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83 percent of Italians back Italy’s bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Polls conducted by the International Olympic Committee show that 83 percent of Italians back Italy’s bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. This figure is much higher than the 53 percent figure of Sweden, where...
Italy offers subsidies to buyers of green vehicles
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
As of March 1, Italy offers subsidies of up to 6,000 euros to buyers of green vehicles while the purchase of larger vehicles that run on traditional fuels yield a rise in taxes. Taxpayers who purchase or lease a registered vehicle with...
Italy’s culture minister has vowed to stop plans to build the “Wheel of Pompei”
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s culture minister, Alberto Bonisoli has vowed to stop plans to build the “Wheel of Pompeii,” a giant Ferris wheel that would tower over one of Italy’s most precious archaeological sites, should it ever actually cross his desk. According...
Trying to steal a Bruegel masterpiece worth 3 million euro
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Thieves were outwitted by police when trying to steal a Bruegel masterpiece worth 3 million euro. When police were tipped off about the art gang’s plot, they swapped the masterpiece with a fake and set up a sting operation. Installing secret...
Italians are blaming extreme weather conditions for the plummet in Italy's olive harvest
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italians are blaming extreme weather conditions for the plummet in Italy’s olive harvest – the worst in 25 years. A 57% plunge in the country’s olive harvest could leave Italy dependent on imports beginning in April, a leading climate scientist has...
Rome's ancient Largo di Torre Argentina will be restored
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Rome’s ancient Largo di Torre Argentina will be restored and opened to the public in 2021. The sacred square once housed four Roman temples and was adjoined by the Theatre of Pompey, Rome’s first permanent theatre and the spot where Julius Caesar...
A long-lost Caravaggio painting discovered in French in 2014 was unveiled in London
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A long-lost Caravaggio painting discovered in the attic of an old house in the southwestern French city of Toulouse in 2014 was unveiled in London last month. Believed to be worth more than $100 million, the painting depicts a naked warrior looking...
Morgan Motor Company is to be bought by an Italian Investment firm
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Morgan Motor Company, one of the last remaining British-owned carmakers, is to be bought by an Italian Investment firm. The 110-year-old classic sports car firm sold a majority holding to Italy’s Investindustrial which owns stakes in a broad range...
An Italian mafia "super-fugitive" has been arrested
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An Italian mafia “super-fugitive,” Marco Di Lauro, has been arrested in Naples after 14 years on the run. Considered the second-most dangerous man in Italy, Di Lauro (38) was arrested without a fight last month at his home. The operation involved...
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