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The Story of the Italian Police Unit who Became Vegetarian

October 26, 2022 by Dominique Musorrafiti

After investigating the atrocious conditions of the illegal slaughterhouses in Sicily, a police unit became vegetarian. In 2016, the story of a police unit from … Read more

Categories Featured, Italian People, Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags italian police, nebrodi park, sicily, vegetarian
Giovanni Bugatti, the official Papal executioner who executed 514 people

Giovanni Bugatti, the official Papal executioner who executed 514 people

January 10, 2022December 20, 2021 by Matteo Damiani

The story of Giovanni Battista Bugatti Mastro Titta Giovanni Battista Bugatti, known as Mastro Titta (Senigallia, 1779 – Rome, 1869) was an Italian executioner of … Read more

Categories Featured, Italian History, Italian People, Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags death penalty, George Gordon Byron, Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Papal states, rome
Groove Cyber Crime Group threatens attacks on Italian healthcare

Groove Cyber Crime Group threatens attacks on Italian healthcare

October 28, 2021 by WeirdItaly

Italian healthcare threatened by hackers. The Cybersecurity Agency has already alerted potential targets. The threat is defined as very reliable by investigators. The hacker group … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags cybercrime, Groove Cyber Crime Group, hackers, security
Italy fires

Italy fires: +256% fires in summer 2021, Over 1 billion in damage

August 19, 2021 by WeirdItaly

What you need to know about the Italy fires Large fires increased 256% in the summer of 2021 due to extreme heat and arsonists. Fires … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags climate change, environment, fires
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Italy creates New National Agency for Cybersecurity

June 11, 2021 by WeirdItaly

The Italian National Security Agency provides coordination on security and intelligence issues of strategic importance across government. The Italian President of the Council of Ministers … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags security
Piazza Fontana bombing

Piazza Fontana Massacre: Exhibition remembers the victims

December 2, 2019 by WeirdItaly

Seventeen photographs and seventeen poems in memory of the victims of the Piazza Fontana Bombing, a terrorist attack occurred on 12 December 1969 when a … Read more

Categories Events, Italian History, Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags milan, Piazza Fontana bombing
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12 leaders of Juventus ultras groups arrested for blackmailing Juventus to get free tickets and ticket touting

March 1, 2021September 16, 2019 by WeirdItaly

12 leaders of Juventus ultras groups were arrested during an investigation of the Digos ( General Investigations and Special Operations Division) of Turin. On September … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags football, Juventus, torino, turin
Priest feels sick after taking cocaine while accompanying students on a school trip

Priest feels sick after taking cocaine while accompanying students on a school trip

March 1, 2021September 9, 2019 by WeirdItaly

A priest from a secondary school in Alassio, in the province of Savona, felt sick after taking a large quantity of cocaine during a school … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags Alassio, cocaine, liguria, priest, Savona
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A killer walks away cleaning the knife on a crime scene in Italy

March 1, 2021July 6, 2019 by WeirdItaly

A video shot by a car driver shows the dramatic moments following the murder of Valter Sansò, a 56-year-old gardener stabbed by his employer on … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags Carmagnola murder
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Italy, two gangs broke arms, legs, to defraud insurance companies, 42 arrests

April 15, 2019 by WeirdItaly

The two gangs in Palermo were especially looking for desperate young people and women to stage false accidents to defraud insurance companies. They offered 300 … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags insurance fraud, palermo, sicily
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“We are flat-earthers. We do not pay for the train”. Intercity train stopped an hour in Italy

March 1, 2021March 20, 2019 by WeirdItaly

Four people between the ages of 26 and 43, three men (a 43-year-old from Verona, a 37-year-old from Messina and a 26-year-old from Ancona), and … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags flat-earthers, Pavia
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Five Star Movement, new hacker attack on Rousseau platform: online some donor names

November 24, 2021September 6, 2018 by WeirdItaly

The author is once again Rogue0, the hacker who last year has attacked the operating system of the Cinquestelle party. New hacker attack on the … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations, Latest Italian News and Videos Tags Casaleggio Associati, Five Star Movement, Rogue0, Rousseau platform
Roman crucifixion

Crucified like Jesus two thousand years ago | The second case in the world discovered in Italy

November 24, 2021June 5, 2018 by WeirdItaly

A multidisciplinary – anthropological, taphonomic and genetic study – conducted in collaboration between researchers from the University of Ferrara and Florence has allowed to analyze … Read more

Categories Italian History, Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags crucifixion, roman, roman empire, Rovigo, veneto
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Man accused of kidnapping British model says case a ‘sham’

September 25, 2017 by WeirdItaly

LONDON (AP) — A lawyer representing a suspect accused of kidnapping a British model says the entire case may have been fabricated as a publicity … Read more

Categories Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags british model, Chloe Ayling, kidnap, Lukasz Herba

Child Labour And the Sulphur Mines in Sicily

December 6, 2021June 27, 2016 by WeirdItaly

THERE is one street in Catania, Sicily, which seems to be given over to the trade and industry of the poorer people of the city. … Read more

Categories Italian Books, Italian History, Italy Crime News and Criminal Investigations Tags CHILD LABOUR AND THE SULPHUR MINES, Child Slavery in Sicily, miners, sicily, The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe, Washington Booker Tagliaferro
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The Rape of the Sabine Women Nicolas Poussin

The Sabines: A Glimpse into an Ancient Italic Tribe

The Sabine Influence on Early Rome: A Lasting Impact. The Sabines, who lived in central Italy dur…
March 19, 2023
Featured, Italian History
The Religion of the Etruscan People

The Religion of the Etruscan People

The Gods and Goddesses of the Etruscan Pantheon: Rituals and Ceremonies in Etruscan Religion. The…
March 17, 2023
Featured, Italian History, Italian People, Roman deities
Valentine's Day: The Origin of The Day of Love

Valentine’s Day: The Origin of The Day of Love

Uncovering the Evolution of Valentine's Day: Tracing the Roots of the Day Dedicated to Love and Affe…
February 8, 2023
Featured, Italian History
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The Witches of Benevento: From Pagan Rites to Witchcraft

The Witch Trials of Benevento: the Mysterious World of the Janare and Their Magic The city of Ben…
February 5, 2023
Featured, Italian History
Ancient Rome's Sacred Plants History and Symbolism

Ancient Rome’s Sacred Plants: History and Symbolism

Explore the Sacred Plants of Ancient Rome: Symbolism and Significance in Roman Culture The R…
January 30, 2023
Featured, Italian History, Nature in Italy
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The Magic Rites Complex in Pompeii

The Magic Rites Complex (il Complesso dei Riti Magici) in Pompeii is a historical residence that was…
January 27, 2023
Featured, Italian History
Vanth

Vanth: the Chtonic Female Demon of the Etruscan Mythology

Examining the different attributes and symbols associated with Vanth, and the various ways in which …
Etruscan cup with head of Charun

Charun: The Underworld Psychopomp of Etruscan Mythology

Tracing the Origins and Evolution of the Etruscan Underworld Deity Charun According to Etruscan m…
Hand of Sabazios

Sabazius, Sabazios, the Sky Father God of the Phrygians and Thracians

Sabazius (Sabazios, also known as Σαβάζιος in Ancient Greek), an origin deity from Thracia or Anatol…
Italy Industrial Turnover in November 2021

Italy Industrial Turnover in November 2022: 0.9% MoM Increase and 11.5% YoY Rise

According to ISTAT, industrial turnover increased by 0.9% in November compared to the previous month…
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Bergamo and Brescia, Italian Capital Of Culture 2023

The Italian Capital of Culture 2023 will officially launch in Bergamo and Brescia on January 20th-22…
Italian Tourism, Government Efforts for Recovery

Italian Tourism: Government Efforts for Recovery

Tourism Economy in Italy: How the Government is Supporting the Recovery of the Industry Amid COVID-1…
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