Catholic tradition has it that there is no meat on Christmas Eve. An Italian-American tradition is the serving of seven fish dishes (or twelve depending on where you are), the night before Christmas.
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U.S. and international unions have accused Luxottica, the Italian arm of eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica, of violating workers’ right to unionise at a U.S. plant in Georgia. The Italian, French and U.S. governments are asked to mediate.
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An Italian man, who allegedly beat a homeless man to death in Honduras, was himself attacked and killed. The 600 strong mob, attacked him with sticks, stones and machetes. The police arrest five suspects.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the appointment of Mariangela Zappia as Italy’s ambassador to the United States. Zappia is the first women to hold the position.
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Brexit didn’t just impact UK citizens living in Europe, Europeans also had to apply to settle in the UK. Data to 31st March 2021 shows more than 470,000 Italians applied through the EU settlement scheme. On 27th May, the UK government released the latest figures for those who apply to settle in the UK under […]
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When Italy declared war in 1940, Canada interned over 600 people of Italian heritage and labelled 31,000 ‘enemy aliens’. Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, formally apologised in parliament.
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