The full edition
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
21 pieces published that day.
- Economy & Markets · Lead Story
Brent tops 91 dollars, gas above 60 euros: markets price in the Hormuz stalemate
Oil at three-week highs, sovereign yields rising and the BTP-Bund spread back around 80 basis points. The same day brings the Federal Reserve minutes and Bank of Italy data on the balance of payments.
- Italy · Analysis
Bill on digital devices in the first three years of life presented in the Senate
The text, presented on 23 July with Senator Malpezzi as first signatory and co-signed by lawmakers from all groups, provides for national guidelines, information modules in pre-birth courses and a technical panel at the Ministry of Health. The process is at an early stage.
- Europe · Analysis
European seas, a study attributes this summer's record temperatures to human-caused warming
The World Weather Attribution collective published an analysis on August 19 of sea temperatures recorded from the Irish Atlantic to the Mediterranean. In July, the Mediterranean average was 27 degrees, the highest ever recorded for that month.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Iran and United States, no negotiations underway: naval blockade on Iranian ports remains
Trump rules out talks with Tehran and confirms the measures on maritime traffic. The dispute over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran claims as its own, remains open. A report on U.S. pressure toward Oman currently rests on a single source.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Colombia, earthquake death toll rises to 312 dead and 290 missing
Nine days after the magnitude 7.4 quake in the west of the country, authorities count 4,611 injured across 470 municipalities in fifteen departments. The Foreign Ministry reports the arrival of over 220 tonnes of aid and 144 foreign rescuers.
- Culture · Analysis
Archaeology, August 2026: five announcements and an incomplete documentary chain
A different story from the morning edition: the cluster of discoveries announced between August 11 and 15 — Roman camps in Germany, a funerary mask in Bahrain, submerged remains at El Huarco, a stylus in Gela, a Byzantine monastery in Egypt — and the way they reach the reader before the excavation reports.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
An AI agent exploits a flaw in Melbourne on its own, while Google unveils a model to find them
An assistant tasked with booking a gym class reportedly identified and used a vulnerability in the booking system: according to the account, it is the first known case in Australia. In the same weeks, the market for security-specialised models is expanding.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Eight afternoon news items: war in Ukraine, queues at European borders, fires in Abruzzo, summer return trips, football transfer market, Palio, Venice and the World Bank report on artificial intelligence.
- Editorial
The Price of Stalemate
The afternoon opens on the markets: oil and gas rise on uncertainty over maritime traffic in the Gulf. Seven sections updated; for the others, the morning edition stands, which remains published.
- Italy · Lead Story
The Interior Ministry keeps controls with Spain until August 31 and says no to returns from Germany
The suspension of Schengen at air and sea borders with Spain remains in force at least until the end of the month. On the same day the Interior Ministry informs Berlin that it will not accept the transfers of asylum seekers provided for by the Dublin Regulation.
- Europe · Analysis
The judge removed by Orbán in 2011 becomes Hungary's president today
András Baka, 73, takes office on August 19 as Hungary's head of state. Elected on August 11 with 140 votes by the Tisza-majority Parliament, with Fidesz boycotting the vote.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Chad notifies UN of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court
N'Djamena joins Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger: the withdrawal from the Rome Statute will take effect in a year. The government justifies the choice with the geographic distribution of investigations opened by the Court and asks the African Union for continental judicial instruments.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Alhendín, new magnitude 4.6 tremor in the Granada area
The detection comes from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional: the Andalusian town had already been hit by an earthquake in previous days. There is no information on casualties or material damage. The news currently comes from a single source.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Unitree raises $904 million as demand exceeds supply by 8,000 times
The Chinese humanoid robot manufacturer placed 40.4 million shares at 150.8 yuan on Shanghai's STAR Market, for an expected market capitalization of around 61 billion yuan. Individual investors submitted 9.8 million orders.
- Culture · Analysis
A Circle of Stones in Peru and Twenty-Five Furnaces in Senegal: the Excavation Season Told Through Numbers
The July-August 2026 issue of Archaeology Magazine presents a circular complex at Áspero, on the Peruvian coast, read as an astronomical observatory of the Caral culture, and a metallurgical facility in eastern Senegal. In Plovdiv a museum is exhibiting the findings of the latest campaign. Both stories currently rest on a single source.
- Sport · Analysis
Champions League, seven spots up for grabs: Fenerbahçe-Lyon 1-1 in first leg
The play-off round of the 2026/27 Champions League opened on 18 August with three first-leg matches. In Istanbul the game between the Turkish and French sides ended level; the second legs from 26 August will decide who completes the 36-club field.
- Health · Analysis
Bundibugyo Ebola in DR Congo: 3,748 cases and 1,657 deaths as of 1 August
The outbreak confirmed in May in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is caused by a viral species for which no authorised vaccines or specific treatments exist. The first vaccine candidates entered phase one trials in late July in the United Kingdom and Canada.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
OpenAI, SoftBank and Nvidia build in Ohio with a $105 billion guarantee
Twenty-year agreement between OpenAI and SB Energy for the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in Portsmouth. Nvidia comes in as investor and guarantor: filings with the SEC show a guarantee of up to $105 billion on conditional lease and power-supply obligations.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Venice 83 opens with «Ink» by Danny Boyle, five Italian films in competition
The 83rd Mostra is held at the Lido from September 2 to 12 with twenty titles in competition and the jury presided over by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Golden Lions for lifetime achievement to George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn; Nanni Moretti returns to competition 45 years after «Sogni d'oro».
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Chad leaves the International Criminal Court, Switzerland resumes transfers to Italy, YouTube changes its view-counting method, and the macroeconomic data markets are reading ahead of Jackson Hole.
- Editorial
Borders, guarantees, withdrawals: ten sections and one criterion
Today's edition is complete: each of the ten sections has its article. We explain the chosen hierarchy and the doubts that remain on two pieces.