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.

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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.

Julia Wheeler

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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The author.

Zamiya Jean

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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I moved from Texas to Italy because I was concerned about US politics and the economy. Venice is so much more reasonable in every single way.

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A man on a boat in Venice, Italy.
Alan Bruton moved to Venice, Italy, in his late 50s and opened an architecture and exhibition design studio.

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Is your food safe to eat? Why your wasabi, vanilla, and honey could be fake

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Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside.

I'm a Black woman who grew up hearing about the American dream. Here's why I'm moving to Italy.

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Ashley Blanc
Ashley Blanc.

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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption

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Room containing two beds, one without a mattress, cabinets, urns and containers was found by archaeologists at the Civita Giuliana villa
A small bedroom used by slaves is pictured after it was discovered by archaeologists in a Roman villa near Pompeii, Italy.

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