Italy

The funeral chamber of Giorgio Armani, who died at 91, is open for public viewing this weekend at Armani/Teatro in Milan; the fashion designer is credited for inventing the job of stilsita, for a new, sober aesthetic, for taking red carpets to new heights

Sexist site Phica.eu is shutting down after controversy amid complaints from several women politicians, actresses, influencers that their photos had been posted and manipulated; the forum's administrators notified users that all content had been removed

Approval has been given to a controversial €13,5bn project to build the world's longest suspension bridge spanning 3,3km between the island of Sicily and the tip of Italy's boot, a highly seismic area: designers claim it will be able to endure earthquakes

TIME magazine cover is portraying Giorgia Meloni, the first female leader of Italy, citing she 'has emerged as one of Europe’s most interesting figures' as she opposes what she calls “homogenizing" globalism, yet champions European integration

Tennis player Jannik Sinner, number 1 in the world ranking - defeated Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win his first Wimbledon title, an historic victory for Italy as he his the first Italian man to win a singles title in the tournament

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez 3-days VIPs-clad wedding in Venice, 'private glamour event of the year' said press, ended with a party in Arsenale; about 1.000 people, mostly groups of activists, demonstrated against Amazon founder on taxation grounds

Italy's contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon have been terminated; revelations that the surveillance technology was used against critics of the government, journalists and migrant rescue workers, prompted uproar and calls for full investigation

Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, erupted with a spectacular pyroclastic flow - an avalanche of hot lava blocks, ash, gas and volcanic material; the activity may have started following a collapse of material in South-East crater

A bar in Treviso, Veneto, has decided to put a 1 euro fee on every blasphemy to fund charitable projects; blasphemy - annoying for most Italian even if not religious and formally banned by law - is on a growing trend among youn generations

A huge snowfall whitened the Alps, by far the biggest of the 24-25 season, with the avalanche danger at a rare maximum 5 out 5 in area of the Western Alps; the snowfall is a good news for glaciers and snowpack before the arrival of summer

During 2024, 1.927 cyber attacks were recorded, 18% more than 2023, although successful attacks were 10% fewer than in 2023 and 63% fewer than in 2022, according to 'Threat intelligence report' published by Exprivia's cybersecurity observatory