Italy hit by strong aftershocks as death toll rises to 278

Strong aftershocks have rattled central Italy as hopes of finding any more earthquake survivors began to fade and the death toll rose to 278. Some of hard-hit Amatrice’s damaged buildings suffered more cracks after the biggest aftershock of the morning struck at 6.28am. The US Geological Service said it had a magnitude of 4.7, while the Italian geophysics institute measured it at 4.8. The major aftershock was preceded by more than 50 overnight and was...