Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
Monday, 18 November 2019, 08:54
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, despairing of any...
Pope decries that ‘greed of a few’ worsens poverty of others
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 18:04
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis on Sunday decried that the “greed of a few” wealthy people is compounding the plight of the poor before sharing a meal with the jobless and the homeless that has become a...
UK media: Prince Andrew’s sex claims rebuttal a PR disaster
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 16:05
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, branding his televised interview a complete...
Young Venetians volunteer after flood of their lifetimes
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 06:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
As soon as waters receded from this week’s devastating flood, about 50 young Venetians wearing rubber boots and gripped by a sense of determination showed up at the city’s Music...
Tear gas fired in Paris as yellow vests mark anniversary
Saturday, 16 November 2019, 15:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Tear gas and water cannon were used Saturday as Paris police sought to disperse yellow vest protesters marking the first anniversary of the birth of their movement against government policies seen as...
St Mark's Square reopens in Venice, but water remains high
Saturday, 16 November 2019, 14:56
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Tourists and residents were allowed back into St. Mark’s Square in Venice on Saturday, a day after it was closed due to exceptionally high tidal waters that swept through most of the lagoon...
Historic flooding highlights Venice’s vulnerability
Saturday, 16 November 2019, 07:03
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise. That reality became more stark this week when Venice was hit with its worst flood in...