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June is filled with great events such as festas and musical concerts all over the country. June 2 – Festa della Repubblica (Anniversary of the Republic) On this day in 1946, Italians voted to abolish the monarchy that had been in place since...

Known for its wildlife and geothermal features such as Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, 96% of which lies in Wyoming while the remaining 4% crosses the boarders into Idaho and Montana, was signed into law in March of 1872 and was the first...

The S&P 500 Index historically has performed better during the May-through-October period when it has started above its 200-day moving average. Long considered the worst six-month period of the year, it’s known universally as the time to...

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) claims that while Italy’s school children score well in socializing, they suffer high levels of anxiety. Results suggest the Italian school system is one of the world’s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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....