Italy just slammed China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, saying it was an 'atrocious' decision to join and that it's barely benefited from the deal

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Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after the signing ceremony on Belt and Road Initiative, on March 23, 2019 in Rome, Italy.
Italy just slammed China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, saying it was an 'atrocious' decision to join and that it's barely benefited from the deal.

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McDonald's workers in Italy declared a strike after being forced to work in sweltering kitchens in 104-degree temperatures with no AC

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McDonald's fries.

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3 travel agents for the world's wealthiest people share exactly where the 1% are traveling this summer, from Botswana to the Côte d'Azur

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Paros, Greece.

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Italy is convening a crisis meeting this week to address soaring pasta prices, reports say

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US citizens are trapped in Sudan as fighting rages on

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France, Germany, China and the US, are evacuating diplomats from Sudan as a deadly internal conflict has intensified over the last few weeks.

The US is one of the only countries that doesn't guarantee paid vacation — here are 25 places where workers get a full month off

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People visit the beach during Memorial Day weekend on May 26, 2019 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Some states, like California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont, legally require companies provide PTO to their workers.

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Meet the real-life manager of the luxury hotel in Sicily where 'The White Lotus' was filmed, with rooms starting at $2,000 a night

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Lorenzo Maraviglia is the general manager of the San Domenico Palace, Taormina, a Four Seasons Hotel.
Lorenzo Maraviglia is the general manager of the San Domenico Palace, Taormina, the Four Seasons Hotel where "The White Lotus" was filmed.

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Mispronouncing the word 'Bruschetta' could soon cost thousands of euros in Italy, where politicians want to pass a law to penalize 'Anglomania'

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How Borsalino makes 70,000 fedoras with machines from the 1800s

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  • In Alessandria, Italy, craftsmen spend seven weeks making one Borsalino hat.
  • Borsalino has used the same methods since 1857.
  • It takes at least 50 steps to turn raw rabbit fur into a fedora.

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Trump and his sons say his indictment makes the US like a 'third world' country, but plenty of other democracies have prosecuted ex-leaders

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC on August 6, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.

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