Patrick Asmah Stretchered Off After Six Minutes In Avellino’s Win

Avellino defender Patrick Asmah suffered a sixth-minute injury and was replaced in the Derby della Campania against Salernitana on Saturday in the Serie B. The former Ghana youth international seemed to have pulled a muscle when he moved in to tackle an opponent. He had to stretchered off the field and had to be replaced … Read more

Thousands Spend Night In Temporary Accommodation

Thousands of people in central Italy have spent the night in cars, tents and temporary shelters following the fourth earthquake in the area in three months. The 6.6-magnitude quake – Italy’s strongest in decades – struck close to the region where nearly 300 people were killed by a quake in August. This time no-one appears … Read more

Why Italy Faces Constant Threat of Earthquakes

Italy has a long history of being hit by powerful, destructive earthquakes. The country is one of the most seismically active in Europe, sitting at the meeting point of two tectonic plates. The Alps in the north have been formed by the African tectonic plate pushing into the Eurasian plate. That process is ongoing and … Read more