The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger.

While pursuing these major projects, Italy's rail network has another 40 strategic projects in the works, many funded with 25 billion euros (nearly $30 billion) in European Union pandemic recovery ...

MILAN (AP) — A hydraulic rock drill broke open a tunnel connecting Austria to Italy 1,400 meters (nearly 4,600 feet) beneath the Alps on Thursday, marking a major milestone in a series of ambitious ...

An engineer walks inside a Turin-Lyon high-speed rail tunnel (TAV) in Saint Martin La Porte, France, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File) MILAN (AP) — A hydraulic rock drill broke open a ...