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Italy bans puppy yoga
Italy's health ministry has banned puppies from participating in yoga classes, though adult dogs may continue.
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Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels
Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, from Romano di Lombardia, was buried when a shelf broke in his warehouse
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Italians outraged after court clears man of groping a teen because the contact was under 10 seconds
Italians are using social media to denounce a court verdict clearing a school janitor of a sexual assault charge for groping a 17-year-old student because it only lasted “around five/10 seconds.”
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Pompeii archaeologists discover 'pizza' painting
Experts say the flatbread depicted in the 2,000 year-old fresco may be a precursor to the Italian dish.
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Bunga bunga and bling aside, Berlusconi’s legacy is a loss of faith in Italy’s political elite
One of European politics’ most controversial figures, his career was marked by tawdry sex and corruption scandals
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Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano
"Prisencolinensinainciusol" (stylized on the single cover as "PRİSENCÓLİNENSİNÁİNCIÚSOL") is a song composed by the Italian singer Adriano Celentano, and performed by Celentano and his wife Claudia Mori. It was released as a single in 1972. Both the name of the song and its lyrics are gibberish but are intended to sound like English in an American accent.
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Photographer Captures Ultra-Rare Red Ring of Light Over Italy
A photographer has captured a rare and mysterious phenomenon called ELVE which appears as a massive red ring of light in the sky and is generated from thunderstorm clouds. Valter Binotto captured the ELVE which appeared for only a few milliseconds over Italy on Monday, March 27. It was 223 miles (359 kilometers) wide and located 62 miles (100 kilometers) high in the ionosphere.
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OpenAI geoblocks ChatGPT in Italy
No, it’s not an April Fools’ joke: OpenAI has started geoblocking access to its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in Italy. The move follows an order by the local data protection authority Friday that it must stop processing Italians’ data for the ChatGPT service.
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ChatGPT banned in Italy
ChatGPT is now banned in Italy.
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Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat to protect food heritage
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the proposed ban aims to protect farmers and consumers.
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A tech boss appointed by Italy's prime minister resigned after quoting a speech from fascist dictator Mussolini in an internal email
Claudio Anastasio, who is reported to be friends with Mussolini's granddaughter, provided no clear reasoning for his unusual choice of quote.
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The Sauce That Survived Italy's War on Pasta
The Futurists tried to abolish pasta and all they got was this delicious dish.
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Italy's education minister wants to ban phones in classroom
Valditara wants to remove welfare benefit from young people who have not completed schooling. Italy's new right-wing government is set to ban phones in class during lessons to prevent students from getting distracted, education minister Giuseppe Valditara told state broadcaster RAI on Thursday.
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Italy’s Budget Bill Encourages Crypto Investors to Disclose Holdings
Italian lawmakers have proposed in the budget bill to encourage taxpayers to declare their crypto assets as of Jan. 1, 2023, and pay a 14% tax, according to Bloomberg. The move comes as a part of Italy’s plan to tighten digital assets regulation and increase taxes on crypto gains next year.
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LEONARDO is inaugurated: Europe welcomes a new world-leading supercomputer
Today, the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and CINECA officially inaugurated LEONARDO, the newest EuroHPC pre-exascale supercomputer ranked as the 4th fastest in the world, at the Bologna Technopole in Italy.
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Italian researchers find new recipe to extend life of fresh pasta by a month
Altering packaging process could allow pasta to be kept for 120 days, tackling food waste
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New York returns $19m worth of stolen art to Italy
New York's district attorney has returned $19m (£16m) worth of stolen art to Italy. The 58 pieces include a marble head of the goddess Athena dated 200 BC, worth an estimated $3m alone. The stolen artefacts were sold on to museums and private dealers by convicted looters, said Mr Alvin Bragg.
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Exclusive: Italy, Intel close to $5 billion deal for chip factory
Italy is close to clinching a deal initially worth $5 billion with Intel (INTC.O) to build an advanced semiconductor packaging and assembly plant in the country, two sources briefed on discussions told Reuters on Thursday. Intel's investment in Italy is part of a wider plan announced by the U.S. chipmaker earlier this year to invest $88 billion in building capacity across Europe, which is striving to cut its reliance on Asian chip imports and ease a supply crunch that has curbed output in the region's strategic car sector.
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US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera
Soprano Angel Blue says she won't perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of another work this summer
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Caesar’s favourite herb was the Viagra of ancient Rome. Until climate change killed it off
Perfume, tonic – even love potion – silphium was prized by the ancient Romans, but in its success lay the seeds of its own downfall
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