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An Italian mayor has apologised to the family of opera star Luciano Pavarotti after the town of Pesaro encased a statue honouring the late singer within a Christmas ice rink. The singer's widow, ...

Since Watson and Crick discovered DNA's double helix structure in 1953, the US has been a leader in biotechnology innovation. American excellence in this field has greatly benefited people around the ...

The widow of Luciano Pavarotti has accused an Italian city of “ridiculing” her late husband by building an ice rink around his statue and encouraging skaters to high-five it. Nicoletta Mantovani said ...

The Decca label celebrates the late tenor’s 90th birthday with the out-of-print archives of the Llangollen Competition, which he won in 1955 as a member of an amateur choir. ‘The Lost Concert’ also ...