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Turin tower block fire. Image: Vigil del Fuoco on Twitter

Turin tower block catches fire less than a week after Milan inferno

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Less than a week after the Milan fire, a Turin tower block catches fire. Five people were slightly hurt as a result.

Casa Martelli reopens to the public on 4th September 2021

Casa Martelli, Florence reopens to the public on 4th September

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Giuseppe Pantaleo refused entry to school for not having green pass

Teacher, Giuseppe Pantaleo, refused entry to school for second day running

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Venice Film Festival welcomes back stars

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest film festival, welcomes back stars to the red carpet after 2020’s slimmed down edition.

Turin: teachers forbidden from entering schools

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Milan mayor likens tower block blaze to London’s Grenfell Tower

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Vasari Corridor in Florence will cost €45 when reopens in 2022

August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Galleries, intends to reopen the Vasari corridor to the public in 2022. The corridor was shut in 2016 for safety reasons.

Right-wing politician resigns over Mussolini controversy

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Lega politician leaves economy ministry post over ‘Parco Mussolini’ debacle.

River Tiber in Rome where hundreds of dead fish washed up on Thursday

Hundreds of dead fish wash up in Tiber

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Hundreds of dead fish washed up in the river Tiber in Rome on Thursday. Those out for early morning exercise saw them at different points along the river.

Pope names first woman head of dicastery

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Francis named the first woman head of a Vatican dicastery or administrative and religious department, today. Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, is now the interim Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and a delegate of the Vatican Covid-19 Commission.