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An oratory as been transformed into a synagogue in Palermo
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An oratory known as Holy Mary of Saturday as been transformed into a synagogue in Palermo, Sicily. The edict of Palermo’s archbishop, Corrado Lorefice, reversed a Spanish order of five centuries ago that forced Sicily’s Jews to leave...
20 percent of women born in the 1970s to remain childless in Greece, Spain and Italy
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A Viennese study group reported that about 20 percent of women born in the 1970s are likely to remain childless in Greece, Spain and Italy. Italy’s birthrate has reverted to 1.3. Countries recognize the problem and Italy has increased bonuses...
The town of Bormida is offering to pay 2,000 euros to anyone who moves there
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In the Ligurian region of Italy, the town of Bormida is offering to pay 2,000 euros to anyone who moves there. The community is down to less than 400 people and to save it from being a “ghost town,” the mayor has tossed in a bonus of...
Roman marble portrait head has been returned to a museum near Naples
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An ancient Roman marble portrait head of Drusus Minor has been returned to a museum near Naples. It was stolen in 1944 from an Italian museum and purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona in 2012. They believed...
"Viva Arte Viva", the Venice Biennale in mid-May
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Venice Biennale in mid-May was a sprawling art show, “Viva Arte Viva.” New and established artists exhibited varying themes such as Swiss artist Julian Charriere’s “Future Fossil Spaces,” a room of bricks from the...
The Venetian City Council has banned takeaway food shops
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Venetian City Council has banned takeaway food shops claiming such businesses were incompatible with their cultural heritage. New gelaterias can still set up shop, however, outlets and kiosks selling pizza by the slice have been prohibited....
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met in Italy with the G7 Group
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Before traveling to Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met in Italy with the G7 Group to discuss additional strategic moves against Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad. The U.K, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, and Italy met with...
Six police officers were slightly injured outside the G7
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
During the two-day meeting, six police officers were slightly injured outside the G7 session in Lucca. Approximately 300 demonstrators attempted to crash through the line of armed officers. Some protestors tossed stones and objects, injuring the...
Taxi unions are complaining that Uber represents unfair competition
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Taxi unions are complaining that Uber represents unfair competition. A Rome court has ordered Uber to stop and desist advertising and promoting taxi service by unlicensed drivers. A Milan court banned a similar promotion two years ago and that was...
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