British base jumper dies in Dolomites
A British base jumper dies after falling more than 400 metres to his death. Mark Andrews died in the same spot as another Brit a year ago.
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Author: Deborah Cater
Man murdered pregnant girlfriend because of ‘stress’
On Wednesday, a man who confessed to murdering his pregnant girlfriend and then trying to burn her body says he acted out of stress. His girlfriend was seven-months pregnant.
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Why Venice’s Grand Canal turned fluorescent green
Last Sunday residents woke to find a patch of Venice’s Grand Canal was fluorescent green. A number of theories were bandied about. Officials now know what has caused the dramatic change of colour, but not how.
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Florence to stop short-stay rentals in UNESCO areas
Florence is to stop short-stay rentals in its UNESCO areas, Mayor Dario Nardella said on Thursday. The aim is to preserve local residence in the areas.
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Italian employment figures rose in April
Istat released the employment figures for April today showing an increase of 48,000 over March. The number of people looking for work dropped by 14,000 in the same period.
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Schlein tells centre-left supporters to be prepare for a long haul
After a drubbing in the mayoral elections this week, Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein told followers on Instagram to “settle in” for a long haul. The centre-left won only one of seven provincial capitals up for grabs.
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Mayoral elections: Centre-right win 5 of 7 provincial capitals
In the mayoral elections, the centre-right gained two towns from the centre-left, whilst retaining control over three Tuscan towns. The centre-left narrowly took victory in Viacenza, whilst an independent took Terni against a centre-right candidate.
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Four dead in Lago Maggiore boating accident
Four people died and around 18 survived after a tourist boat capsized and sank in a storm on Lago Maggiore in northern Italy.
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49th anniversary of Piazza della Loggia massacre
The remembrance ceremony for the eight victims of the Piazza della Loggia massacre starts with the tolling of eight bells. 49 years ago today, eight people died and 102 were injured in Brescia’s Piazza Loggia when a bomb exploded.
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Ancient books frozen to salvage them from flood damage
A number of ancient books and manuscripts are now in industrial-sized freezers at -25C in a bid to rid them of excess water. The documents were affected by the deadly floods last week in Emilia-Romagna and Le Marche.
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