Italy

Bollywood actress Gayatri Joshi, known for her role in the movie "Swades" alongside Shah Rukh Khan, was involved in a tragic accident while travelling in Italy with her husband Vikas Oberoi. Gayatri's car collided with other vehicles and a camper van. The collision happened when several high-performance vehicles, including a Lamborgini and Ferrari, attempted to overtake the camper van simultaneously. They escape unhurtful, but… read-more

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Italy, Prime Minister Mario Draghi has regained from him office, on July 21. With this, the situation in the country is in a turmoil, and elections are likely to be held as early as October. The elections are expected to be held on October 2, which is usually the time Italian Parliamentarians find themselves busy developing the annual budget.

Italian government announced a state of emergency on July 4 in response to Italy's extended heatwave and drought conditions. State of emergency will be in effect until at least the end of the year and will provide the government with additional resources and authority to deal with the hot and dry weather. Most of Italy has been engulfed by record-breaking heat, with temperatures consistently above 40 degrees Celsius.  

In a viral photo of Italy's Mount Etna, a volcanic storm has been created that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky as high as 10 feet. No deaths have been reported, according to National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology. The altitude of lava has reached 6,500 feet and no damage has been caused. The photos of the eruption are all over Twitter and netizens called it Phoenix. 

At least 125 passengers of a chartered from Italy, tested COVID-19 positive, on January 6. Flight landed at Amritsar, at 1:30 pm from Milan. Of the total 179 passengers, 125 tested positive, as Italy is said to be high risk countries for COVID-19 and its new variant Omicron. Furthermore, all the positive patients will be sent for institutional quarantine in Amritsar. Notably, flight was operated by EuroAtlantic Airways.