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‘Oleato': Starbucks' Olive Oil-Infused Drinks Spark Curiosity in Italy
Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine, called the mixing of olive oil with coffee “a curious combination” but said it was reserving judgment, having not yet sampled the drinks.
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Italy's Famed Venice Canals Dry Up, Leaving Gondolas Stuck in the Mud
Some of Venice’s secondary canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system.
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Mafia Hitman Found Working at French Pizzeria After 16 Years on the Run
Interpol says police in southeastern France have arrested a convicted murderer linked to Italy’s most powerful organized crime group, the ’ndrangheta, who was on the run for 16 years.
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Gina Lollobrigida, Italian Film Legend, Dies at Age 95
Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies, died in Rome on Monday, her agent said.
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Mafia Boss Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy's No. 1 Fugitive, Arrested in Sicily
Italian paramilitary police say they have arrested convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in a private clinic in Palermo.
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Newly Restored House in Pompeii Offers Glimpse of Elite Life. Take a Peek Inside
The newly restored remains of an opulent ancient house in Pompeii offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of domestic life in the doomed Roman city.
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Italian Rescuers Search for About a Dozen Missing After Landslides
Rescuers are digging through mud for a second day in the search for people missing following an enormous landslide on the Italian resort island of Ischia.
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Discovery of Bronzes in Italy Rewrites History on Transition From Etruscan to Roman Empire
Italian authorities have announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring. They say the find will “rewrite history” about the transition from the Etruscan civilization to the Roman Empire. The discovery occurred in the San Casciano dei Bagni archaeological dig near Siena. The Culture Ministry says it’s one of the most significant...
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Thousands Turn Out to Commemorate Italy's Fascist Dictator Mussolini in Weekend March
Several thousand black-clad fascist sympathizers chanted and sang in praise of Benito Mussolini as they marched to the slain Italian dictator’s crypt Sunday, 100 years after Mussolini entered Rome and completed a bloodless coup that gave rise to two decades of fascist rule.
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Arsenal Loanee Pablo Mari Among 5 Stabbed in Italy Supermarket Attack, One Killed
Arsenal loanee Pablo Mari was among five people stabbed in an Italian supermarket on Thursday that left one dead, according to local media.
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‘Gladiator' Actor Russell Crowe Celebrated During Visit to Rome
The actor famously played Maximus, a general forced into slavery before turning into a gladiator, in the 2000 movie that earned him an Academy Award.
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Far-Right Leader Giorgia Meloni Likely to Lead Italy's Next Government
Italian voters have shifted sharply, rewarding a party with neo-fascist roots and bolstering prospects the country could have its first far-right-led government since World War II.
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Giorgio Armani and Guests Flee Sicilian Island Wildfires as Blaze Threatened Vacation Villas
Firefighters are putting out the remnants of two wildfires on a Sicilian island that forced fashion designer Giorgio Armani and dozens more to flee vacation villas overnight.
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WATCH: Breathtaking Views of a Submerged Roman Resort Town
Volcanic activity under Baia, Italy once heated the Roman hot springs here, making it a popular resort for emperors and other powerful Romans. All these years later, the town is underwater. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin dives below the surface and shows you the preserved ruins.
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Video of Deadly Beating of African Immigrant on Busy Beach Town Street Shocks Italy
The brutal attack of Nigerian vendor Alika Ogorchukwu was reportedly filmed by onlookers without any apparent attempt to intervene physically.
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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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Italy's President Rejects Premier Mario Draghi's Resignation
Italy’s president has rebuffed Premier Mario Draghi’s offer to resign after a key ally refused to back the government in a Senate vote. The presidential office said Thursday evening that President Sergio Mattarella “didn’t accept the resignation and invited the premier to go to Parliament” to find support for his national unity government. Draghi, who was snubbed earlier in the...
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Drone Searches For 13 Unaccounted-For Hikers After Glacier Avalanche In Italy
Rescuers using drones are resuming the search for an estimated 13 people unaccounted-for following an avalanche in northern Italy that killed at least seven people and is being blamed in large part on rising temperatures that are melting glaciers. After rain hampered the search Monday, sunny weather on Tuesday allowed helicopters to bring more rescue teams up to the avalanche...
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Alpine Avalanche Leaves 7 Known Dead, 13 Missing in Italy
Officials put the known death toll at seven.
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Venice Unveils Mandatory Day-Trippers' Reservation and Fee
Starting in January, Venice will oblige day-trippers to make reservations and pay a fee to visit the historic lagoon city.