The Padova Urbs Picta site in the historic walled city comprises eight religious and secular buildings hosting a selection of ...
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Sinner thanks his luck after win over Berrettini
Jannik Sinner said he got lucky after clinching three tiebreaks to beat his Italian compatriot Matteo Berrettini in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Italian News /
Salvini rebuffs Mattarella ‘absolutism’ warning
Deputy Prime Minister, Transport Minister and right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini on Thursday rebuffed a warning from President Sergio Mattarella on the “absolutism of the majority”.
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Zuppi says no more deaths at borders, no walls but bridges
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi said Wednesday there should be no more migrant deaths at Italian borders and Italy should not build walls but bridges for those wanting to come to Europe.
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Woman, 93, gets middle school diploma
A 93-year-old former seamstress has got her middle-school diploma 80 years after the Second World War prevented her from continuing her academic success.
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American cop killers get time off on appeal
Two young Americans who killed a Carabiniere in Rome in 2019 got substantial sentence reductions on appeal on Wednesday.
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Antisemitism is back says Piantedosi
Antisemitism is resurgent in Italy “across the board”, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Wednesday.
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AI will create more jobs but also inequality says watchdog
Artificial Intelligence will create more jobs but also more inequality, Italy’s privacy watchdog said Wednesday.
Italian News /
Italian Government seeking to ease prison overcrowding
Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet is set to examine a decree aimed at easing prison overcrowding on Wednesday amid concern about the high number of inmate and warder suicides, sources said.
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‘Surrogacy universal crime’ bill moves ahead in Senate
A bill to make surrogacy a universal crime moved forward in the Senate Wednesday as a centre-right Senator filed a bill to give 1000 euros a month to low-income pregnant women who agree not to have abortions.
Arts & Culture /
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to open Venice Film Festival
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’, the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s cult 1988 fantasy horror comedy, will open the Venice Film Festival with its world premiere on Wednesday August 28, organisers said Tuesday.