On Thursday, an Italian judge ordered 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, to stand trial over the collapse of a bridge in Genoa four years ago. 43 people died.
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In the early hours of 6th April, a torchlight procession was held to remember the victims of the devastating L’Aquila earthquake, thirteen years ago. 309 people died when the Abruzzo town shook to its core.
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A court in Brescia convicted two German men of manslaughter for a fatal boat collision in 2021. An Italian couple out on Lake Garda for a relaxing evening died after their boat was hit by one driven by the Germans.
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The most recent eruption of Mount Vesuvius took place in March 1944, during the final stages of the Second World War, marking the volcano’s last recorded activity to date. It is the only volcano on mainland Europe to erupt in the last 100 years.
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The coastal town of Pesaro has beaten nine other cities for the title of Italy’s Capital of Culture for 2024. The culture ministry made the announcement on Wednesday.
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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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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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The River Po in the north of Italy is running at 40% less flow. Authorities say the crisis is “worsening and serious”.
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‘In Lazio with Love’ is an initiative open to Italians and foreigners who are looking to tie the knot in 2022. Aiming to boost the pandemic-hit sector, €2,000 is the encouragement to marry in the Italian region this year.
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Florence’s Opera del Duomo museum has an historic exhibition of Michelangelo’s three ‘pietas’. The different versions of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of her son, Jesus, have never been shown together before.
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