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26Jun

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Paris restricts alcohol consumption and sales as Europe’s heatwave shifts east

Getty Images French authorities have announced public alcohol consumption and sales bans in Paris, in a bid to ease pressure on the capital's hospitals during the heatwave. Parisians will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon on Friday until 07:00 on Saturday. The measures will be in place during the same hours from Saturday to Sunday. Heatwave conditions that have left Spain, the UK and France sweltering for days are set to shift to the east, with forecasters in Germany and the Czech Republic warning of extreme conditions. Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C across the country on Friday. An extreme weather warning is now in place in much of the Czech Republic. Getty Images Temperatures in Italy are yet to peak, with over 40C expected o...

5May

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What time is the conclave? How the Catholic Church will elect the next pope explained

In just days, Catholic cardinals from around the world will gather in conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the 1.4 billion-strong global church. The new pope will be the successor to Francis I, who died on April 21 at age 88 after a 12-year papacy. Here's everything you need to know about one of the world's longest-running electoral processes. The cardinals will soon elect a new pope. (AP) When is the conclave? The cardinals have selected May 7 as the date to enter conclave, the Vatican announced last week. On that day, the cardinal electors will participate in a Eucharistic celebration known as the Mass Pro Eligendo Papa, at about 10am local time (6pm AEST May 7). Later in the day, they will then take an oath of secrecy before the Master o...

27Apr

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Trump’s pointed message to Putin after meeting Zelenskyy inside St Peter’s Basilica ahead of Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump has met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since their stunning blow-up in the Oval office in late February. Both the White House and Zelenskyy's office confirmed the meeting, which took place today in the hours before both men joined other world leaders and an estimated 200,000 Catholic faithful to farewell Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Ukrainian Presidency shared striking images of the pair, seated without aides on relatively simple chairs amid the ornate surroundings of St Peter's Basilica. US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office) Although no recordings wer...

21Nov

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Italian village offers $1.50 homes to Americans upset by the US election result

While many communities around the world have been wondering what to make of Donald Trump's presidential re-election, a village on the Italian island of Sardinia has sniffed a potential opportunity. Like many other places in rural Italy, Ollolai has long been trying to persuade outsiders to move in to revive its fortunes after decades of depopulation. It's been selling dilapidated houses for as little as one euro — just over a US dollar or $AU1.60 — to sweeten the deal. Properties on offer include dilapidated homes at giveaway prices to ready-to-occupy buildings for up to $105,000.Mandatory Credit: Roberto Tangianu/Sardegna Live via CNN Newsource (CNN) Now, following the November 5 vote outcome, it's launched a website aimed at would-be American expats, offering up more ...

23Aug

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Body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those recovered from yacht wreckage, officials say

The Italian coast guard said the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast of Sicily from the wreckage of a superyacht whose builders had called unsinkable. One woman remains missing. She has not been identified, but Hannah Lynch, Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, is reportedly unaccounted for. The family had been celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with the people who defended him at trial in the United States. Five others were recovered by rescue crews following Monday's tragedy. British tech giant Mike Lynch, his lawyer and four other people are among those missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early on Monday, August 19, 2024. (Composite) The Bayesian, a 56-metre British-flagged ...

‘Leaning tower’ in Italy on ‘high alert’ for collapse

2Dec

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‘Leaning tower’ in Italy on ‘high alert’ for collapse

It's the 'leaning tower' that has stood tipsily – but steadily – for nearly 1000 years. But now, the days of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the "sudden and unexpected collapse of the tower," which has dominated the Bologna skyline since the 12th century. A protective metal cordon will be erected to "contain debris resulting from a possible collapse, to reduce the vulnerability of surrounding buildings and the exposure to the population, as well as blocking access to the off-limits area," the city council said in a statement. The cordon will be fixed into the ground, and will include specially designed rockfall protection nets, also made of metal and ...