Florence

The European Parliament will today debate and vote on a motion which states that the required "sufficient progress" has not yet been made for talks on a post-Brexit trade deal to begin.

Britain had hoped to have advanced enough for EU leaders to green light trade discussions this month.

Greek diasporas have been a constant in Greek history. From the ancient times to more modern eras, Greeks have left their homeland for a long list of reasons. Due to proximity and ties, geographic and political, Italy hosted many diaspora communities. The Greek communities of Salento and Calabria, in southern Italy, are, however, fundamentally different.

Theresa May will meet European Council President Donald Tusk later - the first time since the PM set out plans for a two-year transition period post-Brexit, BBC reports.

It comes a month before the council will decide whether sufficient progress has been made to begin trade talks.

The European Union wants Britain to end uncertainties over the terms of its exit from the bloc, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday, quoted by Reuters.

British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Italy next week to make a major speech on Brexit, Downing Street said on Sept. 13.

"On Friday, Sept. 22, the prime minister will give a speech in Florence to update on Brexit negotiations so far," her spokesman said.

Six people have died and three are missing in the Italian town of Livorno, Tuscany, due to floods, Reuters reported on Sunday.

According to the France press agency quoting firefighters, the victims of heavy rainfall are over five, four of whom are a family found in their flooded house in Livorno, where four hours of heavy rain poured over the city, turning streets into rivers.

A massive asteroid estimated to be 2.7 miles wide is set to make a ‘relatively close encounter’ with Earth on September 1.
Dubbed ‘Florence,’ the huge space rock will pass just 4.4 million miles from our planet – or, about 18 times the distance between Earth and the moon.

An international team of scientists are bidding to track down the real remains of Leonardo da Vinci, extract his DNA to shed new light on his character and create a model of what the great Renaissance genius would have looked like.

Iconic American alt-rock band Foo Fighters premiered a new song titled "Arrows" at an invitation-only concert in Athens's Roman-era Herod Atticus Theater on Monday night.

The concert in the Greek capital was the final date in the band's European tour and was filmed for the popular PBS TV series "Landmarks Live in Concert," which is hosted by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.

Foo Fighters will play a televised concert at the Acropolis in a rare rock show at one of the world's most iconic historical sites, producers announced on June 30.