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Minimalist Prada buys maximalist Milan rival Versace for $1.4 billion

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

The highly anticipated deal is expected to relaunch Versace’s fortunes, after middling post-pandemic performance as part of the U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings.

Italy's oldest barista, who has served coffee since WWII, turns 101

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

In a small town in northern Italy, there’s a barista who has been brewing espressos and serving coffees for more than 80 years. She’s still going strong as she turns 101 this weekend, with no intention of retiring. John Yang…

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Rescued worker dies after 11 hours trapped within partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome

By David Biller, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

The man, identified as Octav Stroici, died shortly after being rescued late Monday.

Claudia Cardinale, star of '60s and '70s European cinema, dies at 87

By Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press

Cardinale starred in more than 100 films and made-for-television productions, but she was best known for embodying youthful purity in Federico Fellini’s "8½."…

Mourners pay last respects to fashion icon Giorgio Armani in Milan

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Thousands of ordinary admirers and VIPs paid their last respects Saturday to Giorgio Armani, remembered by Milan’s mayor as a “man of extraordinary elegance” who left an indelible mark on the city and the global fashion world.

Italian women fight websites posting their photos without consent

By Giada Zampano, Associated Press

Italian women, from ordinary workers and housewives to top politicians, are fighting back against a proliferation of websites displaying their photos without their consent.

Israeli strikes on Gaza 'beyond the principle of proportionality,' says Italy's Meloni

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza as disproportionate, saying there have been “too many innocent victims.”…

Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Italy, killing at least 26

By Colleen Barry, Giada Zampano, Associated Press

A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 26 people.

Italy approves $15.5 billion for world's longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

The Strait of Messina Bridge will be “the biggest infrastructure project in the West,” Transport Minister Matteo Salvini told a news conference in Rome, after an interministerial committee with oversight of strategic public investments approved the project.