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Italy Issues Heatwave Alert for 15 Cities as Europe Braces for Sweltering Summer

Italy Issues Heatwave Alert

Italy labels 15 cities, including Rome and Florence, at “extreme” health risk due to scorching heatwave. European Space Agency warns of potential record-breaking temperatures in Sicily and Sardinia. Hydration, smaller meals, and sun avoidance advised in Italy during heatwave. In response to the scorching heatwave engulfing Europe, the Italian government has labeled 15 cities, including … Read more

Fiorentina boss Italiano extends contract until 2024

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Italian media report the new deal gives Italiano a salary of 1.7 million euros ($1.05 million). The 44-year-old led the Viola to seventh in Serie A last season. Italian media reported that owner Rocco Commisso has put Fiorentina up for sale. Vincenzo Italiano has signed a one-year extension to his contract with Fiorentina which will … Read more

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeals death sentence

Last month, the Supreme Court upheld Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Tsarnaev’s lawyers requested the US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to hear four constitutional issues not heard by the Supreme Court. It also refused his appeals to two jurors accused of lying during questioning and removed a possible juror because they opposed the death … Read more

Juventus in 70m euro move for rising star Vlahovic: reports

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Italian giants Juventus are close to signing Fiorentina’s rampaging 21-year-old striker Dusan Vlahovic, Italian media reported widely on Tuesday. Often compared to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Serb has 17 goals in Serie A this season and Juventus are ready to pay around 70 million euros for the youngster as they seek to fill the goal gap left by Cristiano Ronaldo. … Read more

On Africa’s ‘chocolate islands’, cocoa producers target luxury market

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SÃO TOMÉ: A morsel of chocolate sits on the tongue, and a strong yet subtle flavour starts to blossom. “When the chocolate starts to soften, you bite into it,” orders chocolatier, Claudio Corallo. The chocolate tasting then expands into different flavours, ginger, coffee, pepper, sea salt, but underpinning each of these delights is an earthiness, a … Read more