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Italy Blocks Reproductive Health Websites Women on Web and Women Help Women
2 months ago
- Italy blocks Women on Web (WoW) and Women Help Women (WHW) websites via DNS tampering, affecting at least 6 ISPs including Fastweb, Vodafone Italia, Sky Italia, and others.
- Blocking began in mid-February 2026, using techniques like returning bogon IP (127.0.0.1), NXDOMAIN errors, or redirecting to a block page with TLS certificate validation failures.
- The censorship restricts access to reproductive health information and abortion care, despite abortion being legal in Italy, highlighting gaps in access and transparency.
Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein – how Italian children became so overweight
2 months ago
- Italian children, especially in southern regions like Campania, face high obesity rates, with Ponticelli being a child obesity capital.
- The traditional Mediterranean diet has been largely replaced by ultra-processed foods and high-calorie meals (pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein, bread).
- Many parents do not recognize their children's weight as a problem due to cultural beliefs that associate chubbiness with health.
- Schools often lack space for physical activity, making it difficult to promote exercise among children.
- Medical interventions include weight-loss surgery and GLP-1 injections, but some patients are too heavy for surgery.
- Italy passed a law recognizing obesity as a chronic, progressive disease, shifting focus from poor choices to biological and social factors.
- Controversial interventions like fasting-mimicking diets are being trialed for adolescents, but experts warn of psychological risks such as eating disorders.
- Educational programs in schools aim to teach children and families about healthy eating, but some teenagers remain unconvinced.
Arsonists used cats to spread Italy's wildfires – CNN
2 months ago
- Cats with flammable rags tied to their tails were used to spread wildfires in southern Italy.
- Evidence of arson includes candles and delayed ignition devices.
- Firefighters have conducted over 160 missions in Calabria's Pollino National Park.
- An animal protection group offers a 1000 euro reward for information on the cat attacks.
- Europe's 2026 fire season remains above the 20-year average despite improvement.
- Using cats to start fires is a known tactic previously linked to the Mafia.
- Mafia groups set fires to control territory and profit from burned land.
- Journalists report Mafia exploitation of emergencies through front organizations.
- A civil protection official calls for a societal mindset shift to stop arson.

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Italy Blocks Reproductive Health Websites Women on Web and Women Help Women

Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein – how Italian children became so overweight

Arsonists used cats to spread Italy's wildfires – CNN