The euthanizing of a boar and her six piglets on a playground near the Vatican has aroused fury in Rome, a city that has long complained about the often aggressive animals.
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Bill Offering L.G.B.T. Protections in Italy Spurs Rallies on Both Sides
Supporters frame the measure as a long-overdue means to provide basic human rights. Opponents depict it as an overreaching step that would suppress opinion.
Torlonia Collection Finally Goes on Show in Rome
After decades of false starts and setbacks, the public can finally take a look at the Torlonia Collection.
Migrant Boy Dies After Confinement on Italian Quarantine Ship
The 15-year-old from Ivory Coast died in a hospital after being evacuated from one of the cruise ships where Italian authorities are keeping migrants as part of efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Pope Criticizes Lack of Unity in World’s Response to Coronavirus
In an encyclical, the most authoritative form of papal teaching, Francis lamented poor cooperation among countries and warned the forces of “myopic, extremist, resentful and aggressive nationalism are on the rise.”
Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Belarus Sanctions, Aleksei Navalny: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
The Ship That Stopped 7,000 Migrants, and Smuggled 700,000 Cigarettes
The Caprera, an Italian warship, was deployed to Tripoli to help combat people-smugglers in Libya. Some of its sailors gathered a cargo of contraband.
Pasta, Wine and Inflatable Pools: How Amazon Conquered Italy in the Pandemic
The e-commerce giant had struggled to gain a foothold in a society that prefers to shop in person, with cash, but now Italians are hooked on online shopping.
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, a Fixture of Vatican Intrigue, Resigns
In a cryptic statement, the Vatican did not explain the reason for Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu’s departure. News reports had connected him to a financial scandal.
As Coronavirus Cases Surge in Europe, Hospitalizations Lag
For now, countries are betting they can suppress hospital admissions and deaths without imposing more lockdowns, even as case numbers approach peak levels from last spring.