Italy’s new national airline selling tickets
Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) has begun selling tickets for its first transatlantic flights. It is preparing to take off on October 15th.
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5-Star Movement’s Riaggi loses re-election bid as Rome’s Mayor
The re-election bid of Virginia Raggi of the Five-Star Movement ended on Monday, with two of her opponents squaring up for another round of voting. Meanwhile, Rachele Mussolini, the granddaughter of Italy’s fascist dictator, received the most votes in Rome’s local elections for the city council.
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Italy is one of Europe’s Top Destinations for Short-Term Travel
According to the European Travel Commission (ETC) survey findings, the Mediterranean spots of Italy, Spain and Greece make the top destinations on European’s travel lists.
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Italian wins Nobel Prize for Physics alongside American-Japanese and German
The award of the Nobel Prize in Physics went in part to Giorgio Parisi, an Italian physicist who studied chaos and complex systems. Alongside him were American scientist of Japanese origin Syukuro Manabe, 90, and the German Klaus Hasselmann, 89.
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Eight dead after light plane crashed into Milan office building
A single-engined plane crashed into the side of an empty two-storey office building in a Milan suburb on Sunday, killing everyone onboard.
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Lavazza unveils its ‘Solar Coffee Garden’ at Dubai Expo
Premier Italian coffee producer Lavazza on Friday unveiled its ‘Solar Coffee Garden’ at the Italian pavilion at the Dubai Expo. It is inspired by the principles of the circular economy.
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Rome’s Ponte di Ferro bridge burns
On Saturday night, Rome’s Ponte dell’Industria – better known as Ponte di Ferro – caught fire. The damage is serious.
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Matera: From Bible to Bond – a cinematographer’s dream location
The UNESCO hill town of Matera in southern Italy, where James Bond skilfully manoeuvres his Aston Martin DB5, is top of the list for many location hunters.
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Court appoints guardian to Gina Lollobrigida
Rome’s Supreme Court upheld a judge’s decision to appoint a guardian for 94-year-old Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida.
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A spate of workplace deaths in 3 days
Despite an horrific tally of 14 workplace deaths in three days, insurance agency INAIL said workplace accident fatalities actually fell in the first eight months of 2021.
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