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...took a job as a test driver with a small car company in Milan. By 1920, he was racing for Alfa Romeo, and he took first prize in the Savio Circuit in 1923. Impressed by the fearlessness of the young racer, the father of World War I flying ace Francesco Baracca presented Ferrari with his son's squadron badge. It depicted a prancing horse on a yellow shield, which would become the Ferrari symbol...
...crafted from Amazonian hardwoods such as shihuahuaco, cabreuva and caoba. Gray slate from Brazil was used to finish cabin walls, and the bedding is made from Peruvian cotton. There are no TVs in the cabins - only huge windows that provide panoramic views: "Nature's plasmas," says Aqua CEO Francesco Galli Zugaro. Meanwhile in the kitchen, baby-faced Peruvian chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino - veteran of two Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy - sources many of his ingredients (from fat river escargots to Amazonian basil) directly from Iquitos' Belém market to create dishes such as bass ceviche with sweet plantain...
...April 1966, TIME posed a simple question on a now famous cover: "Is God Dead?". That question remains a rich and perennial subject of dialogue - partly, no doubt, because the current Pope is keen to engage with those who answer it in the affirmative. With reporting by Francesco Peloso/Rome
...Francesco Bandarin, the director of the World Heritage Center, , insists it does. The List is part of a convention adopted by UNESCO in 1972 meant "to recognize and protect the world's most significant cultural and natural sites," he says. "Over the last 36 years, the Committee and UNESCO have continued to work in line with its original mission." The benefits of getting on the list, he says, include increased visibility, more funding, and access to UNESCO's "knowledge and experience." Including private donations, the WHC has an annual budget of about $20 million; most countries are expected to implement...
...shows. And though his jaw is still square, Alemanno is notably quicker to smile than he was in his tough-guy, jean-jacketed youth. That is all the more true after his surprise victory on Monday's elections, when he soundly defeated former mayor and prominent center-left leader Francesco Rutelli by a 54 to 46 margin...