A Florence prosecutor asked an appeals court to sentence former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino to 27 years for the 2012 shipwreck that left 32 dead off the Isola del Giglio, a Tuscan island.
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Stuck owl rescued by firefighters in Florence
The Vigili del Fuoco di Firenze intervened in Florence to save an owl got stuck on the terrace of an apartment in via Maroncelli, close to the Florence stadium.
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16 meningitis cases in Tuscany since the start of 2016
A series of meningitis contractions continued in Tuscany: Tuesday March 29, 2016 a 58-year-old woman was taken into hospital in Empoli.
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Fountain of Neptune lit up in Belgian colours
Florence’s Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria lit up in the black, yellow and red of the Belgian flag.
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Italy on alert after Brussels terror attacks
Italy is on maximum alert after at least two terror attacks in Brussels. “It is an attack comparable to what happened in Paris”, mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, said.
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Italy mourns the lives of 7 Italian students in Spain
Italy mourns the lives of seven female Italian students among the 13 young people killed in Sunday’s bus crash in the Catalonia region of Spain.
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Women in Europe and the World topic of #SOU2016
The Sixth Edition of The State of The Union will take place from 5 to 7 May 2016, in Florence, on the theme of Women in Europe and the World.
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Florence’s pediatric hospital celebrates 125 years
The Florence’s pediatric hospital celebrats 125 years during 2016.
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18.1% of culture sites risk landslides in Italy
Nearly 20% of Italy’s artistic heritage is at risk for being damaged by landslides, according to a report released Wednesday by the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA).
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Grossi elected new Constitutional Court chief
Famous jurist Paolo Grossi (83) was elected president of Italy’s Constitutional Court for a two-year mandate on Wednesday February 24, 2016.
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