The notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore 'Totò' Riina, who stood at the top of the Cosa Nostra for years, died Friday in a prison in Parma. This is reported by various Italian media.
The infamous mafia boss Salvatore 'Totò' Riina remains detained in the special department 41bis of Parma Hospital where convicted criminals are being nursed. According to the Italian media, the 'tribunal of supervision' in Bologna determined that the 86-year-old former leader of Sicilian Cosa Nostra may not be home or in another care institution.
Continuing heat leads to ever-increasing water shortages in Italy. In two provinces, the situation is so depressing that the government in Rome has proclaimed the state of emergency on Friday. Italian health is also at risk of high temperatures. For example, the cities of Bologna, Turin and Florence have been redone code for this weekend.
Beppe Grillo's Euroceptic Five Star Movement (Movimento5Stelle) has suffered considerable losses on Sunday during local elections in Italy. This is evidenced by exit polls of Italian media.
Salvatore 'Toto' Riina can leave prison calling for his bad health. Also, the most feared Mafia boss of Italy has, like everybody stunned, the 'right to a dignified death' and he is no longer a danger to the community.
King Willem-Alexander has a godchild again. Today he is in Parma for the baptism of Prince Carlos, the son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma and Princess Annemarie.
