The fake artworks have been attributed to more than 30 famed artists and could have done 200 million euros in economic damage to the art industry.

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Campaigners have urged the Pope and mayor of Ledro against cutting down the fir tree, which is set to decorate the Vatican in Rome.

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Punishing heatwaves have left residents of the much-loved Italian holiday destination in a severe water crisis, with uncertain prospects for relief.

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The captain, New Zealander James Cutfield, is already under investigation for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck. 

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Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello Santa Flavia, Italy, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

James Cutfield, a 51-year old New Zealand national, is facing questioning, although this doesn't mean criminal charges will follow.

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Italian Navy scuba divers work at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of a storm-sunken super yacht to search for one person, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italian prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio confirmed a manslaughter investigation is under way at a press conference on Saturday.

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Italian prosecutors are set to announce a manslaughter investigation into the incident.

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The families of Jonathan and Judy Bloomer, and Chris and Neda Morvillo, said they were grieving all lost in the tragedy.

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The vessel was carrying 22 passengers - 10 crew members and 12 passengers - when it was hit by a waterspout and capsized.

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File photo: People watch on as a waterspout forms over the St Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2009.

A waterspout is believed to have caused the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, but what exactly is one and how much of a danger can it pose?

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