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Italians say no to Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding: Venice protests against billionaires
Financial Express
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez are all set to tie the knot in a lavish multi-day wedding affair between June 24 and June 26. Contrary to initial reports, the couple will be getting hitched in Venice, Italy. Their...
‘Venice is worn out’: locals see Jeff Bezos wedding as symbol of city’s ills
The Guardian
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June 14, 2025
Marta Sottoriva, a teacher in Venice, has tirelessly campaigned for various causes in her cherished lagoon city, from railing against giant cruise ships to battling soaring rents. Now she is busy preparing banners, handing out flyers and shouting...
The Great Reset: The far right’s detailed plan to dismantle the EU
El País
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June 14, 2025
Option A: Dismantle the European Union. Option B: Shut it down and replace it with a mini version. Either way, say goodbye to the current EU. Both “scenarios” are described in The Great Reset, a document penned by the Ordo Iuris Institute of...
‘Water is coming for the city, how do we live with that?’ asks TBA21 in Venice
Wallpaper*
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June 14, 2025
That Venice is slowly sinking into the lagoon is well known. Each year, the water laps a little higher up the historic buildings and technological solutions are proposed to slow the impact of climate breakdown on one of the world’s most important...
Only 13 EU States Held Accession Referendums Tied to Euro - Not 18
Novinite
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June 13, 2025
President Rumen Radev’s recent statement that 18 of the 27 EU member states held referendums on their accession under the condition of adopting the euro does not hold up against the facts. The claim was made during an interview with CNN on June...
Top 10 largest economies in the world in 2025
Gulf News
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In today’s fast-changing global economy, the financial situation of countries continues to fluctuate. Yet, some nations have a maintained a long-standing record of economic stability and prominence. Here’s a look at the top 10 countries with the...
‘You look hot,’ she told the Italian stranger. For both of them, it was love at first sight
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 14, 2025
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the secret rules of British pubs, what it’s like inside one of Asia’s biggest fish markets, plus lasting love connections that began on trips to Italy and France. Instant attraction It was...
CND chair Shambhu S Kumaran meets UN Chief, discusses global drug challenges
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 14, 2025
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): Shambhu S Kumaran, Chairman of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), Indian Ambassador to Austria, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York. During the meeting, the Indian envoy reaffirmed CND's...
'Darkest period of my life': Gay conversion therapy in Italy
BBC
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Davide GhiglioneBBC News Reporting fromRome ShareSave Rosario Lonegro says his time in the seminary was "the darkest period" of his life Rosario Lonegro was only 20 years old when he entered a Catholic seminary in Sicily as an aspiring priest...
HM The Sultan receives phone call from Italian PM
Times of Oman
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Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received a phone call yesterday from Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic. During the call, they discussed the regional developments amid escalating tensions and exchanged views on...
Italian Day returns to the Drive
Peak
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June 13, 2025
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the important cultural festival By: Abigail Streifel, Peak Associate On June 8, Italian Day returns to Commercial Drive! The annual festival celebrates the culture and heritage of Italian Canadians with live...
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice’s artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptials
Brandon Sun
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June 14, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a...
How Italy allowed same-sex parenthood under a conservative government
Christian Network Europe
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Despite its conservative government, a child can now have two mothers in Italy. This decision does not come from the legislators but from the Constitutional Court. The ruling brought ethical and anthropological debates in the country. Glenda...
DGTR identifies key stakeholders in anti─dumping probe on EDA imports from China, EU, Saudi Arabia & Taiwan
Pharmabiz.com
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In a significant development in India’s ongoing trade defense measures, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has released the revised list of registered interested parties in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of...
Burger King and 13 other businesses receive new food hygiene rating in Thurrock
Thurrock Gazette
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Environmental health officers have been busy this fortnight visiting businesses across the borough to see if they are meeting hygiene requirements. Based on guidelines set by the Food Standards Agency, inspectors look to see how clean the...
Italian Air Force adds Leonardo M-345 trainer aircraft to fleet
Airforce Technology
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June 13, 2025
The Italian Air Force has inducted the Leonardo M-345 trainer aircraft into its fleet, strengthening its position in military pilot training. Designated as T-345A, this aircraft replaces the MB-339 (T-339A) in service with the 61st Wing located at...
Meloni’s Italy: A Refreshing Crescendo to Brussels’ Dissonance
The American Spectator - Virginia
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Success stories in the EU are easily told — mostly because there are none. This makes the path charted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni all the more remarkable. In Brussels’ long shadow, she is drawing new ideological lines. When Giorgia...
Politics of grievance has a long, violent history
The Bay City Tribune - Texas
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Recently, President Donald Trump declared that he is “bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes.” He hopes to make up for the removal of commemorative statues important to “the Italians that love him so much.” But Columbus Day had not been...
Beef Chili In A Sourdough Bowl: United Airlines Business Class (+ A Funny Story)
Live and Let's Fly - California
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June 13, 2025
United p.s. service, which ran between New York JFK and San Francisco/Los Angeles until October 2015 offered three meal choices in business class. Although two of the three choices rarely changed (some form of steak and some form of chicken) the...
Italian cookie maker makes market-goers an offer they can't resist
Barrie Today
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June 13, 2025
Organizers tinker with hours of operation and add live music to the Elmvale Farmers' Market SPRINGWATER — If you’ve got a soft spot for Italian cookies, don’t go anywhere near Abbraccio’s at the Elmvale Farmers’ Market. You’ll end up spending...