On this day: birth of Giulio d’Este of Ferrara
Giulio d’Este, who spent more than half of his life in prison for taking part in a failed conspiracy against his half-brother, the Duke of Ferrara, was born 13 July 1478 in Ferrara.
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Sinner defends Wimbledon title
Jannik Sinner beat first-time finalist Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to become the tenth man to successfully defend the Wimbledon title. He secured his fifth Grand Slam trophy and denyied the German a rare double.
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On this day: death of artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo
The artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo died on 11 July 1593 in Milan. He is celebrated for his imaginative portrait heads built entirely from objects such as fruit, vegetables, flowers and fish,
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Rome parking spot turns from free to paid overnight
A dentist in Rome’s Prati neighbourhood found himself at the centre of a viral parking dispute this week. The free space where he had parked his car turned into a paid one overnight, and he woke up to a fine for not displaying a ticket.
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Restoration of Palazzo Farnese’s roofs and façades complete
A long restoration of the roofs and façades of one of Rome’s most magnificent and famous Renaissance buildings, Palazzo Farnese, seat of the French embassy, has been completed.
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House of the Carbonised Furniture reopens at Herculaneum
One of the most fascinating domus at Herculaneum, the Roman town buried and preserved by the Vesuvius eruption along with Pompeii in 79 AD, has reopened after a 30-year restoration. The House of the Carbonized Furniture is open again thanks to a restoration project carried out in a public-private partnership with the Packard Humanities Institute […]
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Michele Mari wins 80th Strega Prize with ‘I Convitati di Pietra’
Michele Mari won the 2026 Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, with his novel I Convitati di Pietra (The Stone Guests) at a ceremony in Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio on Wednesday. Votes cast by the prize’s jury of more than 600 members of the cultural world were counted live.
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Salvini hints at political motives behind Calabria rail sabotage
Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini suggested political motives could lie behind the suspension of train services in Calabria early on Thursday. The rail sabotage is the latest in a long series of major disruptions to hit Italy’s rail network.
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Third heatwave to persist until at least 20 July
Italy’s third heatwave of the summer will continue until at least Monday 20 July, forecasters said on Thursday, with the south set to be fully drawn into the extreme heat for the first time this season.
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Two Russian diplomats expelled over espionage allegations
Italy is expelling two officials from the Russian embassy in Rome after accusing them of espionage, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Thursday. The move follows the arrest this week of two former Italian intelligence officials, who are accused of spying for Russia.
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