The town council of San Gimignano on Tuesday launched a crowdfunding scheme to pay to repair part of its walls which collapsed last week.
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Florence to host the Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Florence Chamber of Commerce have concluded a cooperation agreement to enable the PCA to make use of the Chamber’s facilities in Florence for arbitration hearings.
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Man shot in central Florence dies
A 70-year-old black man was shot multiple times in central Florence Monday and died of his wounds.
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33 arrested in operation targeting Chinese mafia
Italian police conducted a huge operation targeting the Chinese mafia.
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Mosque near Florence to be built on Church land
A new mosque is to be built on Catholic Church land in Sesto Fiorentino, in the north of the city Florence.
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Firefighters rushed to Florence’s Uffizi gallery
Firefighters rushed to Florence’s Uffizi gallery on Thursday November 30, 2017.
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Da Vinci’s Codex Leicester is set to return to Florence
Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester is set to return to Italy for the first time in over 20 years.
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Italy bans commercial use of Michelangelo’s David
A court in Florence has banned the unlicensed commercial use of images of the Michelangelo’s David.
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Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi sells for record $450m
Leonardo da Vinci’s depiction of Jesus entitled Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) has been sold for record $450 million (380 million euros) at Christie’s auction house in New York, making it the most expensive artwork ever.
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UNESCO recommendations for the historic centre of Florence
This is the executive summary and recommendations of the report Joint UNESCO World Heritage Centre – ICOMOS, adivsory mission to the world heritage site of the historic centre of Florence, Italy.
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