Italy looks for answers in aftermath of deadly bridge collapse
15 August 2018 |
12:56 pm
The Italian government is focusing on infrastructure spending while calling for the resignation of managers at the highway-operator unit in charge of a bridge that collapsed, killing at least 37 people.
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