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Suicides, fractured lives and grim expectations underline Lettori cost of defying Italian university discrimination

John Phillips

ROME – The apparent suicide of an Irish lecturer on the staff of the University of Siena has underlined the high level of stress facing scores of lettori who rectors across Italy are sueing to try and force them to re-pay that Italian courts had awarded them as compensation for discrimination, education sources say.

Culture, Embassy Row, World, Italy

3 Nov 2026

Wine, wild boar and sanctions: Rome questions tours to occupied Crimea

Alan Jesus Esparza

ROME-- Italy’s foreign ministry is examining whether tours to Russian occupied Crimea offered by an Italian run travel agency breach EU sanctions, the Rome daily Il Messaggero reported Monday.

The ministry said the evidence gathered so far did not establish a violation, according to a written reply seen by the newspaper. The matter has been brought to the attention of Italy’s Financial Security Committee.

World, Italy

2 Nov 2026

Italian starboy Kimi Antonelli crowned F1 World Champion

KATARINA HARRISON-GAZE

ROME — Kimi Antonelli, 20, has been crowned the youngest-ever Formula One 2026 World Champion, after coming third in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Antonelli is the first Italian in 73 years to be crowned world champion, following from Alberto Ascari’s back-to-back wins in 1952 and 1953.

Joined on the podium in Mexico by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Antonelli celebrated his world title victory in the presence of champions - Verstappen with four titles and Hamilton with seven respectively.

Italy, Sport

2 Nov 2026

Wine world takes stock as Bardolino celebrates bibulous 100th birthday

Philip Willan

BARDOLINO — With Italian wine producers facing mounting challenges, from global warming to changing lifestyles, wine experts gathered on the shores of Lake Garda this autumn to assess the way forward and raise glasses to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Consorzio Vini Bardolino.

Culture, Business, Travel

27 Oct 2026

In the Footsteps of St. Francis and Ibsen on the dazzling Amalfi Coast

Michael LaPointe

AMALFI-From Saint Francis to Scandinavian playwright Henrik Ibsen, the tourist-famed Amalfi Coast for centuries has attracted a constellation of spiritual and artistic pilgrims inspired by its stunning, cliff-dropping views of the Mediterranean.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a perfect example of historic human adaptation blending with a dramatic and challenging environment. It is ideal for a weekend getaway at just over a three-hour drive from Rome.

Culture, Italy, Travel

26 Oct 2026