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BALKAN BLOG: Can Croatia become a European energy and transport hub?
Croatia has ambitions to become a gateway for energy and trade in Europe, using its position on the Adriatic to link global markets with Central Europe. But as the small country ramps up investments in new gas pipelines, and the modernisation of...

Italy outraged after heroic police dog found dead after eating food laced with nails
ROME (AP) — The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old, 88-kilogram...
Italian airport temporarily closed after man dies on runway
World Italy's Milan Bergamo airport, which offers low-cost airline connections to and from Milan, was temporarily closed on Tuesday after a man died on a runway during takeoff preparations for a flight. Man was sucked into the engine of a...

Italy’s Milan Airport Temporarily Suspends Flights After Fatality
Milan Bergamo Airport (LIME) in Italy temporarily suspended flights Tuesday amid reporting that an individual had been sucked into an aircraft engine and killed. A social media post by the airport stated that flight operations were suspended from...

Where drivers in Germany can expect heavy traffic this weekend
Major traffic jams are expected on Friday and through the weekend as schools close for the summer in North Rhine-Westphalia. Here's where traffic jams are expected to be worst. Summer school holidays begin this weekend in North Rhine-Westphalia,...

'Entitled' passenger kicks off after man refuses to swap plane seat he paid £200 for
A man who paid £200 for his plane seat has called out an "entitled" dad who tried to make him give up his window seat. The traveller was flying to Brazil to see some relatives, and decided to splash out an extra couple hundred pounds to ensure he...

Italy’s heroic police bloodhound found dead after eating food laced with nails
The horrific killing an Italian police bloodhound has sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers after the dog was found dead on July 4 in his shed in southern Taranto. The dog’s trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said the dog, Bruno, a...

Maia Sandu, in Italy: We cannot afford for the border with Ukraine to become hostile
0 President Maia Sandu emphasized, at the Conference for the Reconstruction of Ukraine in Rome, that the security of the Republic of Moldova is closely linked to Ukraine’s resistance in the Russian invasion, and for this, a rapid and consistent...

Italy airport suspends flights after person reportedly gets sucked into engine
Updated: July 08, 2025 at 10:26AM EDT Published: July 08, 2025 at 7:58AM EDT ROME -- The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights Tuesday due to a runway incident that local media said was apparently caused by...

Italy's Bergamo airport suspends flights after man is reportedly sucked into plane engine and killed
An airport spokesperson said the man was neither a passenger nor a member of airport staff Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), aka Milan Bergamo (pic: Getty Images) Alvise Armellini and Elvira Pollina ©Reuters Today at 19:35 Italy's Bergamo...
National Entertainment Australian singer Delta Goodrem reflects on ‘fairytale’ wedding to Matthew Copley Goodrem wore an off-the-shoulder ballgown, which featured a two-and-a-half metre train. 30 minutes ago RSS, Syndicated Content
By Hannah Roberts, PA Entertainment Reporter Australian singer Delta Goodrem has reflected on her “fairytale” wedding to Matthew Copley, saying the day went “beyond our wildest dreams”. The couple wed in June at St Paul’s Cathedral in Mdina,...

Italy outraged at killing of heroic police dog ‘given food laced with nails’
The killing of a police bloodhound who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a seven-year-old, 88-kilogram (195-pound)...

Italy outraged at killing of police bloodhound, found dead after eating food laced with nails
ROME – The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old, 88-kilogram...

France-Italy rail freight traffic still well-below ‘pre-landslide’ levels
Rail freight between France and Italy via the Fréjus Tunnel remains well-below the levels recorded before a major landslide struck in August 2023, leading to the closure of the line for a period of 19 months, according to a senior industry...
Italy's Bergamo airport suspends flights when a person dies after getting sucked into an engine
ROME (AP) — The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights Tuesday due to a runway incident that local media said involved someone running onto the tarmac, getting sucked into an airport engine and dying. The Bergamo...
Italy's Bergamo airport suspends flights after a person reportedly is sucked into an engine and dies
ROME (AP) — The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights Tuesday due to a runway incident that local media said was apparently caused by someone running onto the tarmac, getting sucked into an airport engine and...
Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast
JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto...

Italy’s bridge to nowhere shows the risks of a defense boom
The defense boom in Europe is as close to a tech-style gold rush as the Old Continent can offer. Armaments stocks are outperforming Nvidia Corp and defense-themed funds are amassing billions in anticipation of rising military spending in a more...
Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy’s northeast
JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto...

Italy Airport Scare: Man Dies After Getting Sucked Into Plane Engine At Milan Airport (VIDEO)
A tragic incident has come to light from Italy, a man died after being sucked into an aircraft engine on the taxiway at Milan Bergamo Airport on Tuesday morning. The man ran onto the tarmac and into the path of a Volotea Airbus A319, which was...