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elisabetta povoledo

@EPovoledo

I am a reporter based in Italy for the International New York Times, https://xitter-newx.xyz-mikolabs.workers.dev/t.co/Xz50ddtK2Q.

Joined September 2011
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Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage nytimes.com/2026/10/30/world…
Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage

Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage

Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.

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Italians Pay Final Respects to Their ‘King of Television’ (Published 2025)

Italians Pay Final Respects to Their ‘King of Television’ (Published 2025)

For some five decades Pippo Baudo was the face of Italy’s national broadcaster, RAI. His death on Saturday unleashed a wave of accolades and tears.

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Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice nytimes.com/2025/04/25/world…
Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice (Published 2025)

Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice (Published 2025)

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well with his fellow clerics.

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Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia nytimes.com/2025/03/16/world…
Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia (Published 2025)

Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia (Published 2025)

East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.

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Argentines in Rome Pray for a Pope Who’s One of Their Own nytimes.com/2025/03/04/world…
Argentines in Rome Pray for a Pope Who’s One of Their Own (Published 2025)

Argentines in Rome Pray for a Pope Who’s One of Their Own (Published 2025)

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

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‘American Carnage 2: Ultimate Carnage’: Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s Inaugural Address nytimes.com/2025/01/20/opini…
Opinion | ‘American Carnage 2: Ultimate Carnage’: Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s Inaugural...

Opinion | ‘American Carnage 2: Ultimate Carnage’: Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s Inaugural...

Fourteen Opinion writers assess the substance and style of Trump’s speech.

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Well, this was fun. They Sang, They Cheered, They Bravo’ed: Italy Is Hailed as Home of Opera nytimes.com/2024/06/07/world…
They Sang, They Cheered, They Bravo’ed: Italy Is Hailed as Home of Opera (Published 2024)

They Sang, They Cheered, They Bravo’ed: Italy Is Hailed as Home of Opera (Published 2024)

A star-studded concert pulled out all the stops to celebrate one of the country’s most important art forms.

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In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe nytimes.com/2024/02/23/movie…
In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe (Published 2024)

In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe (Published 2024)

Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated feature “Io Capitano” dramatizes the harrowing journeys made by thousands of Africans each month looking for a better life in Europe.

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These Bronze Statues Reveal Ancient Healing Rituals nytimes.com/2023/06/23/arts/…
These Bronze Statues Reveal Ancient Healing Rituals (Published 2023)

These Bronze Statues Reveal Ancient Healing Rituals (Published 2023)

Discovered in a dig at a thermal spring in Tuscany, Italy, the well-preserved items offer a glimpse into medical practices from the Etruscan and Roman eras.

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Joan Didion, the Death of R.F.K. and the Solution to a Decades-Old Mystery nytimes.com/2023/06/08/opini…
Opinion | Joan Didion, the Death of R.F.K. and the Solution to a Decades-Old Mystery (Published...

Opinion | Joan Didion, the Death of R.F.K. and the Solution to a Decades-Old Mystery (Published...

The celebrated author wrote about having a breakdown. Only now do we know the full story of a moment that caused her to say she could feel the 1960s “snapping.”

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The Brotherhood of the Philandering Oligarchs nytimes.com/2023/06/15/opini…
Opinion | The Brotherhood of the Philandering Oligarchs (Published 2023)

Opinion | The Brotherhood of the Philandering Oligarchs (Published 2023)

Thare are important political truths in the parallels between Trump and Berlusconi.

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How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress nytimes.com/interactive/2022…
How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress (Published 2022)

How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress (Published 2022)

A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation.

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A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere nytimes.com/2022/10/08/world…
A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere (Published 2022)

A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere (Published 2022)

Russia’s domination of Central Asia and the Caucasus region is unraveling as the Kremlin focuses on the war in Ukraine — and border violence is flaring.

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China’s Public Puts on a Show of Zero Covid for an Audience of One nytimes.com/2022/09/09/busin…

China’s Public Puts on a Show of Zero Covid for an Audience of One (Published 2022)

Because of Xi Jinping’s unrelenting policy, the Chinese people put up with a precarious existence filled with lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing.

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Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution nytimes.com/2022/04/26/opini…
Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution (Published 2022)

Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution (Published 2022)

What happens when the incarnation of a problem buys the right to decide what the problem is and how to fix it?

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He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy. nytimes.com/2022/04/20/world…
He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy. (Published 2022)

He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy. (Published 2022)

An investigation in Slovakia has exposed how Russian clandestine operations are trying to sow discord in Europe and create sympathy for Moscow over Ukraine.

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Rushing Against War, and Time, Ukraine Makes It to the Biennale nytimes.com/2022/04/18/arts/…
Rushing Against War, and Time, Ukraine Makes It to the Biennale (Published 2022)

Rushing Against War, and Time, Ukraine Makes It to the Biennale (Published 2022)

Russia’s invasion complicated well-laid plans. But, despite the odds, Ukraine will present work at the international art showcase in Venice.

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The Growing Religious Fervor in the American Right: ‘This Is a Jesus Movement’ nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/ch…

The Growing Religious Fervor in the American Right: ‘This Is a Jesus Movement’ (Published 2022)

Rituals of Christian worship have become embedded in conservative rallies, as praise music and prayer blend with political anger over vaccines and the 2020 election.

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Many Russians Feel a Deep Unease Over Going to War nytimes.com/2022/02/23/world…
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‘Here We Go’: Behind the Curtain With Soccer’s Prophet of the Deal nytimes.com/2022/01/24/sport…
Behind the Curtain With Soccer’s Prophet of the Deal (Published 2022)

Behind the Curtain With Soccer’s Prophet of the Deal (Published 2022)

Fabrizio Romano has turned rumors and a catchphrase into an industry. But is he an observer of soccer’s multibillion-dollar transfer market, or a participant in it?

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