Bologna's porticoes are added to UNESCO's Heritage List

Måneskin have performed a cover of Billie Eilish‘s song ‘Bury A Friend‘.The Italian rock band, who won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’, are currently touring the European festival circuit.

Shia LaBeouf is hoping to transform his career. The former Disney Channel star is plotting a comeback after a string of career-canceling abuse charges and allegations — by playing a real-life saint in controversial director Abel Ferrara’s newest film.

Shia LaBeouf has landed his comeback role in Abel Ferrara's new film months after he was accused of sexual battery by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs. The American independent filmmaker revealed to Variety that the embattled actor has been cast in the lead role in his next movie, which will depict the younger years of Italian Saint Padre Pio.

sexual battery lawsuit filed by FKA twigs continues.Last December, twigs (real name Tahliah Barnett) sued her ex-boyfriend for alleged sexual battery, citing a pattern of “relentless abuse” that included “assault and infliction of emotional distress”.In court documents filed in February, LaBeouf’s legal team denied “each and every” accusation in the claim.

transform his career. The former Disney Channel star is plotting a comeback after a string of career-canceling abuse charges and allegations — by playing a real-life saint in controversial director Abel Ferrara’s newest film.The 70-year-old filmmaker told Variety that LaBeouf, 35, is on board to play the lead role in his next movie, which will center on the life of Italian saint Padre Pio.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Monday that it had fired an employee who has been accused of sexually assaulting another staff member.

Rallying from behind, Team USA managed to top China in the final hours of the 2021 Olympics to win the overall gold medal count.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticPeople wondering whether it’s safe to go to the movie house again may be given pause by “The Last Matinee,” in which that activity proves gravely injurious to patrons’ health. Uruguayan director Maxi Contenti’s feature is a retro slasher whose aesthetics pay tribute to some illustrious forebears, especially of the Italian variety about 40 years ago.

MADRID -- Madrid’s tree-lined Paseo del Prado boulevard and the adjoining Retiro park have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, holding an online meeting from Fuzhou, China, backed the candidacy on Sunday that highlighted the green area’s introduction of nature into Spain’s capital.

environment as an endangered world heritage site due to the impact of over-tourism alongside its steady decline in population and poor governance.The Italian government moved this this month to avoid the designation, rerouting massive cruise ships from the historic center to an industrial port still within the Venice lagoon.

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Helen Flanagan has opened up about her star-studded wedding guest list ahead of her and fiancé Scott Sinclair’s 2023 nuptials.The pair hope to the tie the knot in Italy after originally planning to get married this year. But Helen says she and footballer Scott, who plays for Preston North End, will wait until things are a “bit safer”.

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