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WWF sounds alarm over rising number of Tuscan wolves killed

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wpid-7567ce3139d17b5fa4e90415940fde43.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”WWF sounds alarm over rising number of Tuscan wolves killed” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wpid-7567ce3139d17b5fa4e90415940fde43.jpg” (ANSA) – Grosseto, January 8 – Italian WWF chief Dante Caserta sounded the alarm Wednesday over an increase in the killing of Italian … Continue reading

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Righteous Among Nations awarded to Tuscan couple

(ANSA) – Tel Aviv, December 12 – An Italian couple who hid a German-Jewish family in their attic for two years during World War II will be honored with the Righteous Among Nations award from Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial … Continue reading

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Israeli Righteous among Nations award to Tuscan women

(ANSA) – Florence, December 5 – A Florentine woman who hid and fed a fugitive Jewish family for a year during World War II was formally honoured Thursday with the Righteous Among Nations award from Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial … Continue reading

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Tuscan IGP extra virgin olive oil ‘has most antioxidants’

(ANSA) – Florence, November 6 – Extra virgin olive oil has known cancer-fighting properties, but not all olive oils are created equal, according to scientists at Siena University. Presenting their findings on Wednesday, Professor Marina Ziche and researchers Sandra Donnini … Continue reading

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Mosque opens near the Tuscan city of Siena

(ANSA) – Colle Val D’Elsa (Siena), October 25 – After years of controversy, a new mosque was inaugurated Friday in a town near the Tuscan city of Siena. A minaret rose up from the new mosque El-Radwan di Colle Val … Continue reading

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