• George Pell: Cardinal to return to Rome for first time since acquittal
  
  The ex-Vatican treasurer is to return to Rome for the first time since being acquitted of sexual abuse.
  BBC News.  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:28:48 GMT.
• The Ship That Stopped 7,000 Migrants, and Smuggled 700,000 Cigarettes
  
  The Caprera, an Italian warship, was deployed to Tripoli to help combat people-smugglers in Libya. Some of its sailors gathered a cargo of contraband.
  Patrick Kingsley and Sara Creta.  New York Times.  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:35:04 +0000.
• Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on Mars
  
  A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars' South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life.Italian scientists reported their findings today, two years after ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:29:01 +1200.
• Following in the footsteps of Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi
  
  The Daily Mail's Deidre Fernand travelled to Tuscany to trace the roots of Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the world's most celebrated female painters and a modern feminist icon.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:06:43 GMT.
• Cardinal George Pell returns to Rome for first time since acquittal
  
  The former Vatican treasurer left Rome in July 2017 to face charges for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the late 1990s. His conviction was overturned in April.
  Sydney Morning Herald.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:36:36 +1000.
• Qatar Airways gets $2bn state aid as losses grow amid COVID-19
  
  Carrier blames pandemic, liquidation of shares in Air Italy, and boycott by Gulf neighbours for near doubling of losses.
  Al Jazeera.  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 17:15:09 +0000.
• Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: 'The son we never had'
  
  When Gambian orphan Muhammed Sanneh arrived in Sicily aged 16, his life took an unexpected turn.
  BBC News.  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:56:57 GMT.
• Italy's 'Patient No. 1' joins relay race as sign of hope
  
  Italy’s coronavirus “Patient No. ...
  Via Ap News Wire.  The Independent.  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:59:53 GMT.
• Italy, We Miss You: The Loneliness Of Italian Wine Lovers During COVID
  
  What do US wine lovers miss most of all, when it comes to travel restrictions during COVID? Not being able to visit Italy tops the list, more for its experience than any specific bottle or cantina.
  By Cathy Huyghe, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:28:39 -0400.
• Why is Italy Seeing Fewer COVID Cases Than Its Neighbors?
  
  As cases surge across most of Europe, Italy and Germany have yet to see a second wave.
  Voice of America.  Fri, 25 Sep 2020 01:54:27 -0400.
• Italy president hits out at Boris Johnson over COVID remark
  
  Italy's president has hit back at Boris Johnson after he suggested the UK had higher coronavirus infection rates because it was a more "freedom-loving country".
  Sky News.  Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:01:00 +0100.
• Italy lets migrant ship dock in Sardinia, no immediate disembarkment in sight
  
  Italy on Thursday allowed a rescue ship with 125 migrants aboard to dock in Sardinia to escape rough seas and said the migrants could eventually disembark in Italy before being sent to other European countries.
  France 24.  France 24.  Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:17:30 GMT.
• Italy may adopt targeted closures against coronavirus: PM to paper
  
  Italy may apply well-targeted closures where necessary to contain the spread of the new coronavirus while another general lockdown is unlikely, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told la Stampa daily in an interview. ...
  Yahoo.  Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:33:50 -0400.
• Oil & Gas Stock Roundup: Chevron's Ecuador Win, Eni's Egypt Gas Find & More
  
  The District Court of The Hague ruled in favor of U.S. energy major Chevron (CVX) in an environmental dispute with Ecuador, while Italy's Eni (E) made a new gas discovery offshore Egypt.
  Nilanjan Choudhury.  Zacks.  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:48:00 GMT.
• Djokovic wins Rome title: 'I moved on' after US Open default
  
  For four or five days after being defaulted from the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic did some serious soul searching.
  Fox News.  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:26:11 GMT.
• Russia provides coronavirus testing systems to nearly 40 countries - watchdog
  
  Those countries included members of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS), Central and South American nations and African states, as well as some others, including Italy and Vietnam
  Tass.  Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:57:33 +0300.
• Nero, History's Most Despised Emperor, Gets a Makeover
  
  For nearly 2,000 years, the Roman ruler has been depicted as an egotistical monster who fiddled while Rome burned. But is this image accurate?
  Smithsonian.  Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:30:40 +0000.
• AIDA Cruises Expands Its Range of Cruises with New Autumn Voyages in the Mediterranean
  
  The new seven-day itinerary departs from Civitavecchia near Rome and travels to Palermo and Catania in Sicily, Naples and La Spezia. In Rome, an overnight stay is planned. The voyages are offered weekly until Nov. 28, 2020.
  Travel Industry Wire.  2020-09-16 15:48:23 EST.
• Fendi taps Dior designer Kim Jones to succeed Karl Lagerfeld
  
  ROME (AP) - Rome fashion house Fendi announced Wednesday that Kim Jones is succeeding the late Karl Lagerfeld as creative director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women. ...
  Washington Times.  Wed, 09 Sep 2020 06:21:06 -0400.
• A 400-year-old chamois will serve as a model for research on ice mummies
  
  Discovered in Val Aurina, South Tyrol (Italy) and now in the laboratory of Eurac Research's mummy experts, the remains will be studied in order to improve the conservation techniques of mummies around the world.
  Science Daily.  Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:29:58 EDT.

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