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NEWS ABOUT: Tuscany

Tuscany stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - A train carrying liquefied natural gas derailed in Italy tonight, causing explosions that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, the Times of London reports. The train jumped the tracks as it was leaving the station in the northern town of Viareggio, triggering the explosion of two gas-filled... More »

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Italy • Tuscany • Northern Italy • explosion • natural gas • LNG • train crash

 Italian Cities Ban Foreign Food 

Laws against new ethnic eateries prompts charges of gastronomic xenophobia

Jan 31, 09 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Kebabs, Chinese food, and curries are the targets of a growing Italian campaign against foreign food, the Times of London reports. The Tuscan town of Lucca has slapped a ban on new foreign eateries opening in the city, and Milan has now followed suit. Government-backed campaigners say they are fighting... More »

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food • immigration • xenophobia • Italy • Tuscany • cuisine • restaurant • Milan • Silvio Berlusconi

Made in Italy — in a Chinese Sweatshop

Italian luxury goods made by Chinese labor cost 90% less

Feb 20, 08 9:21 AM CST
(Newser) - For consumers of luxury goods, the "Made in Italy" designation remains so prestigious that it can add 300% to an item's price. But the days of artisans plying their trade in little workshops are largely over, the Los Angeles Times reports, replaced by thousands of Tuscan factories employing Chinese... More »

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fashion • Prada • globalization • Italy • minimum wage • Tuscany • luxury goods • manufacturing • sweatshop • Chinese workers • workplace safety

Italian Soccer Fans Riot After Shooting

Cops call shooting "tragic error" after mob attacks police barracks

Nov 11, 07 7:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The police shooting of an Italian soccer fan sparked riots and police clashes across the country today, the BBC reports. Hundreds in Rome torched a bus, smashed cop cars, and attacked a police barracks. In Milan, one game was stopped when angry fans tried to storm the field; more violence... More »

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police • Italy • Tuscany • Rome • soccer • protests • Milan • riots • Olympic Games

German Firm Buys Tuscan Hamlet

Five remaining Italians see red (and yellow and black) as Goths invade

May 25, 07 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A German company has bought up an entire town in Northern Italy, with plans to convert it into a giant "holiday world" resort. The Guardian reports that Hanover-based tour giant TUI payed upwards of $340 million for the 13th-century Tuscan village of Tenuta di Castelfalfi, whose crumbling ramparts, squares... More »

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travel • Italy • Tuscany • Germans • Northern Italy • TUI • Tenuta di Castelfalfi

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