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100% Debt-to-GDP Threshold Crossed by Many Eurozone Economies, Including Some of the Largest
Political Economy

100% Debt-to-GDP Threshold Crossed by Many Eurozone Economies, Including Some of the Largest

October 21, 2025

3 of the 5 largest economies in the Eurozone are currently carrying national debts at 100% or more of…

Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
Global Economy

Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October

October 15, 2025

On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…

UNESCO World Heritage Class of 2025: Rock Art, a Disney Castle, and the Memory of a Genocide
Travel

UNESCO World Heritage Class of 2025: Rock Art, a Disney Castle, and the Memory of a Genocide

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

The 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in Paris this year from July 6th to 16th,…

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric
Foreign Policy

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric

June 2, 2025

The Western World has been slow to react to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. With the siege, bombing, and blockade…

Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects
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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

Travelers Are Being Increasingly Turned Off by Overtourism—Consider Skipping These Trending Destinations
Travel

Travelers Are Being Increasingly Turned Off by Overtourism—Consider Skipping These Trending Destinations

February 7, 2025

WaL reported last year that 2024 was the most touristy year in human history, with many European destinations reeling from…

Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle
Nutrition

Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle

January 7, 2025

In what is likely to be seen as the health and fitness equivalent of something like the Watergate or…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations
World News

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations

July 31, 2024August 2, 2024

Perhaps more than any other in recent years, Italy has chosen to walk a somewhat solitary path among its…

Italy’s Tourist Spots Are More Crowded Than Ever–Here Are Some Breathtaking Alternatives
Travel

Italy’s Tourist Spots Are More Crowded Than Ever–Here Are Some Breathtaking Alternatives

July 9, 2024

The high season in Europe is already well underway, and many famous cities in several European countries are already…

‘The time has come for incisive diplomacy’ Between Russia and Ukraine, Says Italy
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‘The time has come for incisive diplomacy’ Between Russia and Ukraine, Says Italy

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Kyiv has allies in the West that want to see her diligently negotiate with Russia over an end to…

1/04 End of the Empire: Pentagon Calls for a Coalition of the Willing to Police the Red Sea: No One Answers
End of the Empire

1/04 End of the Empire: Pentagon Calls for a Coalition of the Willing to Police the Red Sea: No One Answers

January 4, 2024February 27, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics
Environment

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

In Northern Italy, every year between May and June, the forests are alive with the humming of bees. Forest…

Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why
ArchivesTravel

Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why

January 9, 2023June 30, 2023

Of the 20 regions of Italy, Valle d’Aosta is among the lesser-known components for everyone who doesn’t like to…

Lake Garda is Pure Italy and a Treasure House Destination of the North
ArchivesTravel

Lake Garda is Pure Italy and a Treasure House Destination of the North

October 5, 2022July 3, 2023

Northern Italy is famous for many things, her lakes not least of all. As part-time residence of George Clooney,…

What Can Italy’s New Prime Minister Afford to Do Taking Charge in a Cash-Strapped Nation?
Political Economy

What Can Italy’s New Prime Minister Afford to Do Taking Charge in a Cash-Strapped Nation?

September 27, 2022

PICTURED: Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party at a rally over her recent victory. PC: Fair Use.…

The ‘Fungiatt’ Northern Italy’s Mushroom-Mad Mountain Men
ArchivesCulture

The ‘Fungiatt’ Northern Italy’s Mushroom-Mad Mountain Men

September 16, 2022July 5, 2023

It was still dark out when Brother Paolo arrived at my gate, calling me on my cellphone. For early-morning…

Venetian Murano Glass Studios and Their Blazing Ovens Survived COVID Only to Face European Energy Crisis
ArchivesCulture

Venetian Murano Glass Studios and Their Blazing Ovens Survived COVID Only to Face European Energy Crisis

September 8, 2022July 20, 2023

The furnaces which burn from dawn ‘till dusk on the famous Venetian island of Murano are hot enough to…

Full Genome Sequenced of Man from Pompeii Reveals a Diverse Italy
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

Full Genome Sequenced of Man from Pompeii Reveals a Diverse Italy

May 26, 2022July 10, 2025

1,943 years ago, a man in his mid 30s was buried under the burning ashes of Mount Vesuvius, as…

Oh, It’s Just Another Walled Medieval City on a Hill
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Oh, It’s Just Another Walled Medieval City on a Hill

September 7, 2021June 30, 2023

In Umbria, a place of extraordinary beauty lies, as things so often do in Italy, at the top of…

Sitting on the Buckle of Italy
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Sitting on the Buckle of Italy

August 24, 2021June 30, 2023

We all know how much Italy looks like a boot. This August I traveled right across where the laces…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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