Automatic

🍕 In 2024, "Real Italian Restaurants" was established, offering authentic restaurant certification based on Italian ownership, trained chefs, and genuine ingredients. Globally, 600,000 restaurants claim Italian identity, but most engage in "Italian Sounding," misleading consumers and costing Italy over €100 billion annually. The true Italian food market exceeds €228 billion. Efforts expand to certify authentic Italian product stores abroad, addressing the issue where 2 out of 3 Italian-branded products overseas are imitations.

🏢 Ita Airways expands its Hangar Lounge at Terminal 1, Rome Fiumicino. The lounge grows by 135 sqm, adding 65 seats, totaling 205. The entrance expands by 50 sqm, featuring a new welcome desk. A 90 sqm ‘Silent Room’ with 25 chaise lounges is introduced. The ‘Exclusive Room’ now has a wine cellar and chromotherapy shower. CEO Joerg Eberhart highlights the structural investment, while President Sandro Pappalardo emphasizes promoting Italian culture globally.

🌧️ Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called Cyclone Ditwah the nation's most challenging natural disaster, impacting Colombo and displacing 200,000 people. The government seeks international aid, deploying military helicopters for rescue. Monsoon rains also hit southern Thailand and Indonesia, causing over 1,200 deaths and 800 missing. WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlights climate change's role in extreme weather. In Southeast Asia, over 3 million were displaced, marking a rare catastrophe.