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| Monday, September 7, 2026 |
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Formula One / Antonelli wins Monza from the back row after 60 years
The 20-year-old Mercedes driver stages a stunning comeback to claim Italy’s first home Grand Prix victory in six decades.
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AI takes center stage at Venice 83, but Oscar-winner Salvatores insists human vision still rules
At the Reply AI Film Festival, director Gabriele Salvatores weighs in on artificial intelligence, warning that technology must never strip cinema of curiosity, limitation, and human emotion.
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Vatican / Pope Leo XIV to visit France after Lefebvrist schism
Leo XIV will travel to Paris in September for his first visit to France as pope, promoting peace and dialogue at a time of renewed tensions with traditionalist Catholics.
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Italy’s brain drain costs the state up to €11 billion annually, report shows
With over 45,000 highly qualified graduates moving abroad each year, a new study warns that Italy risks losing €300 billion in potential GDP by 2035.
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Pollution crisis in Milan’s Naviglio: Arson suspected as cleanup costs soar past €100,000
An investigation is underway after a 28-kilometer chemical slick reached the heart of Milan, pointing to illegal waste dumping rather than an accidental pipeline leak.
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Del Vecchio tops Italy’s billionaire stock-market ranking
The Del Vecchio family leads the list, while fashion dynasties including Prada-Bertelli, Cucinelli and Maramotti dominate among Italy’s wealthiest shareholders.
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Genoa Boat Show opens registrations for its 66th edition
The October event will bring together more than 1,000 boats, international exhibitors and a renewed focus on technology, business and sustainability.
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Startups / Italian companies raise $652 million in venture funding
Italian startups attracted 29% more investment in the first half of 2026, with AI driving growth despite Italy still lagging behind Europe’s biggest tech hubs.
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Cinema / Nanni Moretti returns to Venice with a love story
Thirty-seven years after “Palombella Rossa”, Moretti returns to the Lido with ”Succederà questa notte”, a romantic comedy starring Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca.
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Motorsport / Three killed in a tragic weekend of racing in Italy
Two spectators and a rally co-driver lost their lives in separate accidents at the Monte Erice hill climb and Rally Val D’Aveto.
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Volleyball / Italy takes silver as Turkey retains European title
Italy pushes Turkey to a deciding tie-break in a thrilling final but falls short as the defending champions win their second consecutive European crown.
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Soccer / Bozhinov collapses during Juve Stabia-Pisa but is out of danger
The Pisa defender was taken to hospital after losing consciousness on the pitch, with doctors attributing the episode to severe dehydration.
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Florence / Elderly man mistakenly cremated after morgue mix-up
An 87-year-old man’s funeral was canceled minutes before it began after his body was mistakenly identified and cremated at Florence’s Careggi Hospital.
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Missing head of vandalized Virgin Mary statue recovered on Ischia
The Pro Loco of Panza launches an appeal for a skilled restorer after the decapitated piece of the Baia Pelara statue mysteriously reemerges.
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