This Month
Why Lake Como has become a hot ticket in winter
These palatial family-run retreats in northern Italy pride themselves on making the festive season magical.
- Jane Cornwell
‘We need time’: Syrians in Europe resist calls to return home
Those who fled the 13-year civil war pointed to the political uncertainty after a rebel offensive swept into Damascus over the weekend.
- Laura Pitel, Eleni Varvitsioti and Amy Kazmin
Australian-based bishop among Pope’s new cardinal picks
At 44 years of age, Mykola Bychokthe, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Melbourne, is also the youngest cardinal.
- Nicole Winfield
So, you want to retire to Tuscany?
The idea of moving to Italy is alluring for retirees – la dolce vita, the food, the wine, the beauty, the prices. Just check these practicalities first.
- Sian Powell
Why this ‘extraordinary’ global CEO was axed
Carlos Tavares was forced from major carmaker Stellantis, which has brands like Jeep, Peugeot and Maserati, as global EV sales slump and cost-cutting ramps up.
- Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli, Kana Inagaki and Ian Johnston
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- Electric vehicles
Boss of Jeep, Maserati, Peugeot quits as sales plunge
The world’s fourth-largest car maker, with brands like Fiat and Ram, has suffered a sharp decline in profits this year.
- Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Albertina Torsoli
November
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump’s tariffs mean crony capitalism is coming
The tariffs pledged are far higher than anything seen the first time around – and the potential for political favouritism will be far greater.
- Paul Krugman
Only 27 men can be in Verdi’s exclusive fan club
Gaining a coveted membership requires a proven passion for the Italian composer, and an existing member to die. You also have to be male.
- Elisabetta Povoledo
October
Silvio Berlusconi died. But the ‘Bunga Bunga’ scandal lives on.
Italy just can’t shake off its former prime minister. And that’s tough for the women who were still girls when they were swept up by scandal.
- Emma Bubola
- Opinion
- Extreme weather
Americans are moving closer to climate risk. This is why
Individuals and businesses have been willing to ignore the longer-term financial and human risk of extreme weather in favour of the short-term gains.
- Rana Foroohar
Germany ‘reopens old wounds’ with border checks
There are fears for the future of Schengen and the freedom of movement it symbolises – regarded by EU citizens as one of the greatest accomplishments of European unity.
- Guy Chazan, Laura Dubois and Raphael Minder
September
Magellan raider Nick Bolton’s assets frozen by Supreme Court
A rather extraordinary freezing order has been placed over Bolton, after his investment vehicle loaned nearly $5 million to an Italian entity associated with him.
- Myriam Robin
Australia’s new pandemic playbook
On the eve of the release of the national COVID-19 review, 10 key actions have emerged for when a similar pathogen hits Australia.
- Tom Burton
How this billionaire ran his hedge fund like a baseball team
Steve Cohen’s decision to step back from trading and focus on running Point72 underlines a redemption since an insider trading scandal.
- Costas Mourselas and Harriet Agnew
August
Italy considers hefty tax on visitors after over-tourism backlash
The government proposes a levy of up €25 a night for the most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities.
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- Amy Kazmin and Giuliana Ricozzi
Manslaughter, negligence investigation in Lynch yacht sinking
Authorities in Sicily have opened a manslaughter and negligent shipwreck probe into the August 19 sinking of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s yacht.
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- Donato Paolo Mancini
Final body recovered from sunken superyacht off Sicily
Hannah Lynch, the teenage daughter of British IT tycoon Mike Lynch, was the last person unaccounted for after her family’s superyacht sank four days ago.
Bodies recovered from superyacht wreckage include Morgan Stanley exec
Divers continue to search for the final missing person, thought to be the technology entrepreneur’s 18-year-old daughter, who may have been swept out to sea.
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- Guglielmo Mangiapane and Giselda Vagnoni
Divers find five bodies in superyacht, but questions remain
Among the recovered were reportedly technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, as questions intensified over why the vessel sank so quickly.
- Nicole Winfield, Danica Kirka and Andrea Rosa
Investigation into ‘open hatches’ on doomed superyacht
One expert at the scene in Sicily told Reuters that an early focus would be on whether the yacht’s crew had failed to close access hatches into the vessel.
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- Connor Stringer, Albert Tait and Josephine McKenna