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in PoliticsThe Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) signifies a pivotal shift in which country’s long-standing policy, involving a partnership with the UK and Italy?
Answer: Japan is taking a bold step away from its post-war pacifist policies by joining forces with the UK and Italy in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). Initiated in December 2022, this partnership is developing a fancy new fighter jet, set to soar by 2035. This move allows Japan to export these advanced jets,…
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in HistoryWhat famous figure met his doom in Rome’s Largo Argentina square?
Answer: Tradition says Julius Caesar died in Largo Argentina Square, where the remains of four ancient temples are located. He was attacked by senators who feared his growing power. Among them was his friend Brutus, to whom he allegedly uttered the famous words “Et tu, Brute?” (And you, Brutus?) as he plunged his dagger into…
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in PoliticsHow many times did Silvio Berlusconi, the scandalous billionaire and media mogul, serve as Italy’s prime minister?
Answer: Silvio Berlusconi was Italy’s longest-serving postwar prime minister, serving three non-consecutive terms: 1994-1995, 2001-2006, and 2008-2011. He was known for his lavish lifestyle, controversial policies, and numerous legal troubles. In 2013, he was found guilty of tax fraud in a case involving his media empire. He was sentenced to four years in prison, later…
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in ClimateWhat was the reason behind the 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix cancellation?
Answer: The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy, scheduled for May 21, 2023. was canceled due to sudden floods, its management announced on May 17. It was the first Grand Prix canceled since the 2020 Australian Grand Prix, which was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The floods had disastrous effects on the Emilia…
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in PlacesHow long had Matteo Messina Denaro, the notorious Mafia boss, been on the run before his arrest in Sicily?
Answer: The notorious Cosa Nostra Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested in Sicily on Jan. 16, 2023, after 30 years on the run. More than 100 armed forces members were involved in the arrest of Italy’s most wanted Mafia boss._x000D_
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in PlacesWho initially used to live in Venice’s ghetto?
Answer: The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice, Italy, where Jews were forced to live since a 1516 decree of the Venetian Senate and until Napoleon’s army occupied Venice in 1797. The English word ghetto is derived from the Jewish ghetto in Venice. The ghetto’s 16th-century synagogues have remained operational continuously, except for the…
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in PlacesWhy are picnics banned in Rome in May 2022?
Answer: Rome health authorities have banned picnics and fenced-off trash bins to contain the wild boar population after detecting African swine fever in the body of a dead boar in the Insugherata nature reserve on May 5, 2022. About 50,000 pigs who live in and around Rome are at risk, according to estimates from Coldiretti,…
