A new UNICEF report on children and economic inequality places Italy in the middle tier of wealthy nations. However, it flags serious concerns over child poverty and obesity while also recognising the country’s comparatively low rates of adolescent suicide.
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Cristina Cati, creator of the Modoro brand, has won a landmark legal battle against the Swedish furniture giant Ikea. One of her illustrations was reproduced without consent and used to decorate a store near Bologna.
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Alessandro Giuli has dismissed the head of his technical secretariat and his personal secretariat chief. The sackings follow revelations that public funding was refused for the Regeni documentary about the murdered Italian researcher.
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Police have arrested three suspected murderers and issued 18 further precautionary measures in a coordinated operation targeting extortion rackets run by the Foggia mafia and its affiliated Gargano clans.
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A mother and her two teenage children have been missing since 20 April, when they left their home near Piacenza loaded with camping equipment. Their car has been found in Friuli Venezia Giulia, but the family has vanished.
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The Amerigo Vespucci has departed Genoa for a 156-day North American tour marking the 250th anniversary of United States independence. It left to the strains of a song written especially for the vessel.
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The 61st International Art Exhibition has welcomed the public with booming attendance figures. The contested Russian pavilion closed on the opening day, while illy’s latest Art Collection transformed coffee cups into works of art.
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Air traffic controllers, easyJet crews, security staff and ground handlers are all set to strike on 11 May. The airport strike prompts ITA Airways to cancel around 38% of its scheduled flights.
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A new pilot monitoring system will track environmental conditions and visitor flows inside the Brancacci Chapel, home to masterworks by Masaccio, Masolino and Filippino Lippi, as part of a European heritage preservation project.
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The Banksy mural ‘The Migrant Child’, removed from a Venetian palazzo last year for emergency restoration, has been unveiled to the public. It is touring the canals of Venice this weekend as part of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.
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