ROME — The owner of a cheese factory in northern Italy has died after being crushed when thousands of his cheese wheels fell on him. 74-year-old Giacomo Chiapparini, a local producer of Grana Padano — a parmesan-style hard cheese that is popular in Italy — was in his warehouse near the city of Bergamo on… Continue reading Italy cheesemaker dies, crushed by falling wheels of cheese
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Italy fugitive arrested after celebrating Napoli’s victory in Corfu
Corfu lies to the west of mainland Greece and several hundred miles east of Italy. Although recently hit by extreme heat and wildfires, it remains popular with tourists from across Europe, including Italy. Italy will now seek his extradition so he can serve his prison term. However, he will appeal against the extradition. “We will… Continue reading Italy fugitive arrested after celebrating Napoli’s victory in Corfu
Italy suggests exit of China’s Belt and Road in shift toward U.S.
There was also an alluring historical narrative. The BRI is based loosely on the ancient Silk Road trade route, the same that was traversed by the medieval Venetian explorer Marco Polo. When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Italy to sign the deal in 2019, he described Polo as a “pioneer of cultural exchanges between East… Continue reading Italy suggests exit of China’s Belt and Road in shift toward U.S.
Skipper of boat in Italy crash that killed U.S. publishing executive faces manslaughter investigation
ROME — The skipper of a rented motorboat involved in a crash off the Amalfi Coast that killed a U.S. publishing executive is being investigated for suspected manslaughter, a prosecutor in southern Italy said Saturday. Salerno Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli told a news conference in that port city that the skipper, an Italian who hasn’t… Continue reading Skipper of boat in Italy crash that killed U.S. publishing executive faces manslaughter investigation