Preparations for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics ratcheted up Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony, while the start of the ice hockey competition was hit by an outbreak of norovirus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/olympics-preparation-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #jdvance #italy #norovirus #finland #lindseyvonn
The International Olympic Committee is hoping the Milano Cortina Winter Games' opening ceremony on Friday won't be marred by jeers against Americans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/05/olympics-team-usa-jeer-ioc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalolympiccommittee #donaldtrump #jdvance #marcorubio #ice #immigration #kirstycoventry #italy #us
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I hiked several times to hike to Lago Federa in the #Dolomites. It's one of my favorite places ever.
But I rarely had the chance to witness the overlapping of autumn and winter in such a beautiful way.
This was taken in November 2023. It snowed the day before, but larchs were still red, so the result was the beautiful Becco di Mezzodì framed by blue, white and red.
This hike is on my Komoot https://www.komoot.it/tour/1372497820?ref=aso
#hiking #dolomiti #italy #veneto #dogsofmastodon
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Team Japan is optimistic ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the first Games in the Alps since 2006, which open on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/05/milano-cortina-games-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinawinterolympics #teamjapan #milan #italy
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I hiked several times to hike to Lago Federa in the #Dolomites. It's one of my favorite places ever.
But I rarely had the chance to witness the overlapping of autumn and winter in such a beautiful way.
This was taken in November 2023. It snowed the day before, but larchs were still red, so the result was the beautiful Becco di Mezzodì framed by blue, white and red.
This hike is on my Komoot https://www.komoot.it/tour/1372497820?ref=aso
#hiking #dolomiti #italy #veneto #dogsofmastodon
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Italian security agencies have “foiled a series of cyberattacks” of “Russian origin,” Italy’s foreign secretary says, just days before the country is set to host the Winter Olympic Games. The attacks, which Russia is believed to have also carried out in 2018 and 2024, come after Russia was banned from competing over doping infractions and its war in Ukraine. Read more from @dw
Italian security agencies have “foiled a series of cyberattacks” of “Russian origin,” Italy’s foreign secretary says, just days before the country is set to host the Winter Olympic Games. The attacks, which Russia is believed to have also carried out in 2018 and 2024, come after Russia was banned from competing over doping infractions and its war in Ukraine. Read more from @dw
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An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage. The story began on Saturday when La Repubblica daily revealed that the face of a freshly-restored winged figure in the San Lorenzo in Lucina church closely resembled Meloni. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
#Italy #Meloni #art
An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage. The story began on Saturday when La Repubblica daily revealed that the face of a freshly-restored winged figure in the San Lorenzo in Lucina church closely resembled Meloni. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
#Italy #Meloni #art
4. The most authoritative Italian org for nuclear disarmament, #UnionOfScientistsForDisarmament ( #USPID),founded in 1982, has petitioned #Meloni government to support negotiations for a new treaty, after #NewSTART expired.
#Meloni government did not even care to reply to USPID
5. #Meloni govt is the 1st to have officially admitted the presence of U.S. tactical #NuclearWeapons in Italy.
As revealed by #HansKristensen , #Italy is the EU country with the highest number of U.S. #TacticalNuclearWeapons and the only one with 2 nuclear bases: #Aviano and #Ghedi.
Tadatoshi Akiba, former mayor of the city of Hiroshima, has been selected as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, recognizing his efforts to promote peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/ex-hiroshima-mayor-flag-bearer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #hiroshima #2026milanocortinaolympics #atomicbombings #italy #olympics #nuclearweapons
With the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics on their doorstep, Japanese fans across Europe are hitting the road by car, train and plane. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/03/yoshikawa-olympics-fans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #italy
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We're all focused on #USA and how bad #Trump and #ICE is screwing things up with #migrants. Fair.
But, in the meantime, in the #Mediterranean over a THOUSAND people might have died over the last couple weeks while trying to reach #Italy and #Europe.
That's a direct effect of Europe's approach toward migrations.
We're all focused on #USA and how bad #Trump and #ICE is screwing things up with #migrants. Fair.
But, in the meantime, in the #Mediterranean over a THOUSAND people might have died over the last couple weeks while trying to reach #Italy and #Europe.
That's a direct effect of Europe's approach toward migrations.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said on Sunday it was "sad" that recent controversies have become distractions ahead of the Milano Cortina Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/02/ioc-president-games-buildup-distractions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalolympiccommittee #kirstycoventry #caseywasserman #ice #italy #unitedstates #jeffreyepstein #2028losangelesolympics
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Turin: 50,000 protest Askatasuna eviction
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/02/01/turin-50000-protest-askatasuna-eviction/
The protest brought together a wide range of movements, including housing rights groups, student collectives from high schools and universities, trade-union activists, anarchists and anti-fascists, the No Tav movement from the Susa Valley, and organizations mobilizing in support of Palestine and Kurdistan.…
Freedom News: **Turin: 50,000 protest Askatasuna eviction**
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/02/01/turin-50000-protest-askatasuna-eviction/
Day ends in clashes as activists declare “partisan struggle” for housing and rights ~ Thymo Nzk ~ More than 50,000 people from across I…
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Turin: 50,000 protest Askatasuna eviction
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/02/01/turin-50000-protest-askatasuna-eviction/
The protest brought together a wide range of movements, including housing rights groups, student collectives from high schools and universities, trade-union activists, anarchists and anti-fascists, the No Tav movement from the Susa Valley, and organizations mobilizing in support of Palestine and Kurdistan.…
There was serious discussion amongst my friends, family, colleagues, etcetera, about buy inexpensive homes in #Italy 🇮🇹.
I was intrigued about the idea, but the renovation costs & bureaucracy kept most of us away.
👉🏾 It’s an Offer Irresistible to Many Young Americans. Unfortunately, I Looked Into It. https://slate.com/business/2026/02/houses-italy-sale-one-euro-sicily.html
