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Foreign workers bear brunt of Italy’s rising workplace death toll

Alan Jesus Esparza

ROME -- Reported deaths at work among foreign workers in Italy rose by more than a quarter in the first nine months of 2026, while deaths among Italian workers fell, provisional figures released Tuesday by state workplace accident insurer INAIL show.

The agency received reports of 158 deaths during work among foreign workers, compared with 125 a year earlier. Deaths reported among Italian workers fell from 445 to 431.

Including deaths during commuting to and from work, the provisional toll reached 810, up from 777 in the same period last year.

Italy

4 Nov 2026

AS Roma suffer shock defeat to Man Utd

KATARINA HARRISON-GAZE

ROME – AS Roma suffered a shock defeat in their UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford despite being 0-2 up at half-time as the Red Devils performed a spectacular comeback.

Roma, who are currently third place in the domestic Serie A league with 28 goals scored so far, dominated the first half. The Giallorossi scored two in six minutes, with the first coming from dispossessing Man Utd in their own half, followed by a beautiful long ball from Mora which landed at the feet of Matias Soule, who slotted it into the goal.

Italy, Sport

4 Nov 2026

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

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