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Italian journalist have been arrested in Venezuela
November 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An Italian journalist was among a group of three journalists who have been arrested in Venezuela over a report they were preparing that allegedly planned to showcase overpopulation and inmate malnourishment in a northern Venezuelan prison. Roberto...
Italian taxi drivers plan to go on strike on November 7
November 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian taxi drivers plan to go on strike on November 7 in protest over delays by the transport ministry to update regulations governing private car-hire services. Taxi drivers claim private car-hire and car-share services benefit favorably from...
Cancer might not be as strongly connected to the modern lifestyle as has been thought
November 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The presence of tumors found in the mummies of a duke, a king and a prince in Naples could suggest that cancer is not as strongly connected to the modern lifestyle factors as has been thought. The research team from Pisa who conducted the study...
Andrea Pirlo is retiring at the end of this year
November 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Andrea Pirlo, Italy’s legendary footballer, is retiring at the end of this year at the age of 38. “You realize yourself that the time has come. Each day, you have physical problems and you can’t train as you would like to because there’s always...
A bar in Lecce holds the title of Best Bar in Italy
November 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A bar in Lecce holds the title of Best Bar in Italy for the second time in five years according to Italy’s Gambero Rosso food and drink guide. 300mila Lounge offers classic cocktails and bar snacks alongside alcoholic coffees and a vast range of...
Italian "most wanted mafioso", was arrested in Montevideo, Uruguay
October 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An Italian man, dubbed Italy’s “most wanted mafioso,” was arrested at a hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay in early September. Rocco Morabito, who was described as a member of the ‘Ndrangheta, the Calabrian Mafia, and one of the top leaders in the...
6,000-year-old Italian wine found in a Sicilian cave
October 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Researchers have found 6,000-year-old Italian wine in a Sicilian cave. An ancient copper container unearthed in a cave on Monto Kronio contained traces of wine dating back to the fourth millennia B.C., according to a research team from the...
Paolo Sorrentino is behind a biopic film of Silvio Berlusconi
October 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Award-winning Gomorra director Paolo Sorrentino is behind a highly anticipated biopic film of the flamboyant former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi. The flick is expected to delve into the personal life of Berlusconi, from his famous “Bunga Bunga”...
More than 40 percent of the Italian coastline is polluted
October 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
More than 40 percent of the Italian coastline is polluted says a study by a research ship from the Italian government organization Legambiente. The company’s Goletta Verde (Green Boat) has been sailing Italy’s coastline for the last 30 years to...
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