Milan to turn off fountain spigots as drought bakes Italy The mayor of Milan signed an ordinance Saturday turning off the spigots of public decorative fountains and the city's archbishop prayed for rain in a tour of churches as northern Italy endures one of its worst droughts in decades. World 26 Jun, 2022
Germany defends preparation for floods, considers lessons German officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and left over 180 people dead in Western Europe, but they concede that they will need to learn lessons from the disaster. World 19 Jul, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba's southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island's central shore by midafternoon. World 05 Jul, 2021
3 dead as Elsa speeds through Caribbean, aims for Cuba Tropical Storm Elsa battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it sped through the Caribbean, killing at least three people. World 04 Jul, 2021
Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides Hurricane Elsa raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, where it threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. World 03 Jul, 2021
Mexico City rail overpass collapses, killing 15 and injuring 70 Fifteen people were killed and 70 hurt when an overpass carrying Mexico City metro train cars partially collapsed on to a road on Monday night, authorities said. World 04 May, 2021
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll jumps, new cases stable ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy jumped by 474 on Saturday, against 269 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, posting the largest daily toll of fatalities since April 21. The steep increase in deaths followed a long,... Women 03 May, 2020
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll lowest since April 12 MILAN: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 482 on Saturday, the lowest daily increase since April 12, while the number of new cases was stable at 3,491, the Civil Protection Agency said. The death toll had risen by 575 on Friday, up... Women 19 Apr, 2020
Italy's coronavirus death toll rises by 525, new cases push higher ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy increased by 525 on Thursday, down from 578 the day before, but the number of new cases accelerated sharply to 3,786 from a previous 2,667. The daily death toll was the lowest since Sunday, while the... Women 17 Apr, 2020
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll and new cases both accelerate ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 610 on Thursday, up from 542 the day before, and the number of new cases also came in higher at 4,204 from a previous 3,836. The daily tally of cases was the highest since April 5, and comes... Women 10 Apr, 2020
Italy experts say reliable coronavirus antibody test may be ready soon ROME: A reliable antibody blood test to find out who has already had the coronavirus would give a better picture of the extent of Italy's epidemic and could possibly be identified within days, scientific advisers to the government said on... Women 03 Apr, 2020
No let-up in coronavirus deaths in�Italy, new cases steady ROME: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has climbed by 837 to 12,428, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, with the daily tally rising, albeit slightly, for a second day running. The number of new cases was... Women 01 Apr, 2020
