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American woman found murdered in Florence

Monday, January 11, 2016 Editorial Staff News

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.

Italian government invests 300 million in culture

Thursday, January 7, 2016 Editorial Staff News

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.

Italy cut in two because of an unexploded bomb

Unexploded WWII bomb causes Italy travel havoc

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Editorial Staff News

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 .

Mantegna, Tintoretto, Rubens stolen in Verona

Friday, November 20, 2015 Editorial Staff News

Some 15 priceless paintings including a Mantegna, five Tintorettos and a Rubens were stolen from Verona’s Castelvecchio museum.

Florence mourns the victims of the Paris attacks

#ParisAttacks: Florence reacts with solidarity

Saturday, November 14, 2015 Editorial Staff News

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.

Pope: The Church lives among the people

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Editorial Staff News

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).