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Weekly blog #151: How Italy dominated the international headlines

When I set myself the challenge almost three years ago to publish a blog every single Monday, I realised that this could get quite challenging at times. Would I find the inspiration to write a piece every week? After one hundred and fifty blogs, I can say that one of my biggest lessons has been …

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Weekblog #112: 2021, Italy’s year, and mine too

Christmas is over already, and I truly hope you had a wonderful time. No matter where, how and with whom you have celebrated it, I especially hope that you have felt grateful, free and happy. That you were able to count all of your blessings, realising that the silver lining is always there, no matter …

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#89 And the Italians saved the day (English)

“In the small town of Roermond alone, located on the Meuse in the province of Limburg, 550 Dutch families had to evacuate this morning. The water here reached a record level, and around six o’clock in the morning the inhabitants were woken up with sirens and megaphones”. This quote comes from the liveblog of the …

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