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A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression

Mar. 28, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator...

Today in History: March 26, bodies of 39 members of Heavens Gate cult are discovered

Mar. 26, 2024 13:12 PM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2024. There are 280 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate techno-religious cult who took their own lives...

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

Mar. 26, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. The contentious decision to allow...

Japan approves a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets it’s developing with the UK and Italy to other nations

Mar. 25, 2024 20:20 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan approves a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets it’s developing with the UK and Italy to other nations.

Italy follows France in raising security after the IS-claimed concert hall attack in Russia

Mar. 25, 2024 13:53 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Italy followed France on Monday in stepping up security following the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall and the claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. The attack renewed attention in Europe on the risk from the extremists, and...

Rustic chicken alla cacciatora doesn’t need tomatoes

Mar. 25, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

Tomatoes are non-negotiable in Americanized versions of chicken alla cacciatora, but it’s a different story in Umbria, a region in central Italy. Instead of tomatoes, the rustic chicken braise gets its flavor from lemon, olives, garlic and herbs. Capers also are...

Italy marks 80th anniversary of WWII-era massacre in Rome with a concert honoring the dead

Mar. 24, 2024 14:26 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting the Italian premiere of William Schuman’s...

Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82

Mar. 23, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. He was 82. Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement. The announcement didn't specify a cause of death, but Pollini had been forced to...

Brazil soccer chief says rape convictions for Alves and Robinho ends 'nefarious chapter'

Mar. 23, 2024 15:43 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil soccer chief Ednaldo Rodrigues says the rape convictions of former internationals Dani Alves and Robinho ends “one of the most nefarious chapters” in the country's sports history. Brazil confederation executives and coaching staff feel sorry for “the...

Italy's Meloni seeks symbolic compensation from suspects over deepfake porn images

Mar. 22, 2024 07:35 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online. Meloni, who is listed as an injured party in the trial in Sassari in Sardinia,...