An emotional ceremony has been held at the Belgian mine where, 65 years ago, 262 miners, including 136 Italians were killed in an accident. The tragedy at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle, Charleroi happened in August 1956. On Sunday, a ceremony was held at the mine in memory of those who died. It…
The true scale of the death toll due to the corona virus in Northern Italy may never be known but it has already far out-stripped the capacity of the regional authorities to be able to respond to the crisis. In the city of Bergamo, the local mayor Giorgio Gori has said that “many of the elderly…
