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Damiano David lead singer of Maneskin Image by Valentina Ceccatelli via flickr.com under creative commons license

Damiano David: Eurovision winner cleared of drug use

May 27, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Damiano David, the lead singer of the Italian glam rock band which won the Eurovision Song Contest, has been cleared of drug use.

Venice Biennale reflects on sustainability and social inclusion

May 27, 2021July 5, 2021adminLeave a Comment

The world’s most prestigious architecture event, the Venice Architecture Biennale, opens on Saturday (22nd May). A six-month show, it explores the question of coexistence in a post-pandemic world. The 17th International Architecture Exhibition “How will we live together?”, postponed from last year, reflects on the future and the challenges it may hold. Curator Hashim Sarkis […]

Eurovision winners Måneskin lead singer Image by Bruno on flickr.com under creative commons license

Italy win Eurovision then lead singer accused of drug taking

May 26, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s glam rock entry clinches the Eurovision crown. Later, Måneskin’s lead singer Damiano David is accused of drug taking as he’s seen leaning over a table.

Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii

May 19, 2021March 22, 2024adminLeave a Comment

Illegally trafficked in the 1970s, the six fragments are now back in the Pompeii archaeological park. Italy’s cultural protection police squad recovered the pieces during investigations in 2012 and 2020. Three of the first century AD relics are believed to have been removed from the walls of two Roman villas in Stabiae. That was in […]