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.
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 moreSnow, 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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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 moreGiant 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.
Read moreIn January the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF), at the European University Institute’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, released a policy report on European Union Competencies in Respect of Media Pluralism and Media Freedom.
Read moreA piece of a 16th-century fresco fell from the ceiling of a corridor in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery on Wednesday morning, during the opening times of the Florentine museum. The piece has a diameter of around 30 centimeters and fortunately did not hit any visitors.
Read moreVilla La Pietra Dialogues will present “Italian Elections: Looking Forward Film and Lecture Series” with Roberto D’Alimonte,Professor of Political Science at LUISS-Guido Carli Rome and NYU Florence and Columnist for Il Sole 24 Ore.
Read moreBank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco said 2013 was going to be another ”difficult year” during a speech in Florence that was interrupted by protesting students. “Achieving balance in the public accounts is the precondition for success,” he said.
Read moreAuthorities are evaluating how to drain the Costa Concordia shipwreck of 230,000 cubic meters of water, which may be contaminated with hydrocarbons, heavy metals and decomposed food, authorities said Friday.
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