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March 19, 2022 at 8:40 am

Italy baker makes ‘peace’ bread, sweets for Ukraine refugees VIEW

A small bakery in northern Italy is trying to do its part to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

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December 2, 2021 at 9:10 am

Banksy street murals recreated in Milan’s main train station VIEW

Travelers through Milan’s main train station can take a break this week among reproductions of murals by street artist Banksy.

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November 27, 2021 at 5:45 am

Fresh snow beckons Italian skiers returning after 20 months

After a season of being restricted to watching snow accumulate on distant mountains, Italian skiers are finally returning to the slopes that have been off-limits...

November 27, 2021 at 5:45 am

Fresh snow beckons Italian skiers returning after 20 months VIEW

After a season of being restricted to watching snow accumulate on distant mountains, Italian skiers are finally returning to the slopes that have been off-limits...

September 29, 2021 at 6:29 am

Climate activist Nakate seeks immediate action in Glasgow VIEW

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate said youth delegates at a gathering in Italy’s financial capital are struggling to get their voices through in an event...

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A 97 year old retired American soldier Martin Adler, center, poses with Giulio, left, Mafalda, right, and Giuliana Naldi that he saved during a WWII at Bologna’s airport, Italy, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a back-and-white photo of himself as a young soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944. The 97-year-old World War II veteran met the three siblings — now octogenarians themselves — in person for the first time on Monday, eight months after a video reunion. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) XAC108 XAC108

August 23, 2021 at 1:17 pm

US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children VIEW

For decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself and three Italian children he is credited with saving from the Nazis in 1944. Now...

Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy, Sunday, May 23, 2021. A mountaintop cable car plunged to the ground in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least five people and sending at least three more to the hospital, authorities said. (Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Piemontese via AP) MOT102 MOT102

May 23, 2021 at 11:36 pm

Italy investigators probe why cable car brake ‘didn’t work’ VIEW

The disaster, in one of the most picturesque spots in northern Italy, raised questions anew about the quality and safety of Italy’s transport infrastructure. Fourteen...

April 22, 2021 at 8:42 am

Milan gets buzzier with 1 million bees in designer hives VIEW

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan got a little buzzier on Thursday with a project that mixes biodiversity with art. A...

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December 12, 2020 at 11:28 pm

AP PHOTOS: Italian doctors fighting pandemic in rural areas VIEW

CAORSO, Italy (AP) — Wearing full-body protective gear, Dr. Luigi Cavanna visits his patients in their homes in small towns and rural areas in the...

The painting which was found last December near an art gallery and believed to be the missing Gustav Klimt’s painting â€˜Portrait of a Ladyâ€™ is displayed during a press conference in Piacenza, Italy, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Art experts have confirmed that a stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s walls is Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady,” Italian prosecutors said Friday. A gardener reported finding an art work inside a bag last month while clearing ivy at the Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery in the northern city of Piacenza. â€œPortrait of a Ladyâ€ disappeared from the gallery during renovation work in February 1997. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) XAC101 XAC101

January 17, 2020 at 6:40 am

Portrait found in gallery’s walls verified as missing Klimt

PIACENZA, Italy (AP) — Art experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls last month is Gustav Klimt's “Portrait...

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