Italian family who secretly guarded $109 million Botticelli for decades to protect it from theft return it

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A newly-returned "Madonna and Child" by Botticelli, set to undergo a year-long restoration.

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A missing Botticelli masterpiece worth $109 million was hanging in an Italian family's home for decades

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The Carabinieri Cultural Protection Unit of Naples helped track down the 15th century painting.

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'Venice has been lost, but we can still save Florence:' Italy's fight against Airbnb

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An aerial view of the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
Around 30% of homes in Florence, Italy's historic city center are on Airbnb/

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A lion prowled the streets of an Italian village for more than five hours after escaping from a circus

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The lion Kimba, 8, from the Rony Roller circus is seen behind fences in Ladispoli on November 12, 2023. Residents of Ladispoli, a seaside town near Rome, were told to stay home yesterday after Kimba the lion escaped from the circus before the animal was sedated and captured.
The lion Kimba, pictured above, was returned to the Rony Roller circus after escaping Saturday.

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A homeowner planned to throwaway a painting hanging in her kitchen — it turned out to be a 13th-century masterpiece worth $25 million

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The painting
The painting "Christ Mocked", a long-lost masterpiece by Florentine artist Cimabue is displayed in Paris.

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A discovery of more than 30,000 ancient Roman coins may point the way to a hidden shipwreck

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Divers unearth the coins from the seabed off the coast of Sardinia, Italy.

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Elon Musk attacked German support for migrants and promoted a call to support a far-right extremist political party

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Elon Musk.
Elon Musk.

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I moved to Milan and found living abroad is emotionally exhausting

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From Montreal to Milan, Julia Wheeler moved across the Atlantic to pursue fashion.
From Montreal to Milan, Julia Wheeler moved across the Atlantic to pursue fashion.

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I'm an NYU student who studied abroad twice for free. Though I experienced racism overseas, I still plan on studying abroad a 3rd time.

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Zamiya Jean standing on a balcony
The author.

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Did you have a severe case of COVID-19? Research suggests that Neanderthal genes could be to blame

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An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at model of a Neanderthal male in his twenties. Researchers say they've found a link between those with gene variations associated with Neanderthal ancestry and severe cases of COVID-19.

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