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Gina Lollobrigida has been honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
June 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian screen icon, Gina Lollobrigida, dubbed ‘the most beautiful woman in the world,’ has been honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. As one of the world’s most iconic leading ladies, Lollobrigida appeared in about 60 movies, but her...
Italy returned a 17th century tombstone to its native Iran
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In an effort to prove “the importance that Italy places on the culture of restitution,” the country of Italy returned a 17th century tombstone featuring Arabic and Farsi inscriptions to its native Iran. Italy’s carabinieri art squad organized a...
Italy's "migrant hero" was baptized by Pope Francis
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s “migrant hero” was baptized by Pope Francis during an Easter service at St. Peter’s Basilica. John Ogah, 31, was begging outside a supermarket in Rome last year when a masked thief armed with a cleaver tried to rob it. The Nigerian man held...
Italy granted citizenship to over 200,000 people in 2016
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy granted citizenship to over 200,000 people in 2016, more than any other country in the European Union. While EU nationals can live in the country permanently without so much as a visa, non-Europeans also have the option to stay without...
Undetonated WWII bomb forced the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people in Bologna
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The discovery of an undetonated WWII bomb forced the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people in Bologna last month. The bomb was found on private land close to a railway underpass near the station north of the city centre causing many road and rail...
A 92-year-old woman and her daughter have been reunited in Italy after 70 years
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A 92-year-old woman and her daughter who were separated at the end of WWII have been reunited in Italy after 70 years. The emotional reunion was made possible by Germany-based International Tracing Services (ITS), which specializes in reuniting...
Italy's three main rightwing parties met last month to discuss their strategy
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
After a month-long stalemate, the leaders of Italy’s three main rightwing parties met last month to discuss their strategy ahead of continuing talks aimed at forming a government. Initial talks with the country’s president, Sergio Mattarella,...
Italian voters opted for anti-establishment parties in March's general election
April 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian voters opted for anti-establishment parties in March’s general election. In another blow to the European establishment, about half of the Italian electorate voted for populist parties once considered unconventional and extreme. In Italy’s...
Italy elected its first black senator in history
April 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy elected its first black senator in history. Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian immigrant, is a member of the anti-immigration Lega (League) party. Iwobi was elected in Brescia, Lombardy to the upper house of the country’s parliament. The far-right League...
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