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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, center, arrives at an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, right, shakes hands with a prospective voter as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

New York City Council member Frank Morano of Staten Island listens as Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks at an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Staten Island-based artist Scott LoBaido makes remarks prior to Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, speaking at an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, meets a potential voter and her dog as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, meets a potential voter as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Looking on are Staten Island-based artist Scott LoBaido, left, and New York City Council member Frank Morano also of Staten Island. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Looking on from left is New York City Council member Frank Morano of Staten Island. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, poses for a selfie with a potential voter as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, left, poses for a photo with New York City Council member Frank Morano of Staten Island as they attend an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, speaks to a potential voter as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, hugs a supporter as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, greets potential voters as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, makes remarks as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden speaks at Italian American Heritage Month Reception

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 October 2024. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden also attended the event, and spoke about her Italian heritage.

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President Biden speaks at Italian American Heritage Month Reception

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 October 2024. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden also attended the event, and spoke about her Italian heritage.

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President Biden speaks at Italian American Heritage Month Reception

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 October 2024. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden also attended the event, and spoke about her Italian heritage.

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President Biden speaks at Italian American Heritage Month Reception

US President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 October 2024. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden also attended the event, and spoke about her Italian heritage.

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President Biden speaks at Italian American Heritage Month Reception

US President Joe Biden (L) watches First Lady Dr. Jill Biden (R) deliver remarks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 October 2024.

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-CULTURAL RELICS-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240616) -- CHANGSHA, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Capitoline Superintendent of Rome Cultural Heritage Claudio Parisi Presicce speaks in an interview with Xinhua at the Hunan Museum in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "'Light as smoke' ancient Chinese gown on display alongside Italian masterpieces" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Dai Bin)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-CULTURAL RELICS-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240616) -- CHANGSHA, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Capitoline Superintendent of Rome Cultural Heritage Claudio Parisi Presicce speaks in an interview with Xinhua at the Hunan Museum in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "'Light as smoke' ancient Chinese gown on display alongside Italian masterpieces" (Xinhua/Dai Bin)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-OLIVETTI-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows exhibits at the exhibition "The World of Olivetti: A Utopian Community" at the Jiulongyiku building complex in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Italian industrial heritage exhibition in Chongqing sparks cultural dialogue" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-OLIVETTI-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos at the exhibition "The World of Olivetti: A Utopian Community" at the Jiulongyiku building complex in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Italian industrial heritage exhibition in Chongqing sparks cultural dialogue" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

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Pope Francis meets Members of the ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ Sodality - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ sodality at the Vatican on January 11, 2024. Based in the central Italian city of Viterbo, the Italian sodality dedicated to St. Rose of Viterbo was founded in 1978 but bears a heritage much more ancient. The Bearers carryi in procession a ‘machine”’about 30-meters-tall topped with an image of the saint. ’It is a spectacular sign, which catalyzes the entire city around it and attracts crowds of pilgrims and visitors from all over the world,’ Pope said. Since 2013, the machine of St. Rose has been recognized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, as an ‘intangible heritage of humanity.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis meets Members of the ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ Sodality - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ sodality at the Vatican on January 11, 2024. Based in the central Italian city of Viterbo, the Italian sodality dedicated to St. Rose of Viterbo was founded in 1978 but bears a heritage much more ancient. The Bearers carryi in procession a ‘machine”’about 30-meters-tall topped with an image of the saint. ’It is a spectacular sign, which catalyzes the entire city around it and attracts crowds of pilgrims and visitors from all over the world,’ Pope said. Since 2013, the machine of St. Rose has been recognized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, as an ‘intangible heritage of humanity.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-MARITIME SILK ROAD-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE EXHIBITION (CN)

(231209) -- QUANZHOU, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian artist (R) learns about paper-cutting techniques from You Jinmei, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, during an intangible cultural heritage exhibition on the Maritime Silk Road in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 9, 2023. The city of Quanzhou is widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian cultural exhibition opens in eastern Chinese city

STORY: Italian cultural exhibition opens in eastern Chinese city DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: An exhibition featuring ancient civilization, and modern art and culture of Italy's Puglia region kicked off Wednesday in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province. Puglia is a region in southern Italy with more than 800 km of coastline. The exhibition aims to present the art, culture, commerce and agriculture of the Puglia region, as it showcases the exquisite technologies and rich spiritual life of the locals from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD with pottery relics, sculptures and ancient coins. It also includes the digital works of Italian artists Alessia Rollo and Roberto Santoro, and displays 30 authorized works by Italian photographers to show the natural scenery and cultural heritage of Puglia. The exhibition is being held in the Oriental Metropolitan Museum in Nanjing,

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Iconic museum reopens after 3-year repair due to Beirut port blasts

STORY: Iconic museum reopens after 3-year repair due to Beirut port blasts DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors attending the reopening of the museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RANA NAJJAR, Director of media department at the museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NORMA SALHAB, Visitor STORYLINE: The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. The Sursock Museum succeeded in raising around 2.4 million U.S. dollars to complete the restoration work through financial assistance from the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas, the French Ministry of Culture, and a 1-million-euro donation from the Italian government under UNESCO's LiBeirut initiative. "Under the LiBeirut initiative, UNESCO and its partners have accomplished much, including rehabilitating 280 educational ins

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front C) and other Group of Seven leaders visit the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine in Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 19, 2023, on the first day of the three-day summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured from left are European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front C) and other Group of Seven leaders visit the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine in Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 19, 2023, on the first day of the three-day summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured from left are European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (Pool photo)

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Chinese design, products draw attention at Milan Design Week

STORY: Chinese design, products draw attention at Milan Design Week DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG QIUTING, Director of a Chinese silk company in China's Suzhou 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): MICHELE BRUNELLO, Italian architect various of the interview of Michele Brunello, an Italian architect 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Italian): GIANNI CINTI, Italian designer 4. various of Milan Design Week STORYLINE: With traditional elements and creative innovation, Chinese design and products have impressed business insiders at the ongoing Milan Design Week 2023. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG QIUTING, Director of a Chinese silk company in China's Suzhou "We always want to innovate some traditional elements and endeavor to be internationalized and more fashionable. We have developed a series of silk products by combining traditional Suzhou embroidery, the intangible cultural heritage of knot button and the paintings of French artists. We are happy to

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Italian coffee giant Illy eyes to further tap into Chinese market

STORY: Italian coffee giant Illy eyes to further tap into Chinese market DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: MILAN, Italy CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, China 2. various of Illycaffe's chief communication officer Violante Avogadro making and drinking coffee 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIOLANTE AVOGADRO, Chief communication officer of Illycaffe 4. various of a cafe 5. various of the exhibition area 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VIOLANTE AVOGADRO, Chief communication officer of Illycaffe 7. various of Illycaffe's products STORYLINE: The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) kicks off on Monday in Haikou, the capital of southern Hainan Province. This year's expo sees a larger exhibition area and more exhibitors and buyers. Italy's coffee giant Illy is one of them. The chief communication officer of Illy says the expo is a perfect place for the brand to showcase its heritage and quality to Chinese consumers

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Gucci exhibition at Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - About 70 bags from different periods of Italian fashion house Gucci's 90-year history are displayed in Kinkakuji temple, or Golden Pavilion, a World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto on June 24, 2011. Reporters were given access ahead of the start of an exhibition that runs through July 13 to mark Gucci's 90th anniversary.

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GLOBALink | Italian scholar delves into Chinese intangible cultural heritage, encourages exchanges

STORY:Italian scholar delves into Chinese intangible cultural heritage, encourages exchanges DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of Gabriella Bonino workingSOUNDBITE (Chinese): GABRIELLA BONINO, Italian sinologist STORYLINE: Settled in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province in 2017, an Italian scholar has done years of research on the local intangible cultural heritage there. Gabriella Bonino, whose Chinese name is Tang Yun, is a sinologist. She published a new book in Italy this January, hoping to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GABRIELLA BONINO, Italian sinologist "My goal has always been to let Italians know about a place that they don't have the opportunity to know about, like China, which is very important now. China is an ancient country and civilization. Italy is also a very old civilization. But I don't think Italians have a complete understanding of China. Intangible cultur

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GLOBALink | Italian scholar delves into Chinese intangible cultural heritage, encourages exchanges

Settled in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province in 2017, an Italian scholar has done years of research on the local intangible cultural heritage there. Gabriella Bonino, whose Chinese name is Tang Yun, is a sinologist. She published a new book in Italy this January, hoping to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Algeria to become key supplier of gas to Italy

STORY: Algeria to become key supplier of gas to Italy DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference held jointly by Draghi and Tebboune 2. signing of the agreement STORYLINE: Gas supplies from Algeria to Italy will increase in the coming years, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday, following his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers. The gas deal was one in a series of agreements the two politicians agreed to sign during Draghi's official visit, with new areas of cooperation encompassing infrastructure development, closer cooperation on criminal justice, the promotion of investment, the pharmaceutical industry, scientific research, and the protection of cultural heritage. Algeria's APS news agency reported on Friday that the country was willing to boost gas supplies to Italy by 4 billion cubic meters this year. Algeria is becoming an increasingly important supplier of gas to Italy as

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Robot helps preserve Pompeii's heritage with wide-ranging, hi-tech conservation project

STORY: Robot helps preserve Pompeii's heritage with wide-ranging, hi-tech conservation project DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: POMPEII, Italy CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Pompeii 2. various of robot dog 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): GABRIEL ZUCHTRIEGEL, Director General of Pompeii Archaeological Park 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): FERDINANDO BOLINO, IT technician working for Pompeii Archaeological Park STORYLINE: Prowling the streets of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, and supporting its staff carrying out their duties, a four-legged robot is the latest resource deployed on the frontline of the conservation and restoration project. The dog-like robot is dubbed SPOT. It's among the several new technological and digital tools being tested by the Pompeii Archaeological Park to gather data, inspect structures' stability, and upgrade the protection system of one of the jewels of Italy's cultural heritages. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): GABRIEL ZUCHTRIEGEL, Director General of Pompe