Jan 18 Watch 8:12 Disease threatens Italy's once booming olive oil industry By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone More than a third of olive oil in the U.S. comes from Italy, which has kept a longstanding reputation for quality. But the quantity of olive oil made in the south of Italy has been in sharp decline. A disease… Continue watching
Jan 17 Portrait found in Italian gallery's walls verified as stolen work by Klimt The authentication of the painting announced Friday solved one of the art world's enduring mysteries. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 5:24 This wilderness survival program offers a chance to live as the cavemen did By Malcolm Brabant For those tired of the stresses and excesses of contemporary civilization, a survival expert in the Italian Alps offers a training program in living as the Neanderthals did. Participants endure a rough existence in the wilderness, learning to kill prey… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 8:42 Riace was once a beacon for immigrants, now it's a ghost town By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone The southern Italian town of Riace was once a beacon for immigrants from around the world, but three years after NewsHour Weekend first reported on how it had welcomed immigrants, a political shift has turned it into a relative ghost… Continue watching
Nov 30 Italian coast guard divers recover 7 bodies of migrants By Associated Press Italian coast guard divers on Saturday recovered the bodies of seven people in the sea off a tiny island where a boat crowded with migrants capsized a week earlier. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 6:43 What 1 euro can buy you in Sicilian real estate By Christopher Livesay In Sicily and across Italy, towns are on the brink of extinction. Locals have been leaving these picturesque communities, with their antique buildings and narrow roads, in search of economic opportunity, and few babies are being born there. Some towns… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 7:55 In Italy, rising anxiety over falling birth rates By Christopher Livesay Family size has been shrinking in the industrialized world for decades, and in Italy, the decline has been particularly dramatic. A generation ago, Italian mothers commonly had more than four children. Now they average less than two. Demographers warn that… Continue watching
Nov 18 Floods create mounting woes for Venice's dwindling population By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The historic flooding has sharpened calls to create an administration that recognizes the uniqueness of Venice, for both its concentration of treasures and its increasing vulnerability. Continue reading
Nov 17 Time for hip waders: Venice sees record 3rd exceptional tide By Colleen Barry, Luca Bruno, Associated Press VENICE, Italy — Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to an out-of-season avalanche. Stores… Continue reading
Nov 14 Italy declares state of emergency in Venice amid high tides By Giada Zampano, Associated Press A cabinet meeting approved a special decree that included 20 million euros ($21.7 million) in immediate financial aid aimed at helping the city recover. Continue reading