Florence’s court of appeal said it will decide on January 10 on a petition to review the trial of Rudy Guede, the only person convicted of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia.
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Florence marks 50th anniversary of the big flood
Today Florence is marking the 50th anniversary of the devastating flood of the River Arno in 1966.
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Earthquake, aftershocks continue in Italy
Aftershocks continue to keep people on edge in the areas of central Italy devastated by a series of recent earthquakes, including Sunday’s 6.5-magnitude quake near Norcia.
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NY, DC to remember the 1966 Florence flood
An event and an exhibition at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC to remember the 1966 Florence flood.
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Remembering the 50th anniversary of the flood
The 1966 flood of the Arno river in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. 50 years later the city of Florence commemorate that natural disaster.
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Former Italian president Ciampi has died at 95
Former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has died at the age of 95.
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A square in Florence dedicated to Oriana Fallaci
Florence City Council approved the naming of the square in front of the Fortezza da Basso and the extra stop of the tramway to the Florentine journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci, ten years after her death.
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Remembering Sept. 11 in Florence… 15 years later
The city of Florence and the New York University Florence have joined together to organize the commemoration of September 11, 2001 with a celebration of peace, on September 12, 2016, followed by the lighting of a candle.
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Professor Ennio Di Nolfo dies at 86 in Florence
Ennio Di Nolfo, one of the most established international relations professors, dies in Florence at 86.
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A walkway over the Arno river along the chasm
The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, aims to finalize the Arno walkway created few days ago to help to restore Lungarno Torrigiani, where a 200-meter-long hole opened up May 25, 2016.
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