
Italy’s new high-speed rail line looks to reverse depopulation, lift southern economy
By Giulia Segreti SANT’AGATA DE’ GOTI, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south, using European Union funds in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift the lacklustre economy. The 145-kilometre (90-mile) line will connect the cities of Naples on…