In June 2019, Italy detained captain Carola Rackete for entering the port of Lampedusa with 40 migrants on board. Sea-Watch has been rescuing refugees from drowning for the past seven years.
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Catholic tradition has it that there is no meat on Christmas Eve. A tradition is the serving of seven fish dishes (or twelve depending on where you are), during Vigilia di Natale.
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The Scourged Christ nearly sold for €1,500 at auction before experts suggested it could be a Caravaggio. As such, its true value is nearer to €50m.
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The decree for new measures to curb the wave of the Omicron variant was unanimously approved this afternoon. Among the new covid measures are the Green Pass validity reducing from 9 to 6 months.
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi signalled on Wednesday he would be willing to become head of state. The position of president falls vacant early next year.
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Italy pins its Oscar hopes on the Sorrentino movie which references Diego Maradona. ‘The Hand of God’ is on the Academy Awards shortlist.
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Nicola Zingaretti, governor of the central Lazio region around Rome, makes masks compulsory outdoors from 23rd December. The order lasts until 23rd January 2022.
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A Ryanair customer took to social media to complain the airline gave them incorrect information for travel rules to Italy. They claim the airline is even preventing people from boarding.
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The Italian government is considering imposing new COVID-19 measures, following a surge of positive cases and Omicron concerns.
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The Italian-British architect Richard Rogers died on Saturday aged 88. He changed the London skyline with creations such as the Millennium Dome and the Cheesegrater.
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