Iconic campaigns and social matters in the images of the Italian artist
Zeta Italy News Known worldwide for his pictures, the Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani died at the age of 82. Provocative, sometimes ironic, his imagines had a huge impact in the world of photography: the Benetton campaign in which a noun and a priest kissed or the picture of a model suffering from anorexia, or the campaign in the nineties with children from all over the world. Photos as a provocative acts on social themes and human issues were the keys of his artistic works.
Carlo Nordio speaks about the arrest of Abedini
The Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, clarified that there is no evidence backing the accusations against Iranian citizen Abedini Najafabadi Mohammad, aside from his role in producing and trading technology with possible military applications. Nordio has asked the Milan Court of Appeal to lift his arrest. The Fifth Court of Appeal convened and released the Iranian engineer.
Gasparri calls for Senate approval of Security bill
He stressed the need to expedite and reinforce the legislation to protect public safety and support law enforcement, urging all institutional levels to take responsibility. Maurizio Gasparri, Forza Italia Senate leader, announced his intention to push for a direct Senate debate on the security bill to overcome opposition delays in committee.
Political debate erupts over protests following Ramy Elgaml’s death
Protests following the death of Ramy Elgaml, who died on November 24 in Milan during a police chase, have led to political disputes. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the attacks on police, describing them as actions by troublemakers.
Lufthansa and Ita Airways: the agreement is postponed
The agreement was rumored to be signed on January 13, but a few more days are necessary to the parties to check the last details. The new date is January 15. Lufthansa will have the 41% of Ita Airways for a capitalization of 325 millions of euro. The second phase of the agreement plans the total purchase of the Italian airplane company for 2033. The company plans to hire more than ten thousand people for 2025, but the working-future of the Italian workers is still not clear.
Snow avalanche In the West Alps
Three dead and two people wounded by a snow avalanche in the Piedmont region. The facts happened in the morning of January 12. The group, all of them were expected alpine climbers, was crossing a mountain canal when the snow avalanche came under. The alpine emergency rescue was immediately alerted and thanks to the helicopter the two survivals have been helped and both of them present not dangerous injures.
Aggression in a hospital in Tirol
An emergency doctor in Meran was assaulted by a patient. The man who had drug addiction problems tried to have a new medical prescription to have medications without paying. The aggression started when the doctor denied the documents to get the medicines.
In the same region, in the city of Trento, a nurse was hit in the emergency room by a drunk man.
A tree crushed a man
A worker died in the morning in the small village of Pescia closed to Pistoia. The man was working on the street when he was hit by the tree he was cutting. He was employed by a cooperative for the maintenance of the green for the municipality. The police is investigating about the dynamics of the incident.
Latiano Honors Al Bano Carrisi
Al Bano Carrisi, the Italian singer, received honorary citizenship from Latiano in recognition of his efforts to promote the town and protect the birthplace of Blessed Bartolo Longo.
Australian Open for Jannik Sinner
He won three sets against Nicolas Jarry from Chile. The Italian tennis champion Jannik Sinner starts the first turn of the Australian Open with great results. “I have been good at handling complicated situations in the first two sets” said Jannik Sinner after the match.