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• Hard-hit Italy cautiously embraces new normal in coronavirus era
  
  Italy has eased out of its strict coronavirus lockdown and has returned to a semblance of normality without -- so far -- a major, secondary flare-up.
  Los Angeles Times.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Maurizio Sarri sacked as Juventus manager after one season
  
  Italian giants Juventus sack Maurizio Sarri after their Champions League last-16 defeat by Lyon.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Migrants adrift after camp at France-Italy border shut
  
  Sudanese migrant Soulaimen has been sleeping on the beach in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia for 10 days now. ...
  Yahoo.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Glacier at risk of collapse, forcing evacuations in Italy
  
  Officials evacuated 75 tourists and residents amid fears the glacier could soon break apart and crash into a popular Italian Alpine valley.
  ABC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Mont Blanc: Glacier collapse risk forces Italy Alps evacuation
  
  Dozens of people are moved from an area below a weakened Mont Blanc glacier.
  BBC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Italian valley evacuated as cathedral-sized glacier slips
  
  A melting glacier as large as a cathedral is at risk of breaking apart due to a heatwave, forcing the evacuation of part of an Italian alpine valley. ...
  Yahoo.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Skull reconstruction matches painter Raphael's self-portraits
  
  Experts have speculated the famous Italian artist Raphael, who died 500 years ago, was laid to rest in Rome's Pantheon. Following a reconstruction of a skull from the site, their theory is confirmed.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Sicilian Mafia could be dismantled via social network analysis
  
  Experts from the UK and Italy used data gathered by law enforcement on a real-life Mafia syndicate to test different ways of identifying the most crucial members.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020.
• In Pursuit of the Perfect Photo, Tourist Accidentally Breaks Sculpture's Toes
  
  Authorities have identified the inadvertent vandal as an Austrian man who was in northern Italy on a birthday celebration trip
  Smithsonian.  Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020.
• A $600-a-Week Lifeline for Unemployed Americans Expires After an Impasse in Washington
  
  California became the first state to reach 500,000 total coronavirus cases. Once the site of a major outbreak, Italy now offers lessons for keeping the virus in check.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020.
• New Genoa bridge inaugurated despite boycott by victims' families
  
  Two years after a bridge collapse killed 43 people in Italy, a replacement bridge has been inaugurated – but families of the victims boycotted the event.
  Sky News.  Monday, 3 Aug 2020.
• Fires Continue to Burn in Eastern Italian Region of Abruzzo
  
  Firefighters, civil protection, Alpine troops are working to put the flames out.
  Voice of America.  Monday, 3 Aug 2020.
• As Genoa Inaugurates New Bridge, the Feeling Is Bittersweet
  
  Built in less than two years to replace the collapsed Morandi bridge, the new span is already a point of pride for Italy. But residents fear it will not be enough to revive their aging port city.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 2 Aug 2020.
• 96-year-old Italian man, a WWII veteran, becomes country's oldest graduate
  
  He completed a three-year degree starting in 2017.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 2 Aug 2020.
• Italian cities put on alert as heatwave grips Europe
  
  More than a dozen Italian cities were put on alert and Spain experienced record temperatures as heatwaves gripped Europe last week.
  Sky News.  Sunday, 2 Aug 2020.

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