Bergamo
- Jul 18
Indian man, 47, drowns in Adda river rescuing brother and nephew; 4-year-old dies later
A 47-year-old Indian man drowned in the Adda river near Milan while pushing his brother and 4-year-old nephew to safety; the child died hours later in a Bergamo hospital despite prolonged resuscitation.
- Jul 8
Ryanair captain removes Francesco Renga from Brindisi flight after luggage row and cabin crew insults
Italian singer Francesco Renga was forced off a Ryanair flight from Brindisi to Bergamo on Sunday after a dispute over hand luggage escalated into insults toward cabin crew, prompting the captain to return to the gate.
- Jun 16
Sarri appointed new Atalanta head coach, replacing Palladino after Lazio exit
Maurizio Sarri has been named the new head coach of Atalanta, signing a contract that will run for at least two years, with the former Lazio and Juventus manager returning to the club where he briefly lived as a child.
- Jun 13
Rutte tells COVID inquiry Netherlands 'crawled through the eye of the needle' as ICU beds nearly ran out in early 2020
Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte told a parliamentary COVID inquiry that the country came close to running out of intensive care beds in the first weeks of the pandemic, as the cabinet 'crawled through the eye of the needle' thanks to German help and blunt internal debates.
