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2021 record year for Italian wine exports
ROME – Wine exports from Italy fetched a record value of 7.1 billion euros in 2021, an increase of over 12 percent in one year, according to a report from the Qualivita Foundation using
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‘Tsar’s Suicide’ Putin murals removed from Lombardy capital
New artwork shows everyone responsible for peacebuilding
Russia ask for artwork on loan to Italy to be returned
MOSCOW – Following the addition of Italy to Russia’s list of ‘hostile countries,’ the country’s Ministry of Culture has asked Italian institutions to send back all the material they have
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David statue covered with black cloth to mourn Ukraine dead
FLORENCE – On the anniversary of birth of Michelangelo, the replica statue of David in Piazza della Signoria in Florence was covered with a black cloth as a sign of mourning and pain for the war i
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The 'Grand Tour’ Italian dream from Venice to Pompei
Italian Opera Festival cuts Mariinsky Orchestra
MACERATA – The symphonic concert with Valery Gergiev at the head of the Mariinsky Orchestra has been axed from the city's Opera Festival due to the war in Ukraine, as told by Ansa news agency.
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Russian Pavilion artists withdraw from Venice Biennale
VENICE – The curator and two artists due to represent Russia at the 59th International Venice Biennale have decided not to partake, saying, "there is no place for art when Ukrainian civi
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Turkish journalist Esma Cakir elected to head foreign press club
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Frascati, the wine of popes and kings
Russian and Ukrainian symbolic hug in Italian opera
NAPLES – During the applause at the end of an opera performed in the San Carlo Theatre, Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska and Russian mezzo Ekaterina Gubanova stepped forward togethe
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Paganini's centuries-old violin to be played in Warsaw Opera House
Sláinte! Celebration of ‘Celtic Connections’ in the Eternal City
Tosatti makes cosmic impact at Venice Biennale Italian Pavilion
Call for documentaries for Sole Luna Film Festival
Italian universities struggle to attract foreign students
ROME – Just five percent of students in Italian universities come from abroad, according to provisional data on enrollment numbers, a statistic that correlates with low rankings for Ital
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Fall in love at the Borghese Gallery Valentine's exhibition
A puzzle of paintings at ‘Three Outsiders’ exhibition
‘Queen of Italian Cinema’ Monica Vitti dies age 90
ROME – The “extraordinary” Italian actress Monica Vitti has died at the age of 90 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, announced the former culture minister Walter Veltroni at the reque
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Laika street art finds humour in Mattarella re-election
ROME – A picture by street artist Laika popped up overnight in Via della Cordonata, showing the recently re-elected President Sergio Mattarella chasing after his moving van and shouting
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Burns Night celebrated with Italy's love of Scottish seafood
ROME – The annual celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns was marked at Villa Wolkonsky with an unconventional seafood menu, created by Michelin-star chef Giuseppe Di Iorio and res
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War veteran Harry Shindler commemorates Anzio battle
ANZIO – The centenarian head of British war veterans in Italy, Harry Shindler, has paid tribute to his fallen companions duriing ceremonies to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of A
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Very first Slow Wine Fair dates confirmed
BOLOGNA – The first edition of the Sana Slow Wine Fair will be held in the Emilia-Romagna capital from March 27 to 29, to allow full participation of operators, professionals and visitor
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