MAP: Where are wildfires raging in Italy?
Extreme temperatures are fuelling wildfires in southern Italy this summer which have killed several people and left roads and airports closed. Source link
How will climate change hit tourism in the Mediterranean?
Destructive fires, temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and tourists dodging possible catastrophe by staying home. Will climate change end up transforming tourism — not least in Mediterranean countries like France, Italy and Spain? Source link
VIDEO: Sicily set for state of emergency as wildfires blaze
Firefighters on Italy’s southern island of Sicily have been battling huge wildfires that have left three elderly people dead. Authorities were expected to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday. Source link
Italian word of the day: 'Incendio'
Do you have a burning need to know how to use this word correctly? Source link
Seven killed in storms and wildfires as Italy divided by extreme weather
Seven people were killed in Italy by violent storms in the north and wildfires in the south, which could lead the government to declare a state of emergency in the hardest-hit regions. Source link
Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine
US intelligence officials have warned that Russia is building a drone-manufacturing facility in country with Iran’s help that could have a significant impact on the war in Ukraine once it is completed. Analysts from the Defense Intelligence Agency told a small group of reporters during a briefing on Friday that the drone-manufacturing facility…
UN rejects Russian account of attack that killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners, confirming findings of a CNN investigation | CNN
CNN — The United Nations has said that Russian accounts of a rocket attack on a camp holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in July 2022 are not supported by the evidence. More than 50 Ukrainian prisoners were killed in the strike that year on a detention center in the town…
Moldova summons Russian ambassador after media reporting on alleged spy devices on embassy’s rooftop | CNN
CNN — Moldova has summoned the Russian ambassador in Chisinau after a media report surfaced alleging the embassy installed spying devices on its rooftop, according to the Moldovan foreign ministry. It comes after the Insider media outlet and Moldova’s Jurnal TV reported this week after a joint investigation that 28…
28.7C: Mediterranean Sea breaks daily temperature record
The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record this week during an exceptional heatwave, researchers told AFP on Tuesday. Source link
J K Rowling Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Birth date: July 31, 1965 Birth place: Gloucestershire, England Birth name: Joanne Rowling Father: Peter Rowling, aircraft factory manager Mother: Anne (Volant) Rowling, lab technician Marriages: Neil Murray (December 26, 2001-present);…
Six found guilty for Brussels terror attacks, Belgian public broadcaster reports | CNN
CNN — A Brussels court on Tuesday found six out of ten suspects guilty of “terrorist murder” in the 2016 Brussels attacks, according to Belgian public broadcaster RTBF. Belgium began its largest ever trial last year to determine whether 10 men played a part in the suicide bombings on March…
Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather | CNN
CNN — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with southern parts of the country scorched by blistering heat, while the north is battered by deadly storms. On Tuesday alone, extreme weather killed at least three people, according to Italian authorities. A teenager and a woman were…
Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa | CNN
CNN — The head of Russia’s space agency has extended an offer to Moscow’s partners in the BRICS group – Brazil, India, China and South Africa – to participate in the construction of a joint module for its planned orbital space station, state media reported Monday. Construction of the planned…
Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine | CNN
CNN — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the hospital back to the front, where he drank melted snow to live. Forced to assault Ukrainian positions repeatedly, until a grenade blinded him. Saved from the trenches by a doctor who made him a hospital orderly. Another was jailed at…
Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday urged international organizations to condemn the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and Crimea. “We regard what happened as another use of terrorist methods by the military-political leadership of Ukraine, intimidation of the civilian population. These attacks had no military meaning,” the foreign ministry said in a…
Ukrainian defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts NATO entry early next year | CNN
CNN — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine’s plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule. As Russia has pummeled the southern port city…
Spain has rejected the far right. But who governs next is still unclear | CNN
Madrid CNN — The smiles on Spain’s election night told part of the story. Although Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez came in second place in the vote and his ally Yolanda Diaz finished fourth with her new Sumar leftist alliance, they both wore big grins when addressing their respective supporters…
Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying police after climate protest | CNN
CNN — A Swedish court has fined environmental activist Greta Thunberg after finding her guilty of disobeying law enforcement, a Malmö City Court spokesperson told CNN Monday. Thunberg was charged with “the crime of disobedience to law and order” earlier this month after participating in a protest on June 19…
