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Cool Archaeological Site Found Due to Retreating Glacier
Cool Archaeological Site Found
Due to Retreating Glacier
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Nov 20, 2021 5:05 PM CST

Cool Archaeological Site Found Due to Retreating Glacier

Researchers race clock to study WWI barracks cavern

(Newser) - Sure, it’s cool. A cave in the Italian Alps that sheltered soldiers during World War I is full of interesting archaeological treasures. It’s like a time capsule. The objects recovered—straw mattresses, helmets, newspapers—were found thanks to climate change. The cavern barracks was “literally frozen in...

Wine Flowed Like Water Into Italian Town's Homes

Bad valve sends Lambrusco into pipes flowing from winery in area hit by coronavirus

(Newser) - When residents of a town in northern Italy realized wine was coming from their faucets, they did the neighborly thing and called the nearby winery to report it. And, of course, they bottled it. A valve in the washing circuit on the bottling line at Cantina Settecani failed, CNN reports,...

Italy Just Quarantined 16M People
Chaos as Italy
Quarantines 16M
Mar 8, 2020 7:01 AM CDT

Chaos as Italy Quarantines 16M

Country abruptly locks down much of the north over rapidly spreading coronavirus

(Newser) - Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus' relentless march across Europe. Shortly after midnight, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting 16...

Someone Is Extremely Excited About the 2026 Olympics Pick

The mayor of Milan's joy is captured by photographers

(Newser) - The International Olympic Committee's decision was met with cheers of "Italia! Italia!" on Monday, and for an obvious reason: Stockholm-Åre lost out on the chance to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, with the honor going to Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo. That means two decades will have elapsed...

Students' Barbecue Ends With $30M Fine

Blaze destroyed forestland in northern Italy

(Newser) - Two students whose barbecue started a wildfire that raged through forest in northern Italy for days have been fined more than $30 million. Alessio Molteni, 22, and Daniele Borghi, 22, said they were "deeply sorry" about the fire, the Telegraph reports. But they also said they were made scapegoats,...

Town Welcomes Its First Baby Since 1987

Ostana in northern Italy can now claim 85 residents

(Newser) - Since the birth of baby Pablo last Friday, the hillside village of Ostana in northern Italy has rejoiced over the arrival of its 85th resident—and a remarkable arrival he is. After seeing its population drop dramatically from more than 1,000 a century ago, not a single child has...

This Is What 1K People Covering Foo Fighters Sounds Like

The project has been a year in the making

(Newser) - What started off as an idea in May 2014 and turned into logistical and technical gymnastics in the months leading up to the big event has just been pulled off. One thousand people from all over Italy gathered in a field in the northern town of Cesena to perform the...

9 Dead as 5.8 Quake Again Jolts Italy

 Death Toll in Italy 
 Quake Hits 15 
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May 29, 2012 11:30 AM CDT

Death Toll in Italy Quake Hits 15

About 14,000 now homeless after pair of earthquakes

(Newser) - A second earthquake within 10 days jolted northern Italy this morning, a 5.8 tremor that killed at least 15 people and injured another 200. The quake hit at 9am local time, again just north of the city of Bologna, reports the AP ; a 6.0 temblor on May 20...

6 Dead in Italian Earthquake

Strongest quake to hit Italy in 3 years damages buildings, injures many

(Newser) - A 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy early today has killed at least six people and injured 50, reports CNN . The earthquake occurred at 4am local time, about 22 miles north of Bologna, and sent thousands of people fleeing into the streets for safety. Serious damage was reported to many...

7 Die in Avalanches in Italian Alps
7 Die in Avalanches
in Italian Alps
Dec 28, 2009 1:50 AM CST

7 Die in Avalanches in Italian Alps

4 were rescuers searching for victims

(Newser) - Seven people were killed in avalanches in the Italian Alps, including four rescuers who were searching for missing tourists skiing in the Trentino region. A government spokesman blamed the deaths on skiers' refusal to heed warnings about conditions. Officials had recently boosted the avalanche alert level.

6 Killed in Italy Train Explosion

(Newser) - A train carrying liquefied natural gas derailed in Italy tonight, causing explosions that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, the Times of London reports. The train jumped the tracks as it was leaving the station in the northern town of Viareggio, triggering the explosion of two gas-filled...

'Vampire' Unearthed in Venice
 'Vampire' Unearthed in Venice 
Mar 14, 2009 2:04 AM CDT

'Vampire' Unearthed in Venice

Gravediggers took steps to stop corpse feasting on other plague victims

(Newser) - Italian archeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual in a 16th-century plague pit near Venice, the AP reports. A female skeleton was unearthed with a brick wedged between her jaws, in what experts believe was an attempt by superstitious gravediggers to stop the corpse from eating through its...

German Firm Buys Tuscan Hamlet
German Firm Buys Tuscan Hamlet
May 25, 2007 5:21 AM CDT

German Firm Buys Tuscan Hamlet

Five remaining Italians see red (and yellow and black) as Goths invade

(Newser) - A German company has bought up an entire town in Northern Italy, with plans to convert it into a giant "holiday world" resort. The Guardian reports that Hanover-based tour giant TUI payed upwards of $340 million for the 13th-century Tuscan village of Tenuta di Castelfalfi, whose crumbling ramparts, squares...

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