Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera, 19, dies after Tour of Aoste fall
Privitera, who was a member of the Hagens Berman Jayco team, lost his life on Wednesday after an incident on the first
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3 days ago
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Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera, 19, dies after Tour of Aoste fall
Italian junior cyclist Samuele Privitera has died aged 19 following a fall at this week's Tour of the Aoste Valley-Mont Blanc, the Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) announced today. Privitera, who was a member of the Hagens Berman Jayco team, lost his life on Wednesday after an incident on the first
NZ Herald
4 days ago
- NZ Herald
Decades after a Nazi captain stole an erotic Roman mosaic, it returns to Pompeii
A preliminary analysis of the panel by archaeologists suggests it may have originally adorned the floor of a bedroom in a villa, although its exact provenance is not known. The analysis dated the mosaic to the Vesuvian era, which takes its name from the period around 79 AD, when an eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii with volcanic materials. The mosaic was delivered to Pompeii under the supervision of the Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, a specialist Italian police unit founded in 1969 to combat illicit trafficking of the cultural artifacts and known colloquially as the Carabinieri Art Squad. At a news conference, the squad's Major General Francesco Gargaro said the mosaic was seized by an unidentified Wehrmacht captain, referring to Germany's wartime fighting forces, although the exact chain of events surrounding its theft may never be known. According to Gargaro, the looter was tasked with administering logistical supplies in wartime Italy and gave the piece to another person in Germany. For decades, its existence remained unknown to Italian authorities - until they received a call from the heir to the person who received the mosaic. 'I must emphasise the enormous sensitivity of this gentleman,' said Gargaro, who described how the unidentified man realised the panel's historic significance when he inherited it from his father. The mosaic was then delivered to the Italian consulate in the German city of Stuttgart, he said, which organised its repatriation. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, said the repatriation of the artifact 'heals a wound'. He said that where the mosaic originally came from may never be known, but that his team will conduct scientific analysis on the artifact to date it as precisely as possible. According to art historians, German Nazis and Italian fascists alike were fascinated by Ancient Rome - believing their modern empires to be its symbolic heirs. Researchers have chronicled examples of Nazi officials requesting gifts of Roman antiquities from Benito Mussolini's regime. Other ancient artifacts were stolen or illegally exported throughout the wartime period by a network of art dealers, troops and civilians - much of which was undocumented and untraceable. The exact route by which this mosaic made it to Germany remains unclear. The mosaic will be temporarily displayed in Pompeii's Antiquarium Museum, which displays artifacts from the site, as it undergoes further study and analysis.
1News
09-07-2025
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Person killed after getting sucked into plane engine at Italian airport
The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights overnight due to a runway incident that local media said involved someone running onto the tarmac, getting sucked into an airport engine and dying. The Bergamo Milan airport authority said all flights were suspended at the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport from 10.20am to noon local time 'due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway.' An investigation was underway. Video footage posted on Corriere della Sera's website showed a body bag on the tarmac next to the aircraft, with fire crews nearby. Car of the victim being towed away (Source: Reuters) The newspaper, citing unnamed airport officials, said someone ran onto the tarmac as a plane was taking off, got sucked into the engine and died. ADVERTISEMENT The plane, an Airbus A319 of the Volotea airline, was flying from Orio to Asturias, Spain. The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Australian doctor speaks about first meeting with Erin Patterson, why Donald Trump's swearing about Vladimir Putin, and how science could bring the moa back. (Source: 1News) LaPresse news agency, quoting unnamed investigators, said suicide was suspected. The airport's fire station, first aid station and border police refused to comment on the incident.
