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In Italy, a Palestinian lawyer who fled Gaza builds Israel genocide case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In Italy, a Palestinian lawyer who fled Gaza builds Israel genocide case

Al Jazeera  

Raji Sourani left the strip with his family as the war raged. “We also considered this as an opportunity for our colleague from Gaza to catch a breath after what he’s been going through.” The PCHR legal team – including criminal prosecutor Mariniello and Chantal Meloni, an Italian professor of international criminal law at the University of Milan – is …

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Missing Second World War pilot located after 80 years
1 year, 1 month ago

Missing Second World War pilot located after 80 years

The Independent  

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Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
1 year, 11 months ago

Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

The Hindu  

Italian anti-mafia police caught fugitive Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy’s most wanted mobster. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Messina Denaro was the “most significant” mafia boss and his arrest in his native Sicily was a “great victory” for the state in its war against organised crime. The mobster was nabbed “inside a …

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How Operation Mincemeat was turned into a musical comedy for the stage
2 years, 7 months ago

How Operation Mincemeat was turned into a musical comedy for the stage

The Independent  

The Second World War mission Operation Mincemeat is one of those stories that is so utterly bizarre, it’s shocking nobody’s made it into a comedy musical before. As I meet SpitLip in a church in north London where they’ve been rehearsing “God That’s Brilliant”, one of the show’s high-octane early group numbers, you can tell they’re excited – if a …

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The shipwrecks rewriting ancient history
2 years, 7 months ago

The shipwrecks rewriting ancient history

BBC  

The shipwrecks rewriting ancient history Soprintendenza del Mare For centuries, historians believed that any physical evidence of the pivotal Battle of the Aegates was long gone. "No other naval battle from antiquity has been documented this well," says Ferdinando Maurici, archaeologist and the head of Sicily's Soprintendenza del Mare, a section of the Department for Cultural Heritage and Identity which …

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Operation Mincemeat: The incredible plot that tricked Hitler
2 years, 8 months ago

Operation Mincemeat: The incredible plot that tricked Hitler

BBC  

Operation Mincemeat: The incredible plot that tricked Hitler Alamy In 1943, British agents hatched an elaborate plan to mislead Germany about UK invasion plans – and it's now inspired both a Colin Firth film and a stage musical, writes Natasha Tripney. Alamy The new Operation Mincemeat film stars Matthew MacFadyen and Colin Firth as the scheme's two masterminds Ewen Montagu …

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The Godfather: Have we misunderstood America's greatest film?
2 years, 9 months ago

The Godfather: Have we misunderstood America's greatest film?

BBC  

The Godfather: Have we misunderstood America's greatest film? Even people who aren't familiar with the film can recognise Marlon Brando's weary, wheezy Mafia boss, Vito Corleone, and his favourite son Michael, played by Al Pacino. Getty Images Even people who aren't familiar with The Godfather can recognise Marlon Brando's weary, wheezy Mafia boss, Vito Corleone While Vito, Michael and his …

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