A car chase lasting three kilometres ended in tragedy near Orta Nova when a vehicle carrying five underage passengers, all over the alcohol limit, overturned on a dangerous bend. A sixteen-year-old as killed.
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From the first female mayors elected in 1946 to the introduction of femicide as a specific criminal offence, a new ANSA exhibition opening in Rome traces the long road of women’s rights. However, those who walked it caution against complacency.
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Centuries of superstition, millions of grinding heels, and one lucky bull in need of renovation. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II’s most intimate mosaic is back under repair.
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A request from Reggio Emilia’s Jewish community helped trigger the decision to cancel two July concerts by Kanye West. It is the latest in a string of European bans on the rapper now known as Ye.
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A traffic officer’s late-night joke with firecrackers sent 35 military horses bolting down one of Rome’s busiest roads. In total, four people and up to 15 animals were injured — the night before final rehearsals for the 2 June celebrations.
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A Nissan Qashqai, whose driver allegedly ran a stop sign, struck a school bus head-on in Mazara del Vallo. The bus overturned, resulting in two children to hospital in Palermo by helicopter.
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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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