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Coca Cola - Ferragni collaboration suspended

Coca Cola – Ferragni collaboration suspended by soft drinks firm

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Coca Cola – Ferragni collaboration suspended by soft drinks firm

Coca Cola said Friday (05/01/2024) it has suspended its collaboration with social influencer Chiara Ferragni over the Pandoro charity affair. The Coca Cola – Ferragni collaboration would have included a TV advert.

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Father Paolo Benanti

Father Paolo Benanti new President of AI Commission

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Father Paolo Benanti new President of AI Commission

Father Paolo Benanti is the new president of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Commission on Information.

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Leaning tower of Bologna and sister tower. The city's mayor accused the government of sending blackshirts in November 2024 to the city Man dies after being restrained by police in Bologna

€5million from Culture Ministry to fix leaning tower in Bologna

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on €5million from Culture Ministry to fix leaning tower in Bologna

The Italian culture ministry earmarked €5million to fix the leaning tower of Bologna, which has been cordoned off amid fears it may topple.

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Emanuele Pozzolo suspended over shooting

Pozzolo suspended over shooting

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pozzolo suspended over shooting

Premier Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday she had asked for Emanuele Pozzolo to be referred to FdI party arbitrators and for Pozzolo to be suspended in relation to a shot that was allegedly fired accidentally from a gun he was carrying.

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Mother and baby. Motherhood aspiration controversy continues births at lowest number since WW2

Meloni address ‘motherhood aspiration’ row

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni address ‘motherhood aspiration’ row

Premier Giorgia Meloni addressed a controversy sparked by one of her MPs, who asserted that motherhood should be the ultimate aspiration for Italian women amid a persistently declining birth rate.

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Meloni at end of year press conference

Premier’s end of year press conference

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Premier’s end of year press conference

Premier Giorgia Meloni held her end of year press conference on Thursday. She said she was “tired” of opposition charges of ‘familism’, reform of bureaucracy is needed, and constitutional reform does not remove power from President, amongst other things.

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Gladiator star Russell Crowe has Italian ancestor

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Gladiator star Russell Crowe has Italian ancestor

Gladiator star Russell Crowe said Wednesday he was seeking his Italian roots and had an ancestor who was from Ascoli Piceno in southern Marche.

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Pozzolo whose gun injured a man on New Year's Eve

Meloni “irritated” by Pozzolo New Year’s Eve shooting incident

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni “irritated” by Pozzolo New Year’s Eve shooting incident

Premier Giorgia Meloni is said to be “irritated” by the case of her party member, Emanuele Pozzolo, whose gun was shot and injured a person on New Year’s Eve. Opposition members have called for his resignation or sacking.

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female employment is below EU average

Italy bottom of league for female employment

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy bottom of league for female employment

In the last quarter of 2022, the rate of female employment, for women aged between 20 and 64, was 55% in Italy.

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Emanuele Pozzolo, MP for Brothers of Italy

Pozzolo’s firearms licence to be revoked over New Year’s Eve shooting

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pozzolo’s firearms licence to be revoked over New Year’s Eve shooting

The Biella Prefecture is to revoke the gun licence for personal defence issued to Emanuele Pozzolo, MP. A shot fired from Pozzolo’s gun injured a 31-year-old man on New Year’s Eve.

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Meloni defends foreign pupils cap proposal

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Car tax to be abolished in 2027 for small and medium-sized cars and motorcycles. Image credit: Franck Michel's photo, licensed as CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Government to scrap road tax for 14.5 million vehicles from 2027

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Italy issues urgent appeal for blood donors

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Deborah Cater
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Italy set to fine pedestrians who use phones while crossing the road

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026Deborah Cater
24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling General strike

Italy travel warning: September strikes

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026Deborah Cater
Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater

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