Alessandra Clemente’s plan to end the cycle of violence relies on winning over the mothers and wives of the Camorra mobstersOn 11 June 1997, a 10-year-old girl named Alessandra Clemente heard 41 gunshots from an open window at her home in Naples, as sh…
‘My future is overseas’: Tunisians look to Europe as Covid hits tourism
As the pandemic deals a death blow to an already struggling sector, former workers see little hope for recoveryThe seafront along the town of Hammamet in Tunisia is deserted. Looking out at the bright empty coast from his souvenir shop, Kais Azzabi, 42…
Richard Gere may testify in Matteo Salvini trial over rescue ship standoff
Actor helped deliver food to people onboard NGO vessel that was refused entry to Italian port by then ministerRichard Gere has agreed to testify against Italy’s far-right former interior minister Matteo Salvini, who is standing trial for refusing to le…
Matteo Salvini’s former social media guru faces drugs investigation
Luca Morisi, credited with rise of Italy’s far-right League party, resigned last weekLuca Morisi, the influential social media guru credited with the surge in support for the Italian far-right League party, has been placed under investigation for the a…
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont arrested in Sardinia
The former head of the autonomous government to appear in court on Friday to hear Spanish case for extradition for seditionThe former Catalan government head Carles Puigdemont has been detained by Italian police in Sardinia, his office said in a statem…
Wild boar on streets of Rome are being used against me, says mayor
With just over a week until the city goes to the polls the animals may help to unseat Virginia RaggiA group of wild boar strutting along a traffic-filled road in Rome has catapulted the issue of the Italian capital’s state of decay to the top of the de…
Max Mara’s British designer brings a bit of beatnik to Milan
Ian Griffiths says he spent much of the pandemic at home in Suffolk reading existential novelsThe critic who in 1959 called the writer Françoise Sagan a “luxury hotel existentialist” didn’t mean it as a compliment. But for Ian Griffiths, the British de…
Fendi channels Studio 54 disco vibe at Milan’s opening show
House evokes most iconic of parties with mirrored catwalk, white trouser suits and kaftansMilan “looks lively again, people are out for dinner and enjoying themselves”, reports British fashion designer Kim Jones, whose Fendi show fired the starting pis…
Row erupts in Italy over boxer with neo-Nazi tattoos
Italian Boxing Federation criticised for not acting sooner over Michele Broili, who has numerous Nazi tattoos A boxing title match has sparked a row in Italy after it emerged that one of the contenders had several neo-Nazi tattoos.The boxer, Michele Br…
Facebook warned over ‘very small’ indicator LED on smart glasses, as EU DPAs flag privacy concerns
Facebook’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has raised concerns about a pair of ‘smart’ Ray-Ban sunglasses the tech giant is now selling. The glasses include a face-mounted camera which can be used to take pictures and short videos with a verbal cue. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Friday that it’s asked the tech giant […]