UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Alessia Candito in Reggio Calabria © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Gianluca Chininea/AFP/Getty Images
In a high-security, 1,000-capacity courtroom converted from a call centre, Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades is under way in Lamezia Terme, Calabria. About 900 witnesses are set to testify against more than 350 defendants, including politicians and officials charged with being members of the ’Ndrangheta, Italy’s most powerful criminal group.
Several of the defendants will be asked to respond to charges of money laundering over establishing companies in the UK with the alleged purpose of simulating legitimate economic activity.
UK to come under scrutiny in Italy s largest mafia trial in decades
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THE community of Rhode waved goodbye to one of its foremost citizens on Sunday when the funeral took place of Tim O Sullivan.
Tim passed away peacefully at his home, Clonin House, Rhode, on Friday, February 19, surrounded by his loving wife of 57 years, Teddy, and his family.
The deceased was well known in the machinery trade, having founded his business in 1974 and grown it over 40 years with his drive and determination.
But the word on most lips when he was laid to rest following Mass on Sunday, February 21 in Rhode was “character”.
Tim s days as a performer in Edenderry Musical Society were recalled by many who offered their condolences and for all of his life he was admired for his skills as an entertainer, storyteller and poet.
The current Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the threat that viruses pose to humanity. History is replete with examples. During the four years of the First World War, the total number of combatant and civilian deaths is estimated to have reached 20 million. But this shocking death toll is just a fraction of the more than 50 million people who died as a result of the H1N1 virus (known as the Spanish Flu pandemic) during 1918 and 1919.
If we broaden our view to encompass the entire 20th century, the total number of deaths associated with warfare amounted to 108 million. Yet, during that same 100-year time period, approximately 300 million people succumbed to the smallpox virus alone.