A room in the Palazzo Vecchio containing a fresco fragment attributed to Orcagna is reopening to the public on July 26.

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The Springboks and Italy will clash for the 17th time in Test rugby when they meet at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.

The heatwave continues to wreak havoc in Tuscany and in Florence as the city centre’s electrical grid experienced a blackout in the afternoon.

Heat “shuts down” cities: blackouts in Bergamo and Florence, one victim in Palermo As many as 17 cities are on red alert, with six suffering extreme heat since last Thursday ...