Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man with a regular visa, died after being restrained by police in the Pilastro neighbourhood on Sunday. The incident is now drawing comparisons to previous deaths in police custody and prompting a parliamentary question.
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Luca Esposito, 53, a sports journalist, was found dead among burnt brushwood on a farm road in Eboli. Investigators are treating the death as murder, with shell casings recovered at the scene and the motive still unclear.
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From Augustus to the last emperors of the West, the story of Rome is, in large part, the story of the families who fought, adopted and murdered their way onto the throne. This is a guide to the dynasties that shaped the Roman Empire.
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A limewood crucifix inside the Basilica di Santo Spirito, carved when Michelangelo was still a teenager, is drawing fresh attention after a New York Times feature named it one of the artist’s most affecting works. Discover more about one of Florence’s best-kept secrets.
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Every summer, the high plains beneath the Sibillini Mountains erupt into a sweep of red, purple, blue and yellow. The plant responsible for the Umbrian spectacle isn’t a flower at all, but the humble lentil.
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Fleeing a death sentence, chasing a papal pardon, and having seen the boat carrying his precious paintings sail away, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio died alone and feverish on a Tuscan beach on 18th July 1610.
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As the jeweller, Mario Roggero, heads to prison and his wife files a pardon request, Nordio opens a formal probe into potential clemency. Meanwhile Roggero himself compares his case to two pardons already granted by Mattarella.
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Brussels finds no progress on stalled reforms to protect journalists from frivolous libel suits. The government is being told to take action to reform defamation laws in Italy.
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Five children have died in Italian swimming pools in the past three months, Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said, as he vowed to push through new pool safety legislation within weeks.
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Laura Pausini, the Grammy-winning Italian singer, joins Robbie Williams and Nicole Scherzinger for the FIFA anthem “Desire” ahead of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain. The star-studded send-off also features Tom Cruise, Jennifer Hudson and a Coldplay-curated half-time show.
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