On 9th December 1610, in Perugia, Umbria, the renowned castrato singer Baldassare Ferri was born. Possessing a remarkable soprano voice, Ferri garnered acclaim from fellow musicians and Europe’s aristocracy.
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Three people are dead after a fire broke out at a hospital in the town of Tivoli, near Rome, late on Friday. Some 200 patients evacuated due to the Tivoli hospital fire.
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Archaeologists at Pompeii have unearthed a bakery-prison providing an insight into the workings and conditions for those involved in bread production.
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Work to prevent the collapse of the leaning Garisenda tower, a medieval landmark in Bologna, is anticipated to cost of €20 million. The project would also take at least 10 years according to Bologna’s mayor.
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Italian opera singing has earned a spot on the UN’s intangible cultural heritage list, recognising it as a “living art form,” according to UNESCO.
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Italy has experienced a significant regression in its attempt to address the climate crisis, as highlighted in a report unveiled at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Italy slumps from 29th to 44th position in the 2024 Climate Change Performance Index.
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In Venice, a group of tourists capsize a gondola. They found themselves plunged into the cold waters of a canal. Despite warnings to stop taking selfies and sit down, the passengers continued shifting around and capturing photos against the backdrop of the city’s famous sites.
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Climate activists on Thursday daubed mud on St Mark’s Basilica in Venice in an act of protest they called “a fire alarm”.
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“The ‘Silk Road’ is a successful initiative and the world’s biggest platform for cooperation betweencountries,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Thursday.
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A judge conducting preliminary investigations in Viterbo issued a restraining order against Rudy Guede, the 36-year-old Ivorian national convicted of murdering British exchange student Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007.
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