Gladiator star Russell Crowe has Italian ancestor
Gladiator star Russell Crowe said Wednesday he was seeking his Italian roots and had an ancestor who was from Ascoli Piceno in southern Marche.
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Meloni “irritated” by Pozzolo New Year’s Eve shooting incident
Premier Giorgia Meloni is said to be “irritated” by the case of her party member, Emanuele Pozzolo, whose gun was shot and injured a person on New Year’s Eve. Opposition members have called for his resignation or sacking.
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Italy bottom of league for female employment
In the last quarter of 2022, the rate of female employment, for women aged between 20 and 64, was 55% in Italy.
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Pozzolo’s firearms licence to be revoked over New Year’s Eve shooting
The Biella Prefecture is to revoke the gun licence for personal defence issued to Emanuele Pozzolo, MP. A shot fired from Pozzolo’s gun injured a 31-year-old man on New Year’s Eve.
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Venice introduces further measures to curb over-tourism
Venice introduces new measures in a bid to manage over-tourism in the lagoon city. The size of group tours will now be capped.
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Sparkling year for Italian spumante
In 2023, Italian spumante will have outsold champagne with an estimated 95million bottles uncorked in Italy during the festive season, compared to around 6million bottles of Champagne.
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President’s End of Year Speech 2024 – Love is not domination or possession
Love is neither domination nor possession, was one of the messages in the Italian President’s End of Year speech. Sergio Mattarella also called for a culture of peace worldwide.
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Fireworks crackdown ahead of New Year’s Eve
Italian police seized six tonnes of illegal fireworks in Rome, today. However, there have already been two serious incidents were a man is intensive care and a child lost three fingers due to fireworks incidents.
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FdI MP stirs controversy saying being a mother should be girls’ “first aspiration”
Yesterday, a senator from the right-wing party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stirred controversy by stating young women’s “first aspiration” should be be a mother. Senator Lavinia Mennuni sparked outrage among opposition groups.
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Cortellesi film outperforms Barbie in Italian cinemas
Italian comedian and actress Paola Cortellesi’s directorial debut, “C’e’ Ancora Domani” (There’s Still Tomorrow) has outperformed Barbie as the highest-grossing film at the Italian box office in 2023.
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