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The many moustaches of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot
The first iteration of Branagh’s Poirot moustache was created for “Orient Express” by the designer Carol Hemming, with whom Yoshihara worked closely...
Cruise ships restart in Venice, protesters decry their risks
The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the enormous ships be...
Venice's Architecture Biennale focuses on co-existence in post-Covid...
The central theme of the 17th edition of Venice's Architecture Biennale, 'How Will We Live Together?' will focus on co-existence in a post-Covid-19...
Venice deploys flood barrier for first time as storm drives up tide
Venice deployed its long-delayed flood barriers for the first time on Saturday as forecasters warned that storms could combine with high tides to...
Venice tests long-delayed flood barrier months after waters swamped...
Venice tested its long-delayed flood barriers on Friday, in a public demonstration of the strength of the defences months after rising tidal waters...
Venice's canals cleaner after lockdown, fish seen again
With the coronavirus lockdown leaving the streets of Venice desolate, the major drop in plying of the gondolas and vaporettos (water taxis) has...
Italy to quarantine Milan, Venice and other regions: media
Milan is the Italian financial capital and has a population of just under 1.4 million people. The entire Lombardy region is home to 10 million.
Venetians shun referendum on split from mainland sister city
The situation reversed in the following decades as new factories created jobs in Mestre while Venetians began to leave a city where life was rendered...