals ancient Stoic text from Vesuvius ash—a window into Roman moral thought
Machine learning unwraps carbonised papyrus without damage; scroll discusses ethics and human behaviour from buried Pompeii library
Artificial intelligence has virtually unwrapped and deciphered a papyrus scroll burned nearly 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius, revealing text on Stoic philosophy without physically unrolling the fragile artefact.
Concetta Vassallo
Sardinia's summer season fractures as European heatwave disrupts travel
Record temperatures cancel flights and strain island tourism as Mediterranean coast faces peak-season chaos
A deadly European heatwave is forcing flight cancellations and transport disruptions across the continent, threatening Sardinia's vital summer tourism window as temperatures approach dangerous levels.
Gavino Sanna
Italy disputes NATO chief's account of Iran war flights from Italian bases
Rome challenges Rutte's claim that 500 US planes departed from Italian territory during conflict
Italy on Wednesday rejected NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's assertion that the alliance's bases on Italian soil were used extensively for operations against Iran.
Adriana Sole
IOC breaks 130-year tradition, pays athletes $10,000 at Milan-Cortina Games
International Olympic Committee establishes £106m fund; Italian Winter Olympics will be first to compensate competitors
The International Olympic Committee has ended 13 decades of unpaid Olympic competition, with Milan-Cortina 2026 athletes the first to receive direct payment.
Tobia Marenghi
Lazio Women ordered to pay compensation in pregnancy discrimination case
Court of Arbitration for Sport rules club unlawfully ended Swedish midfielder's contract; first successful case under FIFA maternity regulations
Lazio Women must compensate Swedish footballer Maja Göthberg after the Court of Arbitration for Sport found the club unlawfully terminated her employment because of pregnancy.
Tobia Marenghi
Milan's public transport faces Friday strike as heatwave tests infrastructure
Industrial action Friday comes as extreme heat strains Italy's busiest metro region
Public transport in the Milan metro area will face disruptions on Friday, June 26, as scheduled strikes coincide with Europe's ongoing heatwave.
Beatrice Comolli
Alpine heat stress tests Piedmont's industrial resilience
Record temperatures across western Europe strain power grids and manufacturing as Italy's north braces for peak-season demand
A deadly heatwave sweeping across France, Spain and Italy is forcing factories and transport networks across Piedmont to manage extreme conditions as temperatures approach 40°C.
Lorenzo Ferraris
AI unveils hidden text from Vesuvius scroll without unrolling ancient parchment
Machine learning reveals Stoic philosophy from charred papyrus buried nearly 2,000 years ago, offering new window into Roman intellectual life
Artificial intelligence has virtually unwrapped and read a scroll burnt to ash by Mount Vesuvius nearly two millennia ago, revealing previously hidden text on Stoic ethics without physically unrolling the fragile parchment.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Milan menswear pivots to heat as Europe's summer breaks records
Ralph Lauren and Dolce & Gabbana build escape into Spring/Summer 2027 collections as heatwave strikes during fashion week
As Europe's deadliest heatwave in years gripped the continent, Milan's menswear designers responded with collections built for survival in extreme heat.
Beatrice Comolli
Opinion
When the heat becomes the story Italy cannot escape
As western Europe burns, Italy's place in the heatwave reveals what the world already knows: a country where climate stress and ancient fragility meet.
Editorial Board
What the burnt scroll tells us about Italy's burden
Artificial intelligence has unwrapped a scroll buried by Vesuvius nearly two millennia ago. The world sees innovation. Italy sees the weight of the past made visible.
Editorial Board