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The Italian director Saverio Costanzo has signed on to direct and to help write a 32-part television series based on the four Neapolitan novels by the author who publishes under the pseudonym Elena Ferrante.
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A court in Florence has recognized the overseas adoptions of children by two same-sex couples in rulings hailed by the gay rights community as a new step for Italy.
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For the second time in as many World Baseball Classic contests against Mexico, Italy mounted a stunning ninth-inning comeback to win the opener of Pool D play in Jalisco, 10-9.
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A motorway bridge has collapsed near the north-east Italian city of Ancona, killing two, Italian officials say.
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Italy has a major domestic violence problem. The United Nations has called domestic abuse the "most pervasive form of violence" in the country, affecting nearly one-third of all girls and women ages 16 to 70.
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The next-generation supercomputer that will drive Europe’s medium-range weather forecasts looks set to be housed in Bologna, Italy, from 2020.
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In just a few short years, Blue Jays righthander Jordan Romano has gone from representing Canada in the Dominican Republic to suiting up for Team Italy in Mexico for the World Baseball Classic.
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Woman across Italy will be abstaining not only from work, but also from household chores on Wednesday, as part of a global 'women's strike' to mark International Women's Day and protest a range of rights issues.
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Painter Mary Lou Johns didn't know how she was going to fill her newfound free time as she prepared to retire from her long-standing career as an educator.
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The predominant language used on Italy’s World Baseball Classic team is English, with a little Italian and some Spanish mixed in. But everyone understands ”I got it!”
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