Author: Colleen Barry
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La Scala concert features violins that inmates made from battered migrant boats
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The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption
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Italian province culls Alpine brown bear deemed dangerous, drawing ire and scrutiny
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Authorities in northern Italy have culled a brown bear they deemed dangerous to humans, drawing protests from animal rights activists and the scrutiny of Italy’s environment minister
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Italy allows more migrants off rescue ships, standoff eases
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MILAN • The Italian government’s weekslong standoff with aid groups running rescue ships partially eased Tuesday, as officials allowed all remaining migrants on two rescue ships to access port. But a ship with 234 rescued migrants still at sea appealed to France to offer it a safe port after more than two weeks of silence…
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Italy imports more Russian oil despite impending embargo
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MILAN • Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90% by the end of the year, Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase them, an unintended consequence of EU sanctions against Russia. Meant to punish Russia for invading Ukraine, the EU oil embargo is now putting…
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U.S., Italy united on Ukraine, with slightly different tones
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MILAN • Italian Premier Mario Draghi meets with President Joe Biden this week in Washington as Europe faces another “whatever it takes” moment with Russia’s war in Ukraine raging on its eastern flank. Rome and Washington will emphasize their historic friendship and shared desire to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s two-month-old invasion when the…
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Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
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MILAN • Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments are trying to replace energy supplies from Russia, mindful that their regular payments are funding a…
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Ukrainian artist makes cultural stand at Venice Biennale
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VENICE, Italy • Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days. Not only do the Russians intend to take over his country, the Russian-born Ukrainian national says, but…
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Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
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VENICE, Italy • The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in damage. The water reached 6.14 feet above average sea level Tuesday, the second-highest level ever recorded in the city and…
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Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking ship
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VALLETTA, Malta • A group of migrants desperate not to go back to Libya made it safely to Europe on Thursday after commandeering the oil tanker that rescued them at sea — a drama that underlined contradictions in Europe’s migration policies and could discourage future rescues. Both Italy and Malta initially refused entry to the…
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Italian bridge collapse kills 22
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MILAN • A highway bridge collapsed Tuesday in the Italian city of Genoa during a violent storm, sending dozens of vehicles tumbling nearly 150 feet into a heap of rubble. Authorities said at least 22 people were killed, although some were found alive in the debris. A huge section of the Morandi Bridge fell at…