An underwater eruption of Italy’s supervolcano, Campi Flegrei, could produce 100-foot tsunamis that could severely impact populated coastal areas like Pozzuoli and Sorrento, scientists have said. By modeling offshore eruptions at the active volcano, which sits to the west of Naples, researchers were able to show that tsunamis could […]
ITALY’S firebrand deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini is trying to create a populist alliance to take on the Brussels establishment in a showdown over the future of the European Union. Mr Salvini believes he has much in common with Poland’s populists, including opposition to accepting migrants and criticism of […]
An earthquake triggered by Mount Etna’s eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, damaging churches and houses on the volcano’s slopes and prompting panicked villagers to flee their homes.Italy’s Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19 a.m., was part of […]
ITALY has been rocked by an earthquake that injured dozens of people and wrecked buildings close to an active volcano. According to initial findings from firefighters, no significant structural damage has been sustained. In Biancavilla, Santa Maria di Licodia and Adrano there were reports of collapsed old rural houses […]
Jean-Claude Juncker/Matteo Salvini (Image: GETTY) ITALY could bring down the eurozone if it pushes through its controversial budget for 2019, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned. The cash-strapped country’s new populist coalition government is threatening to rip up previous budget agreements with Brussels and aim instead for […]
Christopher Everard shares his extensive research to talk us through a timeline spanning over 500 years, covering the life and times of Joan of Arc, only this isn’t the version you will read in any of the history books. We talk about how one of the most powerful […]
It is the most active volcano in Europe, blowing its top every few years and spewing magma to release pressure. But rather than being an immovable funnel of rock, Italy’s Mount Etna grows and shrinks as the years roll by. An animation from Nasa, using radio satellite imagery, has captured […]
As a last resort to ringfence a massive €360bn pile of non-performing loans of Italian banks, Finance minister Pier Carlo Padoan has called for a meeting of minds in Rome on Monday. Padoan seeks a plan reminiscent of the Sareb bad bank structure in Spain, even though that […]
According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, a secret document on the operation was adopted on February 10. Italian troops are expected to join US, French and British special forces that have been operating in Libya for several weeks. With the first Italian unit ready to deploy […]
The Italian banking system is a “leaning tower” that truly could completely collapse at literally any moment. And as Italy’s banks begin to go down like dominoes, it is going to set off financial panic all over Europe unlike anything we have ever seen before. I wrote about […]
