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The Star
21 minutes ago
- The Star
Venice's growing problem with pickpockets
The warnings are impossible to miss – posted at Santa Lucia train station, St Mark's Square, and every Venetian water bus (vaporetto) stop, spelled out in multiple languages: 'Attenzione borseggiatori'. 'Attention pickpockets'. 'Beware pickpockets'. And of course, 'Achtung Taschendiebe'. Yet, despite the warnings, wallets still disappear from trouser pockets or handbags. This happens to dozens of tourists in Venice, Italy every day. Pickpocketing in Venice, a city with fewer than 50,000 residents, rivals that of major metropolises. Especially in peak tourist season, when up to 150,000 visitors pour in daily, the city becomes a lucrative hunting ground for thieves. In the city's narrow streets, the culprits range from petty pickpockets to organised gangs – men, women and even children – many arriving from outside Venice as day visitors. The issue of stolen wallets is not new in Venice. As early as 1961, the local newspaper Il Gazzettino lamented that there was not a day without thieves. However, with more and more tourists coming to the historic city, the problem has worsened to the point that Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has now issued a plea for help to the national government and parliament in Rome – a step proud Venetians, with their history spanning over 1,500 years – are reluctant to take. A visit to the police station opposite St Mark's Basilica gives an idea of the scale of the problem. There, a room contains 15 black bags filled with handbags and wallets – just the items re- covered over the past six weeks. Typically, thieves discard the stolen items after taking the cash and credit cards. They show little interest in identification documents, which are often found on pavements, in letterboxes, gardens, or even in the canals. Visitors at one of the many narrow passageways in Venice. The baby pickpockets Organised crime is often behind the thefts. Most perpetrators come from the mainland, from cities like Milan, and are brought to Venice for their criminal activities, sometimes in minibuses. Increasingly, children as young as 12 or 13 are being caught – making them just under the age of criminal responsibility, which is 14 in Italy. They are referred to as 'baby borseggiatori' or baby pickpockets. In Italian, the term sounds almost harmless. Most of these children are released from the police station on the same day, often within hours. Particularly dangerous areas include Santa Lucia, where trains from the mainland arrive, the bus station at Piazzale Roma, the gondola and boat docks, and the narrow streets between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark's Square. In these spots, the crowds can be so dense it's hard to move – perfect conditions for pickpockets. Although the city has installed more than 850 surveillance cameras, with footage monitored around the clock from a control room on one of the islands, the police often arrive too late. Adding to the frustration is that even when thieves are caught they face little risk of imprisonment. Police Chief Marco Agostini recently complained in the daily newspaper Corriere Della Sera about a 'large bubble of impunity'. 'Pickpocketing can only be prosecuted if a complaint is filed. And if the victim does not appear in court, the complaint is considered dropped.' Most victims are foreigners, many of whom leave the city the same day. As a result, trials are rare. Currently, only four people are in prison in Venice for pickpocketing. In a nationwide appeal, Brugnaro has called on politicians in Rome to tighten the laws. He wants to reverse a reform passed some time ago, which stipulates that many minor offences are only prosecuted at the request of the victim. So far, however, only minor changes have been made, and nothing has changed regarding pickpocketing. 'We must not get used to such crimes becoming part of everyday life,' the mayor said. – CHRISTOPH SATOR/dpa
West Australian
23 minutes ago
- West Australian
Crying out for Argentina in Bali
If you ask a random person on the street about their favourite foreign food, there's a good chance they will mention French, Spanish or Italian fare. But they are unlikely to mention Argentine cuisine, which combines all three of the above with Latin American flair and emphasis on grilled meats, heavy wines and rich desserts. Following the closure of El Asador Grill during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no dedicated Argentinean restaurants in Perth — but there are half a dozen in Bali. On my last trip to the island, I asked around about the best one, and one name kept popping up over and over: Don Fernando, a small, casual restaurant in Canggu, Bali's dining and nightlife hipster haven. 'They have this great finisher called 'Mum's signature caramel flan',' one switched-on local said. 'The texture is soft, but it has this caramel thingy (dulce de leche) on the side. When you combine them, it's heaven. Sometimes, I go there just for dessert.' And with that, I was sold. In contrast to the generic whitewashed and tropical decor most restaurants in Bali run with, Don Fernando looks like an old-world bistro in Buenos Aires or France, with Nana-chic features like textured wallpapers, a leather kickboard on the bar, replica antique chandeliers, and roses in vases highlighting crisp white tablecloths. Behind the bar is an open-plan kitchen where chefs cook big slabs of meat on a custom-made Argentine grill: a big, heavy, cast-iron, coal-fired contraption with gears and spinning wheels to adjust interlocking shelves. The service is also old-school, with Silvano, Don Fernando's animated restaurant manager, greeting everyone at the door and offering complimentary shots of limoncello to guests dining alone. He brought us a complimentary bowl of potato skin crisps that went down a treat with a couple of glasses of Malbec, Argentina's most popular red varietal. 'My grandmother taught me never to waste any food in the kitchen,' Silvano said. The entrees were varied and interesting: creamy burrata with smoked tomato salad, a couple of house-made chorizo sausages served on a wooden block with chimichurri dipping sauce, empanadas, and a Peruvian-style ceviche — raw fish marinated in lime and coconut milk. We ordered more wine and then came the meat: a 220g skirt steak grilled to perfection with generous lashings of volcanic salt and served with triple-cooked potatoes on the side. One serving was enough for two people. That was followed by more wine and then the famous caramel flan dessert for me and a single-origin chocolate fondant. Every dish was handsomely plated and bursting with flavour. Argentine food may not be the healthiest cuisine in the world. I dozed off into a food coma in the taxi on the way back to our hotel. It's honest-to-goodness soul food, and I for one am looking forward to trying it again next time I go to Bali.
Dubai Eye
37 minutes ago
- Dubai Eye
Defending champion Sinner storms into Cincinnati Open semi-finals
Defending champion Jannik Sinner swept past Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0 6-2 on Thursday to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals, with the world number one extending his hardcourt winning streak to 25 matches. Sinner delivered a dominant performance, capitalising on his opponent's 29 unforced errors to claim his first win in three meetings against the Canadian 23rd seed in just 71 minutes. "Today I felt great on court. I think you saw that but every day is going to be different," Sinner said. "Tomorrow is a day off, which is good for me. We will try and put some reps in and then see what I can do in the semis." The 23-year-old Italian became only the fifth man this century to record 25 consecutive victories on the surface alongside Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. He will next face French qualifier Terence Atmane, who continued his impressive run by upsetting Danish seventh seed Holger Rune 6-2 6-3. "I don't think any words can describe how I feel right now," Atmane, 23, said. "It's pretty insane to be honest. I cannot believe it. "Being here in the semi-finals of a Masters 1000, breaking into the Top 100 and even more with the win tonight — it's also a lot of money for me, so it's going to be very helpful for my career. It means a lot to me. I'm very emotional about it." Canadian Open champion Ben Shelton advanced to the quarter-finals after beating Czech 22nd seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4. "I'm hungry. I'm in a good rhythm," Shelton said. "I'm playing good tennis and my body feels good. "I think the confidence along with not being satisfied, wanting to prove myself over and over every time that I'm out on the court, and having things that I want to get better at is a huge motivation for me and it pushes me every match." Next up for the American fifth seed is German third seed Alexander Zverev. In the women's draw, American second seed Coco Gauff secured her place in the quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over Italy's Lucia Bronzetti. "For the most part I played aggressive. Maybe got a bit passive in some of those games. But it's tough. The balls are super light and they fly," Gauff said. "She wasn't giving me much pace. I was trying to play with control but also aggressive. I think I did well. I missed a couple of balls. But I learned from it and was able to close it out." The twice Grand Slam champion will next face another Italian, seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who knocked out Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 6-2 in a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final, which the Czech won.
