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Is an Austrian tourist who damaged Canova's sculpture
September 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian police tracked down an Austrian tourist responsible for damaging a statue at the Gypsotheca Museum in Possagno in northern Italy. Three toes on the right foot of the 19th century sculpture of a reclining Pauline Bonaparte by neoclassical...
Texas billionaire Dan Friedkin buys the Serie A Roma Calcio team
September 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin has signed a deal worth 591 million euros to take over Serie A side Roma. At press time, the deal should go through by the end of August. This is Friedkin’s first significant investment in a sport; he has business...
Genova, Renzo Piano's Bridge is ready
September 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Two years after the tragic collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, which killed 43 people and is considered one of the worst infrastructure disasters in modern Italian history, Renzo Piano’s replacement creation is ready for inauguration. The...
Italy threatened to ban Ryanair
September 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In August, Italy threatened to ban Dublin-based airline Ryanair from its skies for alleged COVID-19 guideline violations. Ryanair, who was previously criticized by German health authorities, denied all accusations of non-compliance. The Italian...
Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled for two Italian marines
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in February 2012 are entitled to immunity from prosecution in India, a court has ruled. Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Lattore were guarding an Indian oil tanker off the Indian coast...
The UK reopens to Italians after the quarantine.
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The UK published a list of European countries exempt from a quarantine rule in early July. Italy is part of the list of “lower risk countries” after being designated as one of the hardest hit countries by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year....
Pink glacial ice appearance in the Alps
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. While there is debate as to where the algae come from, Biagio Di Mauro of Italy’s...
Ocean Vikings rescue migrants in july
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In July, Italy granted permission for 180 migrants rescued by a charity-run ship in the Mediterranean to disembark in the country. After a more than 1-week standoff, the Ocean Viking, operated by rescue group SOS Mediterranèe, was able to dock. The...
Italian and French authorities recovered a stolen artwork
July 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian and French authorities recovered a stolen piece of artwork last month. Last year, French officials announced the theft of the piece, a black image appearing to depict a person mourning, painted by British artist Banksy. The piece had been...
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