Italy

Experts say that restaurants torture us with their loud, unhinged Spotify playlists for a number of reasons – and it all boils down to money.Images via Getty; illustration SFGATEWhen you first step inside, Tosca Cafe is exactly what you’d…
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Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into…
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There’s a buzz at the intersection of El Camino Real and Santa Inez Avenue where a storied San Bruno restaurant has slung New York-style pizzas for more than 50 years.It’s only 6 p.m., but dinner service at Toto’s Pizzeria is in full swing…
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ROME: Italyaims to raise at least 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), or roughly 21 billion euros ($22.2 billion), through asset sales between 2024 and 2026, the Treasury said in its Economic and Financial Document (DEF) published on…
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Ever pack workout clothes for a vacation — only to unpack them, unworn, upon returning home?Perhaps the destination matters.Data from exercise apps, which track users' physical locations and search history, show travelers tend to be more…
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Nothing is striking about the quiet stretch off Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, where a cluster of white and gray offices and warehouses dwell. Yet within the collection of buildings is a storied Bay Area bakery that’s supplied dozens of…
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It may have seemed like a good idea at the time.In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section of the Great Wall of China in Shanxi province, according to an online notice…
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Many travelers are accustomed to nightly tourism taxes tacked on to their hotel bills.But daytime taxes are a new ask.Venice's city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation to tax day visitors 5 euros ($5.38) to visit the…
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The best hotel in the world is Passalacqua, an 18th century villa on the edge of Italy's Lake Como.    That's according to the 50 Best organization, which announced the results of "The World's 50 Best Hotels" in London on Tuesday.The villa…
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Clarese Partis, a 39-year-old software designer from Los Angeles, has always wanted to work from an offbeat spot far from the crowds.  So when she was offered such an opportunity, she instantly grabbed it. Last week, Partis landed in the…
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