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US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945
The US Army has given a birthday cake to an Italian woman - to replace one that American soldiers stole from her as it cooled by a window 77 years ago. Meri Mion - who turns 90 on Friday - was 13 when her village of San Pietro, near Vicenza, saw fighting between US troops and German soldiers.
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Italian artist sells invisible sculpture for more than $18,000
Though he's received much critique for the sale, Salvatore Garau argues that his work of art isn't "nothing," but is instead a "vacuum."
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Italy to miss World Cup again after loss to North Macedonia
Italy missed out on the World Cup finals again after losing 1-0 at home to North Macedonia in their playoff semi-final on Thursday as Aleksandar Trajkovski's last-gasp strike earned the visitors a fa…
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Wooing Intel, Italy plans $4.6 bln fund to boost chipmaking
Italy plans to set aside more than 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) until 2030 to boost domestic chip manufacturing as it seeks to attract more investment from tech companies such as Intel, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. The government is trying to persuade the U.S. group to spend billions of euros on an advanced chipmaking plant in Italy that uses innovative technologies to weave full chips.
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Italy makes protecting environment part of Constitution
The Italian parliament approved a law on Tuesday making protection of the environment part of the Constitution in a vote politicians and activists hailed as significant for the country's future.
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Italian Tech Startup Revives Einstein’s Father’s Power Plant
A husband-wife team of entrepreneurs are using a once-abandoned hydroelectric station to feed the power grid and keep their artificial-intelligence enterprise humming.
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In an historic vote, Italy to ban fur farming and shut down all mink farms within six months
The Budget Committee of the Italian Senate today voted to approve a modified version of an amendment to the budget law which will see the country’s 10 remaining mink fur farms closed within six months and a permanent ban on fur farming throughout Italy.
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How are Rome's monuments still standing?
Nearly 2,000 years on, how are the Colosseum and the Pantheon still standing despite earthquakes, floods and military conflicts?
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Italian man tries to dodge Covid jab using fake arm
The man is so keen to get a vaccine pass he turns up with a plastic arm, but doctors aren't fooled.
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Amazon and Apple handed $225 million in Italian antitrust fines
Italy's antitrust authority has fined U.S. tech giants Amazon.com and Apple Inc a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple and Beats products.
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Italy's unions rally against neo-fascist groups after violent protests
Italy's biggest workers' unions rallied in Rome on Saturday and called on the government to dissolve the neo-fascist groups involved in last weekend's violent protests against the COVID-19 health pass.
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DNA Has Finally Revealed The Mysterious Origins of The Ancient Etruscans
DNA evidence has finally ended the debate about where the ancient Etruscans – an ancient civilization whose remains are found in Italy – came from.
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It’s Official: Alitalia Is Closing Down
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The Festival of the Snake-Catchers in Italy
The festival of the snake-catchers involves a procession carrying the statue of St. Dominic, draped with living snakes in Italy.
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Sicily hits 48.8°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe
The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe was reported on 11 August. The town of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily reached 48.8°C, 0.8°C higher than the previous European record
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Euro 2020 Final: Italy Beats England on Penalties
By Rory Smith, Elian Peltier, Tariq Panja and Andrew Das
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How Assassin’s Creed is bolstering tourism in Ireland, Italy, and beyond
Video games are all about escaping from reality. Now they’re being used to market real-life escapes.
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Italian museum's AI will judge artists' popularity by visitors’ expressions
Researchers hope the technology will help curate better exhibitions but creatives worry it will promote a race for 'likes'
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Asylum-seekers help produce Italy's famous Brunello wine
Summer is arriving in Italy’s wine country in Tuscany, and the leaves on the vines shimmer in gold and green. Yahya Adams moves his gloves through the foliage, removing excess buds and shoots to make the vines stronger.
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Global Cactus Traffickers Are Cleaning Out the Deserts
A recent raid in Italy involving rare Chilean species highlights the growing scale of a black market in the thorny plants.
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