Friuli Venezia Giulia and Italy's local tourist board, PromoTurismoFVG, are paying visitors to travel via train, but you must stay at least two nights.
Construction of the new facility is expected to begin in early 2023, followed by mass production of pouch-type lithium-ion batteries by the end of 2025.
Recent announcements from major airlines show that commercial aviation continues to rebound in the region. But it may take some time before airfares fall.
U.S.-based economists Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig win the Nobel prize in economic sciences for research on banks and financial crises.
Shipments of personal computers continued to decline for the third quarter, according to data from IDC. Apple was the only manufacturer to see shipments rise.
Samsung forecast on Friday its operating profit plunged 32% in the third quarter of the year as weaker memory pricing and demand hit the technology giant.
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