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‘A flash of copper caught our attention’: 4,000-year-old dagger discovered deep in Italian cave

Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old copper dagger and fragments of human skulls deep in a cave in Italy. The cave was clearly used for burials, but it also holds the remains of an ancient hearth. “The moment we discovered the dagger was unforgettable,” Federico Bernardinian archaeologist at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, told Live Science. […]

Business & Finance

Chinese imports damage ‘dignity’ of Italian tomato, says Mutti chief

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An Italian tomato sauce magnate has urged Brussels to protect farmers from the “unfair” competition posed by cheap paste made in China’s Xinjiang region and restore the “dignity” of Italy’s staple red fruit. Francesco Mutti, […]