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Record heat threatens Emilia's dairy belt as Po River dries in June peak
Seawater intrusion and drought jeopardize milk supply for Parmigiano Reggiano as heatwave sets excess death toll across Europe
Seawater is seeping into Italy's longest river as extreme temperatures grip the continent, threatening the milk supply for one of Emilia-Romagna's most valuable exports at the height of the production season.
Giulia Benati · NATIONAL
Meloni's Trump gamble crumbles as America First collides with Italian interests
Once the 'Trump whisperer,' Italy's PM now faces a fundamental clash over defence spending and trade as Washington demands allies bear more of NATO's cost.
Giorgia Meloni, who built her European brand on alignment with Donald Trump, now confronts an irreconcilable conflict between his protectionist agenda and Italy's economic vulnerabilities.
Davide Ruspoli · OPINION
EU's €3 parcel levy reshapes cross-border e-commerce as Italy braces for July 1 impact
The European Union's new duty on low-value packages from outside the bloc will test Piedmont's logistics networks and small traders reliant on Chinese imports.
The European Union imposes a €3 duty on parcels entering the bloc on July 1, a measure aimed at stemming low-value shipments mainly from China and reshaping how Italian small businesses and consumers access cheap goods.
Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY
AI unlocks secrets of Vesuvius's charred scrolls
Researchers decipher ancient texts from Herculaneum without unraveling fragile papyri, opening new window on Roman philosophy
Scientists have fully read a carbonized scroll from Herculaneum using artificial intelligence, revealing texts on ethics, theology and human behavior buried by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
Rosaria Esposito · SCIENCE
Regional dispatches
Record heat exposes Molise's fragile elderly population
As Italy's deadliest heatwave in years kills hundreds, the South's aging communities face disproportionate risk with limited cooling infrastructure.
A deadly European heatwave has placed 22 Italian cities under red heat warnings, with older people bearing the highest mortality risk—a crisis that falls hardest on regions like Molise, where depopulation has left behind an aging population with minimal urban services.
Antonio Petrella
Campania's heat crisis deepens as migrant farm workers endure scorching conditions
Record temperatures across southern Italy expose the precarity of agricultural labour, with shanty towns offering no refuge from deadly heatwave
As Europe records over 1,300 excess deaths in a record-breaking heatwave, migrant farm workers in Puglia and across the Mezzogiorno face extreme heat with minimal shelter or protection.
Rosaria Esposito
Puglia's migrant farm workers face lethal heat with no shelter
Southern Italy's agricultural heartland exposes labourers to extreme temperatures in sprawling shanty towns as Europe's heatwave deepens
Migrant workers in Puglia's agricultural regions are enduring extreme heat in makeshift settlements, with no escape from temperatures that have killed over 1,300 across Europe.
Francesca Lazzari
Orson Welles's unfinished Don Quixote may finally reach screen after 70 years
European film archivists are assembling footage from three countries to complete the director's ambitious passion project, with implications for how cinema preserves incomplete works.
A consortium of European film archivists is attempting to complete Orson Welles's long-abandoned Don Quixote adaptation by assembling 30 hours of footage scattered across three countries.
Pietro Lasorsa
Europe's deadly heat tests southern Italy's migrant farm labour
Over 1,300 excess deaths recorded as heatwave grips continent; migrant workers in shanty towns face worst conditions
A record European heatwave has killed over 1,300 people since mid-June, with migrant labourers in southern Italy's sprawling agricultural settlements facing the harshest exposure.
Saverio Gallo
Sicily's tourism boom threatens to price out residents as air travel surges
Study finds southern Europe faces annual rent hikes of up to €250 as budget airlines drive visitor numbers and housing demand
A new study commissioned by Transport and Environment reveals that booming air tourism is fuelling a housing crisis across southern Europe, with Sicily among the regions most vulnerable to displacement.
Concetta Vassallo
Air tourism boom fuels housing crisis on Mediterranean islands
Study warns Southern Europe faces rent hikes of €250 yearly as visitor numbers surge
A new analysis by the New Economics Foundation reveals that booming air travel to popular destinations across Southern Europe is driving up rental costs, with Sardinia and similar island destinations facing acute pressure on affordable housing.
Gavino Sanna
Ancient Alpine microbes yield living yeast as Ötzi mummy opens new research frontier
Scientists bake sourdough from 5,300-year-old iceman's gut bacteria, reviving Bolzano's most famous resident as research subject.
Researchers have successfully cultivated yeast from the preserved gut of Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in the Schnal Valley glacier, and used it to bake sourdough bread.
Klara Hofer
Heatwave deepens water crisis in Sardinia's pastoral interior
Record temperatures strain already fragile aquifers as drought spreads across Mediterranean islands
As Europe records over 1,300 excess deaths from a deadly June heatwave, Sardinia's interior faces a more chronic threat: the combination of record heat and persistent drought is emptying aquifers that sustain both agriculture and the scattered communities of the island's interior.
Gavino Sanna
Milan's menswear season struggles as brands seek alternatives
Low participation at spring-summer 2027 shows raises questions about the city's grip on male fashion
Milan's menswear calendar faced a participation crisis this season, with international brands scaling back presentations as the city's traditional dominance in men's fashion faces fresh scrutiny.
Beatrice Comolli
Alpine hydropower faces summer stress as record heat grips the region
Trentino-Alto Adige's electricity backbone strains under extreme temperatures and drought pressure across Europe.
Record temperatures sweeping Italy and the Balkans are testing the hydroelectric infrastructure that powers the Alpine region, as water levels fall and cooling demands surge.
Klara Hofer
Padua's intermodal hub joins PSA's Italian logistics push
Singapore port operator launches Padova terminal to expand multimodal capacity across northeastern Italy
PSA, the Singapore-based port operator, has partnered with Italian logistics firms to develop Padua's intermodal terminal, marking a significant expansion of container and cargo handling capacity in the Veneto region.
Tommaso Veronese
Venice braces for protest as US envoy's superyacht arrives
Activists plan disruption of ambassador Tilman Fertitta's 117-metre vessel, invoking Bezos wedding precedent
Venetian protesters are preparing to disrupt a planned visit by US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta's 380-foot superyacht, fearing the billionaire envoy intends to dock in the lagoon as part of what he calls 'coastal diplomacy.'
Tommaso Veronese
Northeastern Italy faces compounded heat risk as heatwave tightens grip
Friuli-Venezia Giulia's aging population and industrial power grid tested by record temperatures spreading eastward across Europe.
A deadly heatwave that has killed hundreds across Italy and the Balkans is moving eastward, placing northeastern Italy's vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure under severe stress.
Sergio Madrussan
Wind-assisted cargo ships reshape maritime logistics as DHL pilots green shift
French shipping firm's high-tech catamaran signals industry move away from fossil fuels; implications for Genoa's container trade
The global shipping industry is testing wind-powered cargo vessels, a shift that could reshape fuel economics and emissions profiles for ports like Genoa that handle containerized trade.
Marina Doria
EU's €3 parcel duty hits small exporters as tariff kicks in
The bloc's new import fee on low-value packages from July 1 threatens Emilia's food and machinery sellers relying on direct-to-consumer sales
The European Union's new €3 duty on parcels under €150 entering the bloc from Wednesday will reshape how Emilia-Romagna's small producers and artisans sell abroad, particularly those shipping food and engineering parts directly to consumers.
Giulia Benati
Archivists race to finish Welles's Don Quixote as Europe eyes Italy's film legacy
European consortium seeks to complete filmmaker's 70-year passion project, raising questions about heritage preservation in the digital age.
A consortium of European film archivists is working to complete Orson Welles's unfinished Don Quixote using 30 hours of footage held across three countries, a project that speaks to Italy's role as a custodian of cinema history.
Costanza Bardi
Heatwave tests Tuscany's museums as Europe counts climate toll
Record temperatures strain Florence's galleries and raise questions about heritage preservation as WHO reports over 1,300 excess deaths across the continent.
As Europe's deadliest heatwave in years grips the continent, Tuscany's major museums face air-conditioning failures and visitor pressure, underscoring the climate vulnerability of the region's cultural economy.
Costanza Bardi
Umbria's summer festivals face heat test as Europe swelters
Record temperatures threaten Umbria Jazz and Spoleto Festival as deadly heatwave spreads across the continent
A record-breaking European heatwave is forcing Italy's inland regions to confront the fragility of summer tourism and cultural events in an era of extreme heat.
Niccolò Mariani
Iran targets Italy over US air-base access as NATO tensions escalate
Deputy Foreign Minister accuses Rome of enabling American strikes; threat comes as European leaders prepare unified defence posture
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister accused Italy and Romania of allowing the United States to use their air bases in attacks on Iranian territory, marking a direct threat to Rome's NATO role.
Adriana Sole
Binance halts EU services as Italy joins cryptocurrency regulatory crackdown
Exchange fails to obtain licence by July 1 deadline; Italian customers among those ordered to withdraw funds
Binance told European customers it will cease operations after failing to secure regulatory approval, with Italian traders among those receiving withdrawal notices.
Adriana Sole
Sinner survives opening scare to defend Wimbledon title
Italian champion overcomes injury and slip to beat Kecmanovic in five sets on Centre Court
Jannik Sinner began his Wimbledon title defence with a five-set comeback victory over Miomir Kecmanovic, surviving a slip and foot injury on Centre Court.
Tobia Marenghi
Monza appoints Jurić as coach after playoff promotion to Serie A
Former Roma and Southampton manager takes charge of newly promoted club ahead of top-flight debut
Monza named Ivan Jurić as head coach following the club's playoff promotion to Serie A, with the former Roma and Southampton manager set to begin work on Wednesday.
Tobia Marenghi
Italian Comedy Reaches Global Streaming Audience
New York Times includes Italian film in international selection as streaming platforms reshape cinema distribution
The New York Times has featured an Italian comedy among its curated international streaming picks, reflecting how foreign platforms now shape access to Italian cinema beyond festival circuits.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Archivists pursue Welles's Don Quixote across three nations
European film consortium aims to complete director's 70-year-old passion project using footage held in Italy and beyond
A team of European film archivists is attempting to finish Orson Welles's long-abandoned Don Quixote film using 30 hours of footage held across three countries.
Niccolò Mariani
Lazio Women ordered to pay damages in pregnancy dismissal ruling
Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds FifPro complaint, marking a watershed moment for maternal rights in professional football.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that Lazio Women unlawfully terminated Swedish midfielder Maja Gothberg's contract due to pregnancy, ordering the club to pay compensation.
Davide Ruspoli
American migrants reverse decades of Abruzzo abandonment with dollar-cheap homes
New York couple buys cottage for $13,000, signaling shift as remote work reshapes mountain depopulation
An American family has purchased a home in rural Abruzzo for approximately $13,000, part of a widening trend of foreign buyers discovering Italy's abandoned villages as remote work and cost-of-living pressures reshape migration patterns.
Marco Di Sante
American exodus to Molise signals shift in Southern depopulation
As young Italians flee inland regions, foreign buyers discover affordable heartland and reverse decades of abandonment.
An American couple who purchased a house in southern Italy for $13,000 exemplifies a growing trend of foreign migration to depopulating regions, offering a counternarrative to Italy's persistent rural exodus.
Antonio Petrella
Opinion
Finishing Welles: What the world owes to abandoned dreams
Seventy years after Orson Welles shot the first frames of Don Quixote, European archivists may finally complete his vision—a reminder that some works outlive their makers' intentions.
Editorial Board
When the Po runs dry: Italy faces its climate bill
Record heat and drought are no longer distant warnings for Italy—they are draining the nation's longest river and threatening the farms that feed Europe.
Editorial Board