Schlein joins M5S for anti-government rally
Today, Democratic Party (PD) Secretary Elly Schlein joined an anti-government rally organised by the populist opposition Five Star Movement in Rome.
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Rare Fra’ Angelico painting at auction & Museum Director roles open to applicants
A rare crucifixion painting by early Renaissance master Fra’ Angelico will go up for auction at Christie’s in London on July 6. This week, the Ministry of Culture opened several Museum Director roles to applicants.
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Biodiversity an asset for Italy
Biodiversity is an asset for Italy and must be protected, said Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Minister. The minister is attending a meeting of G20 agriculture ministers in Hyderabad, India.
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Audit Court approves ITA-Lufthansa deal
Today, Italy’s audit court approved the agreement to sell a minority stake in ITA Airways to the German flag carrier Lufthansa. The ITA-Lufthansa deal is worth over €300million.
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Trieste preparing for Bloomsday celebration
Trieste is preparing to host the 14th edition of its annual June 16th Bloomsday celebrations. Home to the great Irish writer James Joyce for many years, the celebration is that of the author and his most famous novel, Ulysses.
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YouTube challenge suspected cause of 5-year-old’s death
Preliminary investigations into a fatal car crash in south Rome on Wednesday suggest the driver and four others travelling in the Lamborghini SUV that crashed into a Smart car were filming a video for a YouTube challenge.
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Berlusconi funeral – 15,000 attend
Some 15,000 people filled Milan’s Piazza Duomo for the Silvio Berlusconi funeral in the cathedral on Wednesday, official sources said. Many of them watched the service on big screens set up in the square.
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May rains put end to river Po drought
The exceptionally heavy rainfall that affected many parts of northern Italy in May has put an end to the severe drought affecting almost the whole of the river Po, the district basin authority said on today.
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Mixed reactions to Charlie Hebdo’s Berlusconi cartoon
A cartoon by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo captioned “Berlusconi is dead” has caused a stir on social media with some finding it apt and others “disgusting”.
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Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86
Italy’s ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi died at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital on Monday aged 86. His brother Paolo and his children Marina, Eleonora, Barbara and Pier Silvio are all at the hospital where the leader of Forza Italia was admitted on Friday.
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