One of the greatest masterpieces of Etruscan painting returns to public ownership after more than 160 years in private hands. The François Tomb goes on display at Rome’s Villa Giulia from 25 June.
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American construction giant Caddell Construction and a Turkish-born manager face investigation. It follows allegations by Indian labourers on the new US Consulate building site that they earned poverty-level wages and paid hundreds of thousands of rupees simply to secure the job.
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The Italian academic and UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories has been returned to the US Treasury’s blacklist over alleged anti-Semitism. It bars Francesca Albanese from credit card use and banking transactions with American institutions.
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Istat’s latest survey delivers a mixed picture of the Italian economy. Consumer confidence is more optimistic than analysts expected, but firms less so, as the government operates with a sharply reduced growth forecast.
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Jannik Sinner, the world number one was leading 6-3, 6-2, 5-1 before his body gave out in the Paris heat, handing Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo one of the most remarkable victories of his career, as he passes into the third round of the French Open.
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29 May 1415: Baldassare Cossa, reigning as Pope John XXIII, is formally deposed by the Council of Constance after fleeing the city in disguise. The Council’s decision brought one of the most colourful and scandalous careers in Church history to an end.
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A tourist’s insistence on drinking tap water at a five-star Alto Adige hotel has produced one of Italy’s more unusual legal precedents. It confirms what most Italian waiters have always assumed.
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A new report co-produced by Italy’s largest trade union and a leading consumer group describes a country where gambling has grown to 7.3% of GDP. The only clear winners are the companies running the industry.
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The killing of a 22-year-old at Certosa station has reignited a bitter political argument about urban safety, gang violence. A key question: has Italy’s government has delivered on its law-and-order promises.
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With general elections due next autumn and the centre-right currently ahead in the polls, opposition parties are accusing the government of rewriting the rules of the game in its own favour. The contentious issue, an electoral law overhaul.
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