Venetian gangs are grooming children to work as pickpockets as they strive to stop police crackdowns from eating into their profits, officials and activists have warned. One of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy, Venice has long been a hub of criminal activity that targets unsuspecting vacationers. The scourge has led angry residents toContinue reading “The ‘Baby Pickpockets’ Of Venice”
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A Third Killer Heatwave Is Threatening Italy
Italian authorities have triggered yet another red alert for 17 cities with the third punishing heatwave in just two months set to blast the country. A dozen cities, Bologna, Bolzano, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Palermo, Perugia, Rieti, Rome, Turin and Verona, were already hit with a red alert from yesterday. Genoa, Milan, Naples, Trieste and VeniceContinue reading “A Third Killer Heatwave Is Threatening Italy”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 