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Costa Concordia set to be salvaged of the coast of Italy

Environment

An American company and an Italian company are set to begin salvage operations off the coast of Italy later this month, to recover the shipwrecked Costa Concordia. The effort is intended to remove the vessel intact, to prevent fluids from leaking out and polluting the surrounding environment.

Italy says addio to bottled water

Business, Economics and Jobs
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The Case of Fine Italian Wine Down the Drain

Arts, Culture & Media
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Daniela Nardi’s ‘Espresso Manifesto and the Songs of Paolo Conte’

Arts, Culture & Media

Removal of Capsized Costa Concordia to Begin in Italy

Global Politics
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Mona Lisa model mystery

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Megan Williams tells us about an effort under way at a former convent in Florence, Italy to identify the remains of the woman who might have been the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”

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Rising opera star Vittorio Grigolo

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Geo Quiz we’re hitting some high notes. We begin our geo quiz with an aria from La Boh�me. Rodolfo was played by Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo who is from Tuscany. Can you name Vittorio Grigolo’s hometown?

Tuscany textiles

Arts, Culture & Media

We’re looking for a city in Tuscany for our Geo Quiz today. It’s known for its fabrics, its delicious biscotti, and now for its growing Chinese community. The city has the second largest Chinese immigrant population in Italy.

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