The UNESCO World Heritage Committee approved the inclusion of Bologna’s porticoes on the World Heritage List yesterday. They join Padua’s 14th century fresco cycles as new entrants.
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Today Rome’s Fiumicino airport started offering Vax & Go – vaccinations at the airport. No appointment is necessary and you can get jabbed before you board your flight.
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Wildfires have been raging on the island of Sardinia over the weekend. Around 1,500 are unable to access their homes. 20,000 hectares of vegetation destroyed.
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Following the ‘No Paura Day’ rally in Turin, protests against the new Green pass rules are planned across the country on Saturday 24th July. The protests start at 17.30.
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Researchers discover remains of a Roman road and dock submerged in the Venice lagoon. This could prove permanent human settlements in the area centuries before Venice was founded.
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A public service minibus veered off the road on Thursday going through the crash barrier. The driver died and 23 were injured, six of them seriously. Six of the injured were airlifted to hospital in Naples.
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Italian volleyball champion Paola Egonu will carry the Olympic flag at tomorrow’s (23rd July) opening ceremony of the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
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Massimo Adriatici was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing an illegal Moroccan immigrant after an argument outside a Voghera bar on Tuesday night. He allegedly fired at the 39-year-old immigrant in self-defence.
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Maintenance and conservation works are underway at Largo di Torre Argentina ahead of a €1 million development project sponsored by luxury jeweller Bvlgari.
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Workplace deaths continue to rise in Italy as a 60-year-old fell to his death in Naples. Premier Mario Draghi says more must be done on workplace safety.
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