December 4, 2023
The Italian Alpine town in the Valle d’Aosta region decided to revert to its original name ‘Le Breuil’. ADVERTISEMENT It was a decision that was to last just 24 hours. A village located in Italy’s Val d’Aosta on Thursday reverted to its original name ‘Le Breuil’ – the name before it became Cervinia in 1934, named
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Gucci employees are striking in Rome over what they claim is “collective dismissal” by the company. But a lot more could be at stake for the Italian luxury brand, including its upcoming fashion show. ADVERTISEMENT Italian fashion powerhouse Gucci has become widely synonymous with luxury and glamour, but it has also been unable to escape
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – and a Peruvian poem has become an anthem in Italy. Here’s why. ADVERTISEMENT The 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a day to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape and
READ MOREAn Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria’s notorious ‘Ndrangheta mafia. For over an hour and a half, the president of the court in southern Vibo Valentia, Brigida Cavasino, steadily read out the names of the guilty and their
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Hundreds of alleged mobsters were being sentenced on Monday by an Italian court, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria’s notorious ‘Ndrangheta mafia. Prosecutors have asked for guilty verdicts against 322 accused mafia members and their white-collar collaborators, in what could mark the most significant blow to date against one of the
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An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 people for their involvement in the ‘ndrangheta, an organized crime syndicate that has built up a powerful global network through drug trafficking and other illicit revenues. Recalling Italy’s famous maxi-trial of 1986 in which nearly 500 alleged Sicilian Mafia members went on trial in a similarly
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An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. The mafia group, which is tied to some 150 Calabrian families, has a near monoply on the European cocaine trade, bringing in €50 billion annually according to some estimates, FRANCE 24’s Seema Gupta said.
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After close to a three-year-long trial, hundreds of accused individuals associated with one of the country’s most influential organised criminal groups, the ‘Ndrangheta’, face sentencing. ADVERTISEMENT Verdicts are expected Monday in the trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy’s ’Ndrangheta organised crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy
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The president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, said a day of mourning would be set for the day of Cecchettin’s funeral. Police have arrested a 22-year-old Italian university student on the run in Germany after allegedly kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend, the man’s lawyer said Sunday. Filippo Turetta, a 22-year-old university student from Padua,
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FOOD lovers may sample authentic Italian food at selected local restaurants as the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World 2023 is taking place until this weekend. To continue with their effort to showcase Italian cuisine and traditions, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Trade Agency in Malaysia in collaboration with the Italian Chamber of
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