Turin tower block catches fire less than a week after Milan inferno
Less than a week after the Milan fire, a Turin tower block catches fire. Five people were slightly hurt as a result.
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Casa Martelli, Florence reopens to the public on 4th September
On Saturday, 4th September, the Casa Martelli museum reopens in Florence. An integral part of the Bargello museums group it has been closed to the public for over a year.
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Teacher, Giuseppe Pantaleo, refused entry to school for second day running
A teacher at the Curie-Levi Institute in Turin, Giuseppe Pantaleo, turned up for a second day without a Green Pass. After refusing to leave the building, the school called the carabinieri.
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Venice Film Festival welcomes back stars
Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest film festival, welcomes back stars to the red carpet after 2020’s slimmed down edition.
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Turin: teachers forbidden from entering schools
Two Turin teachers from a high school were forbidden from entering their workplace by the principal of the school where they teach, because they did not have the Green Pass.
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‘No Green Pass’ Protests at Italian train stations planned for today
Italy was bracing itself for protests at railway stations around the country. The ‘No Green Pass’ demonstrators vowed to block trains.
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New rules for entry into Italy from USA, Canada, Israel and UK
Yesterday (30 August), the EU removed the US and five other countries from its travel safe list. Italy’s health minister Roberto Speranza signed a new travel ordinance at the weekend, which came into force today. These are the new rules for entry for arrivals from the US, Canada, Israel and UK.
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TUI UK announces cruise and flight cancellations to and from Italy
Despite Italy remaining on the UK government’s amber travel list, TUI UK announced today numerous cancellations. They are offering only limited Italian destinations.
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Italy’s Paralympic medal-winning ways continue
Italy continues to win medals at the Tokyo Paralympics. The tally is currently 34 medals, 10 of which are gold.
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Milan mayor likens tower block blaze to London’s Grenfell Tower
The mayor of Milan compared a fire that tore through a 20-storey residential tower block on Sunday to the Grenfell Tower blaze in London that killed 72 people four years ago.
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