Tag: italy
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Timeline: Major earthquakes in Italy in past century
Italy was hit by its strongest earthquake in decades on Sunday, when a 6.6 magnitude tremor brought down buildings in several towns in the central Apennines. Sunday’s quake was the biggest since one measuring 6.9 in 1980, which killed an estimated 2,735 people in the southern region of Campania. Below is a list of major…
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Italy grieves as state funeral held for victims of powerful quake
Amongst the 35 coffins laid out in a sports hall were small caskets holding the bodies of an 18-month-old baby and a nine-year-old girl, two of the 21 children who are known to have died when the quake hit central Italy early on Wednesday. “What we need is a reconstruction in record time.
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"Voices under the rubble" after quake hits Italy; at least 38 dead
By Steve Scherer ACCUMOLI, Italy (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns in central Italy on Wednesday, trapping residents under piles of rubble, killing at least 38 people and leaving thousands homeless. A family of four, including two boys aged 8 months and 9 years, were buried when their house in…
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Major earthquakes in Italy since start of 20th century
ROME (Reuters) – A strong earthquake brought down buildings in mountainous central Italy early on Wednesday, trapping residents and sending others fleeing into the streets. A preliminary count hours after the quake struck put the death toll at more than 10. Here is a list of major earthquakes in Italy since the start of the…
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Germany relaxes rules on using cannabis for medical purposes
Dried cannabis flowers and cannabis extracts will be available in pharmacies on prescription and the public health system will cover the cost, according to the draft bill that is expected to come into force from spring 2017. Other countries that allow cannabis use for medical purposes include Italy and the Czech Republic. Portugal has decriminalized…
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Hot chocolate: How to handle 175 tonnes of stolen confectionery
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – The logistical network created by Vincenzo Crupi was useful for shifting more than just drugs, prosecutors allege. The consignment of Lindor Maxi Boule Latte – small chocolate balls in shiny red wrappers – was stolen from a transport hub near Lodi in Italy between April and August 2014. The…
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Hot chocolate: How to handle 175 tonnes of stolen confectionery
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – The logistical network created by Vincenzo Crupi was useful for shifting more than just drugs, prosecutors allege. The consignment of Lindor Maxi Boule Latte – small chocolate balls in shiny red wrappers – was stolen from a transport hub near Lodi in Italy between April and August 2014. The…
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Italy rescues 910 boat migrants, nearly 600 saved off Libya
MILAN/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Italy’s coast guard said more than 900 migrants were rescued in four separate operations in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday, while Libyan authorities said they had rescued nearly 600 migrants from four boats, one of which sank. A spokesman for Libyan naval forces, Ayoub Qassem, said the bodies of four dead…
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Italian medieval village orders elderly to defy death
The Grim Reaper has got his work cut out in Sellia in southern Italy, thanks to a decree ordering the village's elderly and dwindling population to stay in good shape. “Human life is naturally valuable, but here it has a social value as well because every person who dies takes us a step closer to…