On the designer’s birthday, May 11th, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued the “Valentino Garavani Commemorative Coin”, which was made by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in two versions: gold and silver. A posthumous tribute to Valentino […]
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Pinocchio Park in Collodi, located in the province of Pistoia, is celebrating a significant milestone in 2026: the seventieth anniversary of its establishment and the bicentennial of the birth of Carlo Collodi, the pseudonym of writer Carlo Lorenzini, who is
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Kathrine Narducci is an Italian-American actress often regarded as one of the defining faces of mob cinema—a modern-day queen of the genre, bringing grit, elegance, and unmistakable New York attitude to the screen. She first gained attention with A Bronx
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Who is Fabrizio Brienza. Born in Campobasso, in southern Italy, in 1969, Fabrizio Brienza studied graphic design in Florence before launching a modeling career in Milan — walking for Armani, Valentino, Versace, and Dolce & Gabbana. He moved to Miami
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People often speak of a “brain drain” in dramatic tones, as though emigration were nothing but a loss, often experienced as a deep, lacerating wound. That is not the case. Traveling, discovering the world, is probably the greatest driver of
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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and led the traditional Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii on Thursday at the Marian shrine founded by Blessed Bartolo Longo, in a day marked by large crowds of worshippers, volunteers and people living with
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Qui New York, the new weekly video format by the Italpress news agency dedicated to Italian culture in the Big Apple, has been launched. The program is hosted by Claudio Pagliara, director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York
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For the first time, employment conditions have deteriorated across all Italian regions, and only 58.2% of mothers with small children are employed. This is according to the 11th edition of the report “The Tightrope Walkers – Motherhood in Italy 2026”,
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The initial estimate of damages to the Italian Republic following the New Year’s Eve tragedy in Crans-Montana is roughly €300,000. The figure appears in a civil claim request submitted by lawyer Romain Jordan to prosecutors in Sion. According to the
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From May 12 to 15, New York will host the fourth edition of Italy on Madison, an initiative promoted by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) to showcase Italian companies in the United States. Over the years, the event has gradually
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