Ruth Sherlock
Stories
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Hidden passage of emperors opened at the Colosseum
Visitors to the Colosseum in Rome can now walk through a tunnel that even in Roman times was exclusively reserved for emperors
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Is Italy’s Super Volcano Getting Ready to Erupt?
Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted in Greek and Roman mythology as the entrance to the underworld. Its eruptions thousands of years ago blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter. And now the volcano is stirring in a way it hasn’t for centuries. We go to the volcano outside Naples to understand its new activity.
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Thousands are in danger near Naples as volcano Campi Flegrei wakens
In Italy, a super volcano outside of Naples is stirring in a way it hasn't for centuries. And hundreds of thousands of people live right by it.
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Protests grow in Italy against Israel's offensive in Gaza
Protests calling for an end to Israel's offensive against Hamas brought hundreds thousands of people onto the streets in Italy, according to the labor union which helped organize them.
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Israel
As Israel intercepted the aid ships, an airstrike also killed at least one aid worker in Gaza.
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Israeli navy moves to intercept Gaza aid flotilla
The aid flotilla, which includes activist Greta Thunberg, was headed for Gaza to break Israel's blockade
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Thousands of protesters in Italy show support for aid flotilla for Gaza
As dozens of boats set sail in the largest civilian attempt to break Israel's naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, protesters in cities across Italy are holding "ground support" events for the flotilla.
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The Boy Known as “God’s Influencer” Becomes the First Millennial Saint
An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. He was canonized over the weekend. This saint from the smartphone generation was known for using technology to spread the faith. We go to his tomb in a hilltop village in Italy.
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They called him 'God's influencer,' the Catholic Church canonizes the first millenial saint
The Catholic Church is about to canonize its first saint of the millennial generation.
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Encore: Tracking Wolves in Italy
In this encore episode, we hear about the return of wolves to Europe. After being hunted to near extinction, they have made a population comeback in recent decades with the help of conservation efforts. Now, the country with the most wolves in Europe is Italy. Our correspondent in Rome sets out for the Italian forest with an organization that takes small groups to try to see wolves in the wild.
