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Pope Francis leaves Rome for Canada apology tour

Pope Francis left Rome on Sunday for a trip to Canada to apologise for the role of the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools where many indigenous children were abused.

Reuters

Italy's 'Super Mario' Draghi undone by political infighting

Mario Draghi, the central banker turned Italian prime minister, won plaudits for his calm leadership as Italy emerged from the coronavirus crisis but suffered the same fate as many of his predecessors, brought down by fractious internal politics.

Reuters

Italy to hold September election after PM Draghi resigns

Italy will hold a snap national election on Sept. 25 after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned following the collapse of his national unity government, sending tremors through financial markets.

Reuters

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Russell Crowe’s private Sistine Chapel tour has people fuming over one detail

‘I’m not sure there’s a more special privilege in the world than to hold the key for the Sistine Chapel and to experience it’s glory in silence,’ says actor

The Independent UK

Glasgow named third dirtiest city in the world in new Time Out readers' poll

A poll of 27,000 city-dwellers from Melbourne to Madrid, Chicago to Copenhagen and Tel Aviv to Tokyo, saw Rome come out top as the dirtiest on the globe followed by New York in second place.

Glasgow Live

North Belfast women bump into the Gladiator while visiting Rome

The friends were enjoying a pint when they heard his "iconic voice" nearby

Belfast Live

Analysis-Wasted water saps battle against Italy's worst drought in decades

Vast swathes of land south of Rome were boggy swamps for thousands of years until a monumental drainage programme in the 1930s turned malaria-infested marshes into prime agricultural fields.

Reuters

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Henrik Stenson set to join LIV Golf with Ryder Cup captaincy to be stripped

Henrik Stenson was appointed as Europe's Ryder Cup captain ahead of the event in Rome next September, but the Swedish star is set to lose his title after opting to join the LIV Golf Series.

Daily Mirror

Italian parties brace for snap elections with Draghi unmoved

ROME — Italy’s political parties are readying for possible snap elections, even as some of them redouble efforts to persuade Prime Minister Mario Draghi to rethink his determination to resign.

Tribune News Service

Couple faces cancelling honeymoon amid passport delays despite applying in April

Nigel and Allison Crainey got married last February and were looking forward to a honeymoon in Rome next week but their trip away is now in serious jeopardy

Daily Mirror

How Georgia's Outlandish Ballot Access Law Is Protecting Marjorie Taylor Greene (and the Two-Party System)

A ballot access law meant to block Communists has become an obstacle to third-party politics.

Reason

Analysis-Italy sharpens "guillotine" to cut Europe's slowest trials

Roberto Bachis, a 58-year-old Italian accountant, was acquitted of two charges of fraud in 2019 after 11 years of trials and investigations which ruined his health, his finances and his marriage.

Reuters

Dior Withdraws Valentino Compensation Demand over Glitzy Rome Show, Source Says

LVMH-owned Dior has withdrawn a request for 100,000 euros in compensation from rival fashion label Valentino for allegedly blocking access to its Rome store with a celebrity-packed runway show on the city's Spanish Steps, a source told Reuters. Citing a letter from Dior, the source familiar with the matter said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope: I wouldn't live in Vatican or Argentina if I retire

Pope Francis says he wouldn't live in the Vatican or return to his native Argentina if and when he ever retires

The Independent UK

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'Why are you so scared of breasts?': how Florence Pugh's sheer Valentino gown provoked a discussion about misogyny and women's bodies

Last Friday, actor Florence Pugh attended the Fall/Winter 2022 Valentino couture show in Rome. She wore a frothy pink gown that, being sheer, exposed her breasts. Posting photos of herself on Instagram looking radiant at the show, Pugh cheekily claimed of her nipples: “Technically they’re covered?”

The Conversation

20 years on, the International Criminal Court is doing more good than its critics claim

When the International Criminal Court began operating 20 years ago this month, its existence reflected a unique historical and political epoch. Buoyed by the successful creation of war-crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, delegates to the conference in Rome that created the court were optimistic for the future…

The Guardian - UK

Dior v Valentino: row breaks out after Rome show allegedly blocks boutique

Dior reportedly demands €100,000 compensation from Valentino after Spanish Steps show ‘hampered’ access to store

Bangkok Post

Eternal City's charms to boost World Expo chances

A stroll through downtown Rome is enough to understand why the city earned the title of "Eternal City", and how well deserved it is. Its many and deep layers of history coexist together, overlapping in a harmonious whole. This historical stratification is invaluable for scholars, unique for the city's proud…

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Fendi Caps Fashion Week, Going East in Culture-Hopping Show

Fendi’s ultra-white, sanitized runway for once put the couture, not the decor, in the spotlight to cap Paris fashion week on Thursday. That allowed guests, including Bond star Lashana Lynch and Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, to take in every bead, paillette and spliced paneling that went behind this impressive fall…

The Independent UK

Italy travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

The ‘boot’ is as much loved for its cuisine as it is for its ancient sights, romantic, art-filled cities, rural landscapes and bougie beach towns

Bangkok Post

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead

ROME: An avalanche sparked by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others on Sunday, an emergency services spokeswoman said.

The Independent UK

Pope, unable to go to Congo, embraces Congolese in Rome

Pope Francis has greeted members of the Congolese community in Rome after knee trouble forced him to cancel a planned pilgrimage to Africa

The Independent UK

Pope appoints first cardinal from Amazon rainforest

When the Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on August 27, the Brazilian clergyman will make history as the first Cardinal to come from the Amazon

Daily Mirror

Couple distraught as British Airways 'loses' wedding clothes ahead of dream ceremony

Farhad Eton-Ehtesham and his soon-to-be bride Rachel are desperately hoping that their bags full of wedding clothes will arrive in Rome ahead of their big day on Saturday

WEKU

Pelosi receives Communion in the Vatican, despite her home archbishop refusing it

The head of the church in San Francisco has said the House Speaker can't receive the sacrament there because of her abortion rights support, but Pope Francis has avoided politicizing the Eucharist.

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