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Italian chef fired from Queensland restaurant after refusing to put pineapple on pizza

Italian chef fired from Queensland restaurant after refusing to put pineapple on pizza

He had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was "offensive" to Italian culture.

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Italians Use Just 4 Ingredients For Limoncello, The Hard Part Is Waiting 90 Days: How To Make...

Italians Use Just 4 Ingredients For Limoncello, The Hard Part Is Waiting 90 Days: How To Make...

Limoncello is one of the simplest things you can make in a kitchen, and one of the hardest to rush. It has only four ingredients, lemons, alcohol, sugar, and

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Tinto Brass, master of Italy's erotic film genre, dies at 93

Tinto Brass, master of Italy's erotic film genre, dies at 93

Italian film director Tinto Brass, widely regarded as the master of the country’s erotic cinema, died in Rome on Wednesday 4 November at the age of 93.

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Italy Proposes Restitution Panel for Nazi-Looted Art

Italy Proposes Restitution Panel for Nazi-Looted Art

The Italian parliament is weighing a new law that would create a formal process for returning art stolen by Nazis during World War II.

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Italy Sees Collapse in its Homicide Rate to 3rd Lowest in the EU

Italy Sees Collapse in its Homicide Rate to 3rd Lowest in the EU

2023 saw Italy register the lowest homicide rate in the EU, and the 3rd lowest age-standardized homicide rate.

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28,000-year-old Gravettian burial from Parabita cave goes on display in Lecce, Italy | Archaeology...

28,000-year-old Gravettian burial from Parabita cave goes on display in Lecce, Italy | Archaeology...

A 28,000-year-old Gravettian couple from Grotta delle Veneri di Parabita goes on display at the MuSA museum in Lecce, Italy, from November 5.

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Italy’s Answer to Champagne Costs Less — and Comes From a Secret Lakeside Wine Region

Italy’s Answer to Champagne Costs Less — and Comes From a Secret Lakeside Wine Region

Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.

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Rome Greenlights New Investigation of Pier Paolo Pasolini Murder 51 Years Ago (Gift Article)

Rome Greenlights New Investigation of Pier Paolo Pasolini Murder 51 Years Ago (Gift Article)

Pier Paolo Pasolini was found bludgeoned to death in 1975. A young escort confessed to the crime but changed his story over the years, creating uncertainty.

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The Boy Racer Who Just Ended Italy’s 73-Year Wait for an F1 Champion

The Boy Racer Who Just Ended Italy’s 73-Year Wait for an F1 Champion

Kimi Antonelli became the first Italian to win the title since 1953. Never mind that he did it in a German car.

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Lilac, Amber and a Touch of Vanilla: A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence (Gift Article)

Lilac, Amber and a Touch of Vanilla: A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence (Gift Article)

In the Italian birthplace of modern fragrance, a writer visits master perfumers and fragrance shops, and concocts her own autumnal scent.

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How to drink Italy’s grandest reds without the big prices

Italy’s celebrated red wine styles, Brunello di Montalcino and Barolo, are hard to beat… But their ‘baby’ versions offer similar joys at lower prices

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Giacometti and Italy: a major exhibition in Milan

Giacometti and Italy: a major exhibition in Milan

Over a hundred works, including Walking Man and The Nose, reveal the connection between the sculptor and Italy in the exhibition “Alberto Giacometti and Italy”, from February 25, 2027 at Palazzo...

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Elke Sommer, German Actress Discovered in Italy, and Hollywood Star, Dies at 85

Elke Sommer, German Actress Discovered in Italy, and Hollywood Star, Dies at 85

For audiences discovering the Pink Panther films today, Elke Sommer remains a familiar face: the blonde maid Maria Gambrelli in

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Thousands protest in Italy against cost of living, high military spending

Thousands protest in Italy against cost of living, high military spending

Tens of thousands of people in Italy are protesting against the high cost of living and military spending. NBC News’ Richard Engel details what residents are demanding. 

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What I Learned About Authentic Travel When I Hiked the Unpopular Side of Tuscany

What I Learned About Authentic Travel When I Hiked the Unpopular Side of Tuscany

What a marble-scarred, asphalt-heavy, gloriously unpopular stretch of Italy’s Via Francigena taught me about the postcard parts of travel.

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Major anti-government protests sweep across Italy | CNN

Major anti-government protests sweep across Italy | CNN

Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy.

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Explore Italy Through These 5 Pastries

Explore Italy Through These 5 Pastries

Behind Fiore's pastry counter, chef Justine MacNeil is serving up a delicious masterclass in Italian food history.

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Sardinian restaurants ban families from using phones at the table

Sardinian restaurants ban families from using phones at the table

Fifteen establishments join trial scheme to encourage parents and children to talk while dining out

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This Luxury Italian Spa Uses Chinese Medicine—and It Helped Me Feel Unstuck

This Luxury Italian Spa Uses Chinese Medicine—and It Helped Me Feel Unstuck

At a stunning retreat on Lake Garda, slowing down, moving with intention, and listening to your body can make space for something new.

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