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Venice dodges UNESCO endangered listing

A canal view in Venice, Italy, February 23, 2020. /Xinhua Venice avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UN

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What is behind the latest G20 tax deal?

02:53 It's the biggest shake up of the international tax system in decades - that could see tax havens shut down - set a minimum international corporate tax rate and ensure that global

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G20 endorses historic global tax reform

Participants attend the G20 high-level tax symposium during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Venice, Italy, July 9, 2021. /Reuters G20 finance ministers on Satu

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Can 'flying' electric boats save Venice from erosion?

00:59 The waves caused by motorboats in the canals of Venice, Italy, are eroding the foundations of ancient buildings.One Swedish company thinks it has found the solution – "flying" el

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The 17th International Architecture Exhibition opens in Venice

A general view of a setup during the 17th International Architecture Exhibition on May 22, 2021 in Venice, Italy. /CFP The 17th International ArchitectureExhibition opened to the public in Ven

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Italians don masks of a different kind for canceled Carnival

Despite cancellation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival in Venice, Italy was still being celebrated by a few revelers in St. Mark’s Square Tuesday. The colorful festival, which was due

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Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo’s music tech startup Q&A launches software group, Venice Innovation Labs

QA, a startup developing tech for the music industry co-founded by industry insiders Troy Carter (Lady Gaga’s first manager) and Suzy Ryoo (Carter’s longtime collaborator), has launched a

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Italy's GDP drops 12.8 pct in Q2 on quarterly basis

Italy's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 12.8 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT

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HKSAR gov't congratulates Ann Hui on lifetime achievement award at Venice Int'l Film Festival

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Tuesday congratulated renowned Hong Kong film director Ann Hui for receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the

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HKSAR gov't congratulates Ann Hui on lifetime achievement award at Venice Int'l Film Festival

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Tuesday congratulated renowned Hong Kong film director Ann Hui for receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the

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30-year-old actor Haruma Miura found dead at home

Actor Haruma Miura at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in Italy. /VCG Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura was found dead at his Tokyo home on Saturday, local media has reported.At 1

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Kosovo PM seeks legal opinion on nomination of replacement

Kosovo’s acting prime minister has asked European constitutional law experts for an opinion on the powers of his country’s president to nominate a new prime minister an

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Italy coronavirus death toll rises by 681, intensive care falls

Municipal workers distribute masks and gloves at the Rialto market, as new restrictions for open-air markets were implemented by the Veneto region to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease

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China's Suzhou donates 20,000 masks to Venice of Italy

The eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has donated 20,000 N95 masks to Venice, its sister city in Italy, to support the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, the municip

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Slovakia confirms first case of COVID-19

Slovakia on Friday confirmed the first case of COVID-19 infection in the country. "A 52-year-old man is infected. He appears to have been infected by so-called secondary transmission," said Slovak Pr

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 400 in Italy

A total of 400 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Italy, up by 26 from the official tally released at noon, Civil Protection chief and Extraordinary Commissioner for the Coronavirus