Italy

Hantavirus, dispositivi di protezione nel corso delle operazioni di sbarco dalla nave Hondius (foto Ansa/Epa)
Hantavirus, dispositivi di protezione nel corso delle operazioni di sbarco dalla nave Hondius (foto Ansa/Epa)
The indications

Hantavirus, new circular from the ministry: "No infections in Italy, but maximum precautions are required."

The note also requests the Regions to send the list of healthcare facilities equipped with suitable containment measures.
La giornalista Concita Borrelli durante la puntata della trasmissione Porta a Porta (Ansa - Rai)
La giornalista Concita Borrelli durante la puntata della trasmissione Porta a Porta (Ansa - Rai)
the controversy

"Rape is in each of us": Concita Borrelli's comment on Porta a Porta sparks controversy.

"I'll apologize," says the journalist. Vespa will too, and RAI is launching an investigation. The episode was dedicated to the Garlasco case.
Andrea Sempio (foto Ansa)
Andrea Sempio (foto Ansa)
Garlasco

Sempio, the ex-girlfriend's testimony: "Three years together, and he was never violent. I have fond memories of him."

The young woman's story on Rai1: "He never spoke to me about Chiara, or about unrequited love, or about trauma."
Vigili del fuoco (ansa)
Vigili del fuoco (ansa)
Venetian

Dead for a year, he was found mummified in his home: the tragedy of a Sardinian man in Peschiera del Garda.

His name was Giancarlo Signor and he was 65 years old. The alarm was raised by the owners of the house, who had not heard from him for some time.
Uno scatto dal suo profilo Facebook ritrae Bakari Sako, il bracciante 35enne ucciso a Taranto da una baby gang, Taranto, 13 maggio 2026. ANSA / FACEBOOK +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Uno scatto dal suo profilo Facebook ritrae Bakari Sako, il bracciante 35enne ucciso a Taranto da una baby gang, Taranto, 13 maggio 2026. ANSA / FACEBOOK +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Taranto

Bakari Sako's murder: 15-year-old confesses: "I stabbed him. I wanted to protect my friends."

The boy gave spontaneous statements to the investigating judge: here is their reconstruction
Caserta

They clocked in and left the hospital to go shopping or to the barber: nurses and a doctor were trapped

The discovery after the installation of cameras to control access
the accident

Workplace tragedy in Val Venosta: Worker overturns forklift and is crushed to death

Firefighters, White Cross and Carabinieri on site
Pope Leo XIV during his visit to the Sapienza University, in Rome, Italy, 14 May 2026. ANSA/GIUSEPPE LAMI
Pope Leo XIV during his visit to the Sapienza University, in Rome, Italy, 14 May 2026. ANSA/GIUSEPPE LAMI
Rome

Leone: "It's wrong to call rearmament defense." And to young people: "We are a desire, not an algorithm."

The Pope visits Sapienza University: "The elites are enriched by the influx, while investments in education are being taken away."
the crime

Sako Bakari, the farmhand killed in Taranto: the sixth member of the gang, a 22-year-old, has been arrested.

Six people are therefore under investigation for the atrocious murder: two adults and four minors, a fifteen-year-old is said to have inflicted the lethal stab wounds.
La principessa Kate con Marco Massari, sindaco di Reggio Emilia (Ansa)
La principessa Kate con Marco Massari, sindaco di Reggio Emilia (Ansa)
the visit

Kate in Reggio Emilia: it's her first trip abroad after her illness.

The Princess of Wales visits Italy to learn about the educational philosophy of pedagogue Loris Malaguzzi.
Un frame dalla puntata di ieri della trasmissione di Rai3 Chi l'ha visto? con Andrea Sempio, il trentasettenne indagato nella nuova inchiesta sull'omicidio di Chiara Poggi, 23 ottobre 2025 ANSA / Rai3 - Chi l'ha visto? ++HO - NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY++ NO ARCHIVE +++ NPK +++
Un frame dalla puntata di ieri della trasmissione di Rai3 Chi l'ha visto? con Andrea Sempio, il trentasettenne indagato nella nuova inchiesta sull'omicidio di Chiara Poggi, 23 ottobre 2025 ANSA / Rai3 - Chi l'ha visto? ++HO - NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY++ NO ARCHIVE +++ NPK +++
Garlasco

According to the prosecutors, there are 21 elements that incriminate Sempio: the fingerprint, the DNA, the lies, the false alibi, the soliloquies in the car.

The investigators' list also includes phone calls to Poggi's home and alleged corruption in the first investigation against him.
Il posto di comando avanzato per le ricerche della famiglia scomparsa da Piacenza lo scorso 20 aprile
Il posto di comando avanzato per le ricerche della famiglia scomparsa da Piacenza lo scorso 20 aprile
the story

Missing woman and children found in Friuli

The Piacenza prosecutor: "They were in suitable accommodation and are in good health."
La conferenza stampa a Napoli (foto Ansa)
La conferenza stampa a Napoli (foto Ansa)
Naples

Confidential data on footballers, singers, and actors stolen and sold by rogue police: criminal organization busted

The investigation started from a "massive number of accesses", 730 thousand in two years, to a database
Una veduta esterna dell'Istituto nazionale per le malattie infettive, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Roma (Ansa)
Una veduta esterna dell'Istituto nazionale per le malattie infettive, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Roma (Ansa)
the emergency

Hantavirus alert: English and Italian tourists test negative

Reassuring results are coming in from tests conducted in Milan and the Spallanzani Hospital. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health remains vigilant.
Garlasco

Prosecutors: "Sempio didn't just happen to pass by the house after the murder." Defense move: six expert reports to clear him.

According to the Pavia Prosecutor's Office, his 2007 version is "implausible." Because Chiara Poggi's house "was not a traffic area," the clerk "returned to the crime scene."
Simone Pillon alla manifestazione dei Pro Vita & Famiglia a Roma, 22 giugno 2024. ANSA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI
Simone Pillon alla manifestazione dei Pro Vita & Famiglia a Roma, 22 giugno 2024. ANSA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI
the eagle

A family in the woods has withdrawn its defense attorneys; the new lawyer is former Northern League senator Simone Pillon.

Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave: "There is no shared vision," they said.
L'esterno dell'Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "Lazzaro Spallanzani" di Roma (Ansa)
L'esterno dell'Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "Lazzaro Spallanzani" di Roma (Ansa)
the disease

Hantavirus: 25-year-old Calabrian man tests symptomatic; samples transferred to the Spallanzani Hospital in Rome.

He was on a KLM flight from Johannesburg with the passenger from the Hondius ship, who later died. The WHO: "The risk to global health remains low."
Taranto

Farm worker surrounded, beaten, and killed: five young people arrested

A shocking attack on a 35-year-old Malian man. The boy who struck the fatal knife after the beating is only 15 years old.
Lavoratori in sciopero e assemblea davanti allo stabilimento Electrolux di Cerreto d'Esi, Ancona (foto Ansa)
Lavoratori in sciopero e assemblea davanti allo stabilimento Electrolux di Cerreto d'Esi, Ancona (foto Ansa)
The announcement

Electrolux halves production in Italy: 1,700 redundancies out of 4,000 employees, all locations excluded.

The Cerreto d'Esi plant in the Marche region is scheduled to close. Urso has called a meeting for May 25th.