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AsiaOne
7 days ago
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Italy's mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces, report says, World News
ROME — Italy's mafia is turning away from violent turf wars to collaborate in drug trafficking, prostitution rings and money laundering, the national anti-mafia agency (DIA) said in an annual report about the organised crime groups on Tuesday (May 27). Sicily's Cosa Nostra and the Camorra around Naples are forming alliances at home and abroad, while the 'Ndrangheta, based in Calabria in Italy's southern toe, is increasingly focused on controlling public works projects, the report said. "Coexistence has fostered synergies that have progressively become structured," DIA director Michele Carbone told a press conference. These structures had become "capable of absorbing overlaps, tensions and frictions," he added. Public works linked to Italy's EU-backed post-Covid Recovery Fund, plans for a huge bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, and preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics were all in danger of mafia infiltration, the DIA report said. The construction sector represented 38 per cent of administrative anti-mafia measures in 2024, with investigations into 200 building sites for public projects. Carbone said the DIA was ready to block any mafia involvement in the bridge to Sicily. "Soon all anti-mafia prevention activities in connection with the construction of the bridge over the Strait (of Messina) will be started," he said. The DIA also highlighted the mafia's growing technological expertise, using encrypted communication channels and maintaining contacts with prison inmates through drones. Chinese "underground banking" networks are increasingly being used for money laundering, it said. At the same time, the recruitment of marginalised young people to commit crimes in what are called "baby gangs" is facilitated by spectacular displays of power on social media, the report said. [[nid:716168]]
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Italy's mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces, report says
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's mafia is turning away from violent turf wars to collaborate in drug trafficking, prostitution rings and money laundering, the national anti-mafia agency (DIA) said in an annual report about the organized crime groups on Tuesday. Sicily's Cosa Nostra and the Camorra around Naples are forming alliances at home and abroad, while the 'Ndrangheta, based in Calabria in Italy's southern toe, is increasingly focused on controlling public works projects, the report said. "Coexistence has fostered synergies that have progressively become structured," DIA director Michele Carbone told a press conference. These structures had become "capable of absorbing overlaps, tensions and frictions," he added. Public works linked to Italy's EU-backed post-COVID Recovery Fund, plans for a huge bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, and preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics were all in danger of mafia infiltration, the DIA report said. The construction sector represented 38% of administrative anti-mafia measures in 2024, with investigations into 200 building sites for public projects. Carbone said the DIA was ready to block any mafia involvement in the bridge to Sicily. "Soon all anti-mafia prevention activities in connection with the construction of the bridge over the Strait (of Messina) will be started," he said. The DIA also highlighted the mafia's growing technological expertise, using encrypted communication channels and maintaining contacts with prison inmates through drones. Chinese "underground banking" networks are increasingly being used for money laundering, it said. At the same time, the recruitment of marginalised young people to commit crimes in what are called "baby gangs" is facilitated by spectacular displays of power on social media, the report said. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Italy's mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces, report says
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's mafia is turning away from violent turf wars to collaborate in drug trafficking, prostitution rings and money laundering, the national anti-mafia agency (DIA) said in an annual report about the organized crime groups on Tuesday. Sicily's Cosa Nostra and the Camorra around Naples are forming alliances at home and abroad, while the 'Ndrangheta, based in Calabria in Italy's southern toe, is increasingly focused on controlling public works projects, the report said. "Coexistence has fostered synergies that have progressively become structured," DIA director Michele Carbone told a press conference. These structures had become "capable of absorbing overlaps, tensions and frictions," he added. Public works linked to Italy's EU-backed post-COVID Recovery Fund, plans for a huge bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, and preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics were all in danger of mafia infiltration, the DIA report said. The construction sector represented 38% of administrative anti-mafia measures in 2024, with investigations into 200 building sites for public projects. Carbone said the DIA was ready to block any mafia involvement in the bridge to Sicily. "Soon all anti-mafia prevention activities in connection with the construction of the bridge over the Strait (of Messina) will be started," he said. The DIA also highlighted the mafia's growing technological expertise, using encrypted communication channels and maintaining contacts with prison inmates through drones. Chinese "underground banking" networks are increasingly being used for money laundering, it said. At the same time, the recruitment of marginalised young people to commit crimes in what are called "baby gangs" is facilitated by spectacular displays of power on social media, the report said.
Irish Examiner
22-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Expert tells conference what Cork Luas needs to deliver on time and within cost
Steady funding and an alignment of stakeholders are the two reasons why light rail Luas tram systems can be delivered at a quicker pace in other European countries. As the public consultation process continues on the specific route for a Luas system for Cork, the Construction Industry Federation's Southern Construct event heard a panel discussion on public transport developments in Cork. Paolo Carbone, Head of Public Transport Capital Programmes, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, who worked on tram systems in other countries, including Italy, Hungary and Austria, said the Dublin Luas was evidence that the economic benefit was far greater than the construction and maintenance costs. "I was here when the headlines in the papers were about cost overruns, about the delays," he said. "But it has enabled housing, it has enabled sustainable growth. Light rail provides connectivity that allows further development by the public and private sectors." In relation to Cork, he said it was important now to take time and "plan it right". Last month, the emerging preferred route for an 18km light rail connection between Ballincollig and Mahon was published. A series of public consultation meetings have been held and submissions from the public are being accepted before a decision is made on the recommended route. Much focus is on the length of time it will take to deliver the project in Cork and the cost. Mr Carbone said: "People often ask what is the difference between delivering in Ireland and delivering in other countries and why Madrid can deliver at a fraction of the cost. There are two reasons. The first is alignment among stakeholders. In those countries, during the delivery there is never a stoppage or a delay. The second is steady funding." He repeated that the Luas system has been a high success pointing to the 54 million passengers carried last year compared to the more than 42 million carried on the Manchester Metrolink, the closest light rail system geographically to Dublin. Read More Watch: Cork Luas light rail system unveiled
New York Post
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Villa Miami's $29.5M skypad features Mario Carbone kitchens
Vicky Charles, a high priestess of interior design, has worked with Hollywood power couples — from Victoria and David Beckham to Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher — and created global visions for Soho House as its former design director. But this is the first time Charles has teamed up with a top chef — Mario Carbone, known to New Yorkers for his always-buzzy Carbone restaurant — to cook up a chef's kitchen and a secondary prep kitchen in a $29.5 million Miami skypad. The 12,000-square-foot duplex comes with six bedrooms, six baths, two powder rooms and a private elevator. It also boasts 1,226 square feet of outdoor space over four terraces. Advertisement 12 Celebuchef Mario Carbone in a model kitchen. Power Collective 12 Interior design guru Vicky Charles. Handout 12 Villa Miami sports 56 stories of steel-and-glass luxury. Binyan Studios 12 What the main bedroom will look like inside the duplex. Villa Miami Advertisement 12 The Miami home in the clouds offers indoor/outdoor living at its best. Villa Miami Inside the chef's kitchen, the countertops have recessed wells of water to replicate Carbone's pasta cookers inside the eateries, so residents can drop their favorite pastas into the water wells on a whim, bypassing the need for conventional burners. Of course, the pantries even come stocked with Carbone's oils and sauces. Home chef lessons and private chefs are, naturally, also available. The smashing skypad is on the 46th floor of Villa Miami — Major Food Group's first residential project with developers Terra and One Thousand Group, and they have tapped Charles to do interiors for all 72 units in the 56-story, steel-and-glass edifice. Advertisement 12 The building is accessible by land, sea or rooftop helipad. Binyan Studios The 650-foot-high building, in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood, was designed by ODP Architects. Construction is slated for completion at the end of 2026. The residences are accessible by car, boat and chopper — thanks to their marina, helipad and carpark. Charles, who has created English homes inside an 18th-century Oxfordshire barn complex for the Beckhams, told Gimme Shelter this is her first Miami condo design. Advertisement 12 The 650-foot-high building's helipad. Binyan Studios 12 Villa Miami is a vision in perspective. Binyan Studios 12 Even the suits and heels have a view. Villa Miami Her goal, she told Gimme, was to 'blend grandeur with warmth, bringing a uniquely European sensibility to Miami's design landscape' that also works as an antidote to the city's fixation with, well, a certain rather cold combination of certain materials. 'For years,' Charles said, 'the city has been defined by white marble and chrome. This residence is a departure … designed to frame the panoramic views of Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach. Every detail — from the travertine marble and rich wood flooring to the soft, ambient lighting — was chosen to create an atmosphere of timeless elegance and effortless livability.' Inside the smart-wired home lies a main bedroom with a spa-like bath, along with two family rooms, a home office, the chef's kitchen, a prep kitchen, 11-foot ceilings — and stunning Biscayne Bay and city skyline views. 12 The open dining area can effortlessly seat 12 people. Villa Miami 12 A cozy entertaining spot inside the residence. Villa Miami Advertisement 12 The modern interiors are beyond refined. Villa Miami The residence also comes with access to the building's Copper Club, Major Food Group's first residents-only club, which features working spaces, lounges, a spa, a gym, a screening room, an elevated pool deck — as well as offerings that include home chef lessons and private chef cooking. Attention to detail even includes a bank-style vault with safety deposit boxes available for residents.
