A couple who fell in love with a holiday destination after a skiing trip 20 years have now spent nearly two decades renovating a medieval palazzo in Italy to restore a historic village to its former glory - after it was devastated by an earthquake. Andrew …

Part of the French Riviera was struck by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake this week, but it's not just the south east of France that is at risk from future seismic activity. On Tuesday night, France's Côte d'Azur was shaken by a 4.1 magnitude …

The 130-sq-ft banner of L'Aquila, completed in 1576 and depicting the city's patron saints, returns to the city after 16 years. During the Middle Ages and the Reinassace, each town in Italy had its own “gonfalone,” an intricately designed banner …

Involving locals in post-disaster rebuilding can aid recovery from trauma and ensure communities are effectively restored, say Foster + Partners architects designing the Antakya masterplan following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes. "The process of being …

THIS is the eerie abandoned town left frozen in time after hundreds were killed in Italy's worst earthquake. The southern town of Fossa was a picturesque location before its decimation, thriving as a historic community basking beneath the Italian sun. …

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has long been socially engaged through the Voluntary Architects Network (VAN), which he founded in 1995, providing humanitarian aid from a construction perspective to populations following various types of crises and …

Footage of strange blue lights has arisen following Morocco's tragic earthquake  Experts say the glow may be a rare phenomenon called 'earthquake lights'  By Lauren Haughey Published: 09:44 EDT, 13 September 2023 | Updated: 09:46 EDT, 13 …

Kamchatka earthquakes were detected in Mediterranean sub-sea optical communication fibers L'AQUILA, ITALY, October 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The recent earthquakes in Kamchatka, northeastern Russia were detected in Mediterranean sub- …

In recent years, the electoral fortunes of authoritarian populism have spurred a policy-relevant debate regarding the breeding ground of the political support for authoritarian parties and leaders (Danieli et al. 2023, Rodrik 2019, Tabellini 2019). Various …

Italy paid tribute Thursday to Turkish and Syrian quake victims on the 14th anniversary of its L'Aquila earthquake, which killed 309 people. As every year, commemoration programs were held for those who lost their lives on April 6, 2009, at 3:32 a.m. …