Prosecutors requested a sentence of 26 years in prison for the former Costa Concordia’s captain Francesco Schettino.
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Merkel, Renzi politics inspired by Michelangelo
At the foot of the world-famous Michelangelo’s David in the Accademia Gallery, an unusual press room in Florence, Italy, hosted the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Florence to host Merkel-Renzi summit
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi play the card of beauty of his native Florence to agree with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on important economic issues referred to European situation.
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#ParisRally, live streaming and twitting in english
Watch the live coverage in english by France 24 and follow the live twitting.
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#CharlieHebdo, tighter controls at the Tower of Pisa
Security services and controls strengthened around the Tower of Pisa after the terrorist attacks in Paris. A recent video message accompanied by images recorded by ISIS made showed the Pisan monument, without a specific threat.
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Paris shooting, a tribute to the victims in Florence
Hundreds of people gathered across Florence and other Italian cities to pay tribute to the victims of a violent shooting at the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
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Tuscany mourns the death of Pino Daniele
Musicians, fans, family praise work of Neapolitan artist Pino Daniele, who died at age 59 on Monday January 5th, 2015.
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Weather Alert, heavy snowfalls on the Apennines
Weather alert in Tuscany, Italy. Saturday December 27, 2014, from 8 am to 8 pm heavy snowfalls are expected on the Appennini ridge.
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Unions to occupy provincial Offices in Florence
Unions representing civil servants started to occupy the offices of the provincial florentine governments “indefinitely” to protest against the central government’s 2015 budget bill.
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Sabotage disrupts Italian rail services
Rail services in several parts of Italy suffered disruption and delays after an arson attack on systems near to Bologna’s Santa Viola station Tuesday December 23, 2014.
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