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Boy, 4, fined for riding electric scooter near St Mark's Square in Venice‘In Rome, the police evict mafia criminals, in Venice they fine a child for riding a scooter,’ says critic So a child rides a scooter. No one should ride a scooter in St Mark square, and a 4 year child should not drive a scooter in a public space, more true if it's a crowded one. The kid is just 4 yo but his parents are 2 douchebags, and this OP-ed writer too. Second: in Italy police doesn't really stop mafia.
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »
Five men arrested in Croatia over £1.7m Venice jewel heistFour Croatians and Serbian held over theft of Qatari-owned jewels from Doge’s Palace I saw that movie! They now go to LA where the main bad guy bought a bad ass house and the other bad guys that are kinda good have to rob the really bad guy to make it up for some shit that happened in Venice... It's OK! A real “Italian Job”. Jewels instead of gold bars. Life imitating art. Amazing
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Venice jewellery heist: expert insight from the 'gentleman thief’Vincenzo Pepino, the only other person to have successfully robbed Doge’s Palace, suspects £1.7m theft was an inside job “I gave everything back,” he said. “If I had just 1% of what I stole over my career I would be rich … but if I had 1% of what I donated to the poor, I would be even richer.” An oxymoron. No creature that's a 'gentleman thief' exists. He a ruthless thug who camouflages by appearing to be normal, so that he doesn't stand out
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Suspected Venice jewel thief on the run after escaping police custodyDragan Mladenović climbed through window to avoid questioning by Italian police I wonder how much of a percentage he promised to the guards. Or if it was just the standard cash payoff amount. I have a feeling he did it.
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Step away from the glitz and glam of Hollywood to embrace the LA beach lifestyleFrom the tourist trap that is Santa Monica to the happy-go-lucky lifestyle of Hermosa Beach, each area on the strip has its own appeal.
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7 facts about St Andrew's Day as Scotland celebrates the saintHappy St Andrew's Day! Here's what we know about St Andrew as Scotland mark his day
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Venice flooding is getting worse – and the city's grand plan won't save itVenice is set to be regularly 70 per cent underwater and proposed tidal floodgates won’t deal with the fundamental problems
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Earthquake strikes Italy as 4.6 magnitude tremor shakes Ravenna regionAround 1.1million people in Italy are thought to have felt the tremors, although it is not yet clear if it caused any damage. Pictured: A photo showing the epicentre along with dots next to reports of tremors. rufcbilly 😢😢😢 Hope there are no casualties.
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Outcry in Venice as water bus captain allows tourist to take the wheelA Venetian water bus captain has provoked an outcry about security after allowing a tourist to take the wheel of the vessel as it crossed the lagoon at sunset. He should have let Jesus to take the wheel... 😂 Afraid of losing their cartel. Was she hot?
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Venice to introduce visitor tax in latest bid to manage impact of mass tourismAssaulted by 24 million tourists a year, Venice is to charge visitors a tax up to 10 euros each in a move approved by the Italian government. They want you they don’t want you they want you they don’t want you huh wow.... Is just way to many people. Fair enough. Millions of footfall must be having an impact.
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