Is France's Emmanuel Macron trying to influence who gets picked as the next pope?

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 19:02 UTC

The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last weekend, leading the press in Italy to speculate whether he is attempting to…

Is France's Emmanuel Macron trying to influence who will be picked as the next pope?

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 12:11 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last weekend, leading the press in Italy to speculate whether he is attempting to…

Margaret Drabble: ‘Our family had a passion for Georgette Heyer’

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The author on re-reading The Mill on the Floss, discovering the eccentric genius of Georges Perec and the comforts of Lee Child

My earliest reading memory
I remember very clearly being taught to read…

Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta-perfect beaches

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holiday

In the summe…

'I need to be in the Guinness World Records' - how Kluivert found home

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Justin Kluivert says he feels at home at Bournemouth after a career that has taken him through the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and now England.

At least 12 in hospital as wildfire forces closure of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem highway

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 18:50 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

Help was on the way from across the region, including aircraft from Italy, Croatia and North Macedonia, Israeli officials said.

Moment defeated Swiss fencers refuse to face Israeli flag during European championship medal ceremony in show of 'empathy' over 'great human suffering'

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 17:40 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Swiss under-23 fencing team came second and won the silver medal in the European U23 Fencing Championship in Estonia on Saturday, with Israel winning gold and Italy winning bronze.

'Disruptive' female passenger is dragged off Ryanair flight after 'on-board fight' forced it to divert to Italy

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 16:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The pair had supposedly been sat apart early on in the flight, which departed from Manchester Airport to Corfu at 5.30pm on Tuesday.

Italy’s Meloni says Putin’s 3-day ceasefire ‘insufficient’

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 11:40 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Russia has yet to prove it wants to end the war, prime minister says.

Baby number two! Sam Burgess' wife Lucy pregnant with couple's second child as she shows off her growing bump in figure-hugging lace dress

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 23:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Sam Burgess and his second wife Lucy (née Graham) are expecting their second child together, six months after they tied the knot in Rome, Italy.