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In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?

Once yelled at women seen to be pestering or annoying – or at feminists questioning and threatening the status quo – “harpy” has long been used as a derogatory term targeting women.

The Conversation

Bagnaia focused on Qatar as recovery point in MotoGP title battle

A few days ago, at the launch of a new sports road bike in Rome, Ducati Team CEO Claudio Domenicali claimed that Francesco Bagnaia’s season would really begin in Qatar — where a run of tracks more suited to his taste begins.

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Mel Gibson sets production date for Resurrection Of The Christ

Mel Gibson will start work on 'The Resurrection Of The Christ' in August,Rome’s Cinecittà Studios CEO Manuela Cacciamani had let slip.

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Jess Warner-Judd: ‘I want to finish my track career on my terms, not epilepsy’s’

After her seizure in Rome last June, Jess Warner-Judd tells Ben Bloom about rebuilding her health and running career and plans for a final summer on the track

The Guardian - UK

Scots tourist in 'critical condition' after explosion in Rome

A Scottish tourist remains in critical condition after an explosion caused third-degree burns to 75 per cent of his body ...

The National (Scotland)

Romans celebrate Pope Francis release from hospital with new gelato flavour, 'Hallelujah'

Catholics celebrated Pope Francis’s release from hospital not only with a shout of “Hallelujah,” but also perhaps a cone – the launch of the new gelato flavour has launched in Rome, in a coincidental nod to the pontiff’s love of the sweet treat.

Euronews

British tourist 'fighting for life' after gas explosion at B&B in Rome

The 54-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of the two-storey building at around 9am on Saturday

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Rescuers pull British tourist from rubble after Italian B&B explodes

A British tourist is reportedly ‘fighting for his life’ with 70 per cent burns, after a B&B apartment collapsed in Rome following a gas explosion.

The Independent UK

Scottish tourist seriously injured in hospital after Rome explosion

Grant Paterson, 54, from East Kilbride, has reportedly been left severely burned after the blast.

The Independent UK

Scot in hospital following 'gas explosion' at B&B in Rome

A man from East Kilbride is in hospital following a "gas explosion" at his B&B in Rome, Italy.

The National (Scotland)

Hallelujah! A day to celebrate the Pope's release from the hospital — and his beloved gelato

“Hallelujah!”

The Independent UK

Pope Francis makes public appearance in Rome as he is discharged

Pope Francis makes first appearance from window of Rome hospital ahead of discharge

The Independent UK

Pope Francis greets crowds in Rome before discharge from hospital

Pontiff says he has ‘had the opportunity to experience the Lord’s patience’ and pays tribute to ‘tireless care’ of medics

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis leaves hospital after five weeks of treatment for pneumonia

A weak and frail Pope Francis has left the hospital and has gone home to the Vatican after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

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Pope Francis makes first public appearance in five weeks from hospital balcony

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in more than five weeks on Sunday, waving from a balcony at Rome's Gemelli hospital before being discharged.

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis leaves hospital after five weeks of treatment

Pope calls for an immediate end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza as he arrives home at the Vatican.

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Pope Francis Set To Be Dispatched From Hospital, Will Return Back To Work ASAP

Following a five-week stay at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Pope Francis is set to be dispatched and return back to work in two months.

The Independent UK

Millions of tourists flock to it every year – but how does Rome’s Trevi Fountain work?

The monument has featured in everything from Fellini’s La Dolce Vita to Netflix’s Emily in Paris

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Romestead is a new co-op survival game where you've got to beat the hordes of undead to rebuild ancient Rome

They do say Rome wasn't built in a day - but they didn't mention the zombies

The Conversation

Vengeful ghost cat, divorce lizard, phantom horse: the animals that haunted Ancient Rome and Greece

You wake up at night sensing a weight on your legs that you thought was your pet dog – only to remember they died years ago. Or perhaps you know someone who swears they can still hear their childhood cat moving around the house, scratching at the door at night.

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask as condition improves, Vatican says

The Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘improving’ after spending five weeks in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

Euronews

Italy honours COVID-19 victims on remembrance day, five years after pandemic hit

On Italy’s day of remembrance for COVID-19 victims, survivors expressed gratitude to the doctors who saved their lives.

The Independent UK

King Charles III plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit

King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then

Evening Standard

Charles and Camilla to meet Pope during state visit, Buckingham Palace confirms

The tour from April 7 to 10 will include two state visits, to Rome and Ravenna in Italy, and to the Holy See in the Vatican.

Euronews

Vatican releases photo of Pope Francis celebrating Mass in hospital chapel

The Vatican released the first photo of Pope Francis in a month, showing him in a wheelchair at a hospital chapel. Doctors report his condition is improving.

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