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Ancient artifacts from Mexico found in Italy
December 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In late October, Mexico recovered three ancient artifacts that were stolen and bound for auction in Italy as the Latin American country holds a global campaign to recover its art and relics. The items, which are more than 2,300-years-old, are a...
The “father of tiramisù” Aldo Campeol passed away
December 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Ado Campeol, the man known as the “father of tiramisu,” died recently at the age of 93. Campeol's restaurant, Le Beccherie, has long been considered the birthplace of tiramisu, the sweet Italian dessert that has become a global favorite at the...
Thousands of demonstrators marched to protest Italy’s new “Green Pass”
December 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome’s famous Via Veneto and other streets in October as they protested Italy’s new “Green Pass” vaccination requirement for employees to enter their offices. The certification was mandatory beginning on Oct....
Pompeii Archaeologists have unearthed an exceptionally rare find
December 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Pompeii archaeologists said last month they have unearthed the remains of a "slave room" in an exceptionally rare find at a Roman villa destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago. The little room with three beds, a ceramic pot and...
Italian physicist Giorgio Parisi won the Nobel Prize
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian physicist Giorgio Parisi of Rome's Sapienza University won the Nobel Prize for Physics along with Syukuro Manabe & Klaus Hasselmann. Parisi, 73, was born in Rome and won the prize for his research on complex systems. Parisi was...
Pope Francis signed for a more sustainable behavior
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders have signed a joint appeal to governments to commit to ambitious targets at the upcoming UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow. The religious leaders also promised to do their own part to lead their...
A different way to see Tuscany
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Antonio Martini, an entrepreneur and head of the AM Turistic company, is offering visitors to Tuscany a different way to see the country. Martini and his staff are organizing trips that allow tourists to appreciate the territory from an aerial...
Plane crashed in Milan
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A private plane crashed into an empty office block in the northern Italian city of Milan, killing all eight people on board. The plane, which was bound for the island of Sardinia, came down after taking off from Milan's Linate airport. The pilot...
Italy’s Green Pass
October 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s Green Pass, a digital certificate showing that people have been vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from covid-19, and is required for dining indoors in restaurants, long-distance travel and a host of cultural and leisure activities in...