Protests are taking place today and throughout the weekend in Venice, Genoa, and several other European cities. Local campaigners are rally against the damaging impact of mass tourism on their communities.
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Recent genetic research has sparked considerable debate, suggesting Christopher Columbus, the famed explorer, may not have been born in Genoa as long believed, but could instead be of Spanish Jewish descent.
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A former executive for highways company ASPI told the Morandi bridge trial he knew there was a risk of collapse years before it happened. The incident claimed 43 lives in Genoa on August 14, 2018.
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First hearing of the trial of 59 defendants over fatal collapse of Morandi Bridge in 2018 ends ‘prematurely’. It will continue in September.
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On Thursday, an Italian judge ordered 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, to stand trial over the collapse of a bridge in Genoa four years ago. 43 people died.
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A man died this morning in via Cecchi in Genoa. The 54-year-old worker fell from a scaffold while working. It is believed he was working at the height of the third floor. It is yet another workplace fatality this year.
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