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“On 18 November 2023, Giulia Cecchettin, 22, became Italy’s 105th victim of femicide that year. Her body, with more than 70 stab wounds, was found wrapped in black plastic bags in a ditch close to a lake north of Venice. Filippo Turetta, her ex-boyfriend, confessed to killing the biomedical engineering student, who was just days […]

“A piracy ring that gave 22mn subscribers in Europe cheap access to content stolen from international streaming services has been shut down by Italian authorities after a two-year investigation”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: Italian authorities shut down €3bn-a-year pirate TV ring

“For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the Roman gladiator — strong, brave, fierce — as a masculine ideal. Indeed, Ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar of a “lost” masculinity, as evidenced by the social media accounts and TikTok posts celebrating Roman culture”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Melanie […]

“Justin Pichetrungsi is having lasagna this Thanksgiving, carrying on a tradition his parents started. But he’ll be making his from scratch. Thanksgiving was a rare day off for his parents, who ran a Thai restaurant, and they weren’t really turkey people”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Khushbu Shah Link: How Thanksgiving Lasagna Became an […]

“California woman Chelsea Waite says it was “nothing less than a miracle” when she snagged the new digital nomad visa that launched in April 2024, although there have been few accounts of people getting hold of one. Here’s how it fell into place for the self-employed public relations professional”. Fonte: CNN Autore: Maureen O’Hare Link: […]

“Such scenes have become common in the Italian capital and other towns and cities in recent years, amid the boom in popularity of rented e-scooters. But now the government is getting tough on wayward use of the vehicles as part of a broader overhaul of the highway code”. Fonte: The Observer Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: […]

“Italian makers of Parmesan cheese, olive oil and other delicacies are racing to ship their wares to the US before president-elect Donald Trump can make good on his threat to impose new tariffs on imports”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: Italian cheesemakers stockpile in US over fear of Trump tariffs

“The mayor of a small town in Sardinia has said thousands of Americans keen to escape Donald Trump have expressed an interest in moving there after he offered homes to them for as little as €1”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: Thousands eager to escape Trump keen to snap up €1 Sardinian home, […]

“For more than 100 years, Acetificio Andrea Milano — a Naples-based, family-owned vinegar-maker — grew its business by producing traditional red and white wine vinegars for a dynamic domestic market”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: From vinegar to pet scans: Italy’s nimble and dynamic family businesses

“Italy has about 55,000 e-scooters available for rent in cities and towns, offering what advocates call an affordable, green transport option. Favourable weather and high volumes of tourists have led to rapid growth of the sector”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin e Giuliana Ricozzi Link: Italy cracks down on ‘reckless’ e-scooter riders