Margaret Thatcher died at 87. Read the Margaret Thatcher’ speech at Anglo-Italian Summit in Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy, in 1986. After the international meeting she visited the Uffizi Gallery, the Corridio vasariano and Palazzo Vecchio.
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Brunello, Franco Biondi Santi died at 91
Famous Brunello di Montalicino producer Franco Biondi Santi, dubbed the “gentleman of Brunello” died on Sunday at the age of 91.
Read moreLoggia dei Lanzi, tourist takes finger from Pio Fedi’s statue
Florence cultural authorities on Friday moved to repair Pio Fedi’s Rape of Polyxena in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the central Piazza della Signoria following the removal of a finger in the latest act of vandalism against the statue.
Read moreRenzi ready to take revenge in potential new elections
Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi says he is interested in running for premier if Italians have to go back to elections after an inconclusive vote last month. “If the conditions are right, I would,” he told Italian weekly l’Espresso.
Read moreLigresti and Cioni acquitted in corruption trial
A Florence court on Wednesday acquitted Italian financier and former construction magnate Salvatore Ligresti and former Florence city councilman Graziano Cioni of corruption charges related to a mega-construction project in the Castello area of the city.
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White smoke in San Pietro: Bergoglio from Argentina is the new Pope
Black smoke appeared over the Vatican following the second morning of the cardinals’ conclave on Wednesday, signalling that so far the second day of voting has failed to produce a new pope. Follow the White smoke watch live on the Florence Daily News home page.
A Dabate on Italy and the Rights of Others
Guido Tintori, Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute for History, University of Leiden and Rainer Bauböck, Professor of Social and Political Theory and Dean of Graduate Studies, European University Institute Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00 pm will speak on Italy and the Rights of Others – Reflections on national belonging in Italy between emigration and immigration.
Read moreWeather alert for snow and rain in Tuscany
Snow, ice and rain over the Italian general elections, even in Tuscany. The bad weather will continue across much of Italy through early Monday, according to the Tuscan Protezione civile.
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Girl slapped, called racial slurs caught on tape in Tuscany
Italian police said Wednesday they are investigating the bullying of a young woman of colour who suffered a beating and endured racial slurs – all captured on video and later shared on the Internet.
Read moreThe Japanese want “put some clothes on David”
Giant reproductions of Michelangelo’s David and the Venus de Milo are raising eyebrows in the Japanese town of Okuizumo because of their oversize nude bodies.
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