Venice

• ‘Kisses yes, Bezos No,’ protesters say, as billionaire’s wedding bonanza divides Venice

  As newlyweds Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos prepared for their final wedding party on Saturday evening, hundreds of protesters from across Italy filled Venice's tiny streets.

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  Jun 28
  
• All the glamorous celebrity looks from the Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez wedding

  Lavish gowns, jewels and bowties were abundant as celebrities boarded water taxis for the wedding in Venice.

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  Jun 27
  
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• Celebrities arrive in Venice for Jeff Bezos wedding

  The details of the wedding have been kept under wraps, but we're beginning to see A-listers show up in Venice.

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  Jun 26
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• Bezos wedding venue changed due to ‘inflatable crocodile’ threat, says protester

  The new wedding party location is only accessible by boat and cannot be reached by land when the connecting bridges are raised up.

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  Jun 25
• Jeff Bezos wedding: What we know so far about the Venice nuptials

  The couple-to-be, Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, are hiring mostly local suppliers, with 80 per cent of the wedding vendors reportedly from the area.

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  Jun 24
• Selfie-taking tourists refuse to sit down, end up capsizing Venice gondola

  The gondolier was attempting a tricky manoeuvre under a bridge and asked the tourists to sit down and stop shifting around in the boat.

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  Dec 7, 2023
• Tourist bus crash near Italy’s Venice kills at least 21 people

  Italian authorities on Wednesday were investigating what caused a horrific bus crash near Venice a day earlier, in which 21 people died including several children.

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  Oct 4, 2023
• Venice moves toward charging new fee for day-trippers during peak periods

  The strategy aims to improve the quality of life for Venice's dwindling number of full-time residents as well as overnight visitors, who already pay a lodging tax.

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  Sep 5, 2023
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• Grounded gondolas: Venice canals dry up amid Italy drought

  A series of images coming out of the Italian city showed barely-there streams of water pooling around dozens of boats alongside the uncovered foundation of several buildings.

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  Feb 21, 2023
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• Venice mayor calls for hunt for ‘idiots’ filmed surfing along Grand Canal

  In several clips filmed by shocked onlookers at various points along the canal, the two surfers were recorded as they dodged gondolas and water taxis in the historic city's centre.

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  Aug 17, 2022