Tuscan Director, actor and comic Roberto Benigni quipped that Premier Matteo Renzi had welcomed him and another three Oscar-winning Italian directors in the nude.
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Man arrested in relation with Ashley Olsen murder
Italian Police arrested a Senegalese drug dealer, 25, in connection with death of American artist Ashley Olsen, murdered in Florence.
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American woman found murdered in Florence
35-year-old American Ashley Olsen was found slain in her apartment in Florence on Saturday January 9, 2016, Italian police said. Her neck was bruised and scratched.
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Italian government invests 300 million in culture
The government has allocated 300 million euros for culture over the next three years. On the list of nationwide interventions the Florence national library with over 3.5 million euros.
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Unexploded WWII bomb causes Italy travel havoc
Italy was cut in two this morning, December 2, 2015, as an unexploded WWII bomb was removed from a field in Umbria, stopping traffic on Italy’s busy A1 motorway that joins Milan to Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples .
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Mantegna, Tintoretto, Rubens stolen in Verona
Some 15 priceless paintings including a Mantegna, five Tintorettos and a Rubens were stolen from Verona’s Castelvecchio museum.
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#ParisAttacks: Florence reacts with solidarity
A thousand people gathered this morning, Saturday November 14, 2015, in front of the Consulate of France in Florence to witness support to French people after the attacks in Paris.
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Pope: The Church lives among the people
Pope Francis stressed the need for “the Church to live among the people and for them,” saying it should maintain a healthy contact with reality and peoples’ lives. The Pope’s comments came during his homily at an outdoor Mass celebrated in Florence on Tuesday (10th November).
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Pope Francis: Church to be restless, innovative
Pope Francis said Tuesday November 10, 2015, that he wanted to see the Italian Church be restless and innovative during a visit to Florence.
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Pope in Prato: combat cancer of corruption
Pope Francis Tuesday November 10, 2015, commenced his visit to the Tuscan cities of Prato and Florence with a call to be ready to journey with Christ, and an appeal against the exploitation of workers.
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