Extreme heat in Italy costs up to 12 billion a year, 0.4% of GDP: Confesercenti’s alarm

Between 6 and 12 billion euros a year. This is the bill that extreme heat presents to the Italian economy ...
Why power banks on airplanes can catch fire: how the “thermal runaway” phenomenon works

A recent event on board an Air China flight, during which a power bank caught fire, forcing an emergency landing, ...
Extra-EU exports declining, imports growing: June ISTAT data

In June 2026, Italy’s trade with countries outside the European Union will move at two speeds. Exports slow down on ...
Intesa Sanpaolo accounts, profit at 5.6 billion in the half-year and 2026 target of over 10 billion

Intesa Sanpaolo has released the results for the first half of 2026. The bank closed the period with a net ...
Brain tumor, how LITT or laser thermoablation works

Destroy a brain tumor with laser while keeping the most delicate nervous structures of the brain under control in real ...
Umberto I of Savoy, the assassination at the hands of Gaetano Bresci on 29 July 1900 that changed Italy

The regicide of Umberto I of Savoy, then King of Italy, was carried out on 29 July 1900 in Monza ...
Putting your smartphone in the freezer to protect it from the heat can damage the battery: what happens?

Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. The heat waves that have kept Europe in check could push us ...
Merger between MPS and BPM, the move to stop Intesa Sanpaolo

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (Mps) and Banco Bpm should convene extraordinary board meetings by 31 July to propose ...
Excise duty cut on diesel, 17 cent discount until 6 August: how much you really save

From midnight on 28 July until 6 August, diesel will cost 17 cents less per litre, a cut which is ...
Btp-Bund spread at 81 points, today the Short Term Btp auctions

The spread between Italian BTPs and German Bunds remained stable at 81 basis points after the collapse that occurred over ...









