On March 6th, the replica David in Florence’s Piazza della Signoria was covered with a black cloth in a symbolic gesture in support of Ukraine. On March 11th, a serial vandal set light to the cloth damaging the statue beneath.
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A bus overturns carrying Ukrainian refugees on a major highway in northern Italy at dawn on Sunday. A young mother died, Italian firefighters and news reports said. A further five people were injured.
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Italian wine exports hit a record €7.1 billion last year, more than compensating for lower export totals in 2020, official data revealed. An increase of 12.4% on 2020.
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Italy’s finance police seized the yacht of Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, ‘SY A’, in the port of Trieste. The world’s biggest sailing yacht, it is valued at €530million.
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On Saturday 12th March, Florence will hold a peace rally in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Demonstrating against the Russian invasion and war, the city is at the forefront of Italy’s planned events.
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President of Italy’s association representing manufacturing and service companies, Confindustria, says Ukraine war is accelerating a process already underway.
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Twice prime minister and inventor of modern Chianti wine, Bettino Ricasoli was born on this day – 9th March – in 1809. He was considered one of the driving forces of the Risorgimento.
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Italy is ready to back the third EU sanctions package against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday.
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Costa Cruises’ latest Italian-flagged ship set sail from Savona on her maiden cruise. The Costa Toscana is a latest-generation ship.
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Italian police seize villas and yachts worth €143million from five Russians placed on sanctions lists. The operation is part of a coordinated western drive to force President Putin’s hand over Ukraine.
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