FRANCESCA VOLPI

Official meeting between the Pope and the governor of Antigua, within the Vatican permises.

Monza A.C players are seen entering the soccer field for the Monza vs ProPatria match at the Brianteo Stadium.Monza, Italy, January 22, 2020. Francesca Volpi for The New York Times.

John Elkan, President of Agnelli Foundation and Mario Monti President of Bocconi University, at the Bocconi University during a conference on “Competition and monopoly: from microeconomics to market design” in Milan, Italy, on Monday, May 27, 2019. Credit: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg

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Ferrari’s employees respecting the social distancing while queing for lunch at the Ferrari HQ in Maranello, Italy, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street JournalSlug: FERRARI

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Runners from Serbia ( as seen on the flag on their t-shirt) look at the map of the area on their phone ahead of the start of the 2023 World Plogging Championship race in Genova, Liguria, Italy, on Saturday, Sept.30, 2023. Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal

Manuel Jesùs Ortega Garcia (C) from Spain during the clsing ceremony reacting at the news of winning the first place at the 2023 World Plogging Championship for collecting 140kg of trash during the race, in Genova, Liguria, Italy, on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal

Raffaele Leardini, 72, couldn’t resist and stood up for a quick dance with her wife outside of the dancefloor space, as the designated dancefloor is closed due to the ban on dancing imposed byu the Italian government as consequence to the Covid-19 pandemic. In Legnago, Italy, on Thursay, July 20, 2020. Francesca Volpi for The New York Times. Slug: ITALY-DANCEHALLSStory Summary: Italy's Ban on Dancing to Stop Young Crowds Upsets Older Ballerinos

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Luigi Di Maio, Italy's deputy prime minister, at a meeting of Confagricoltura in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Credit: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg

Ultras supporters of the Monza A.C team during the Monza vs ProPatria match at the Brianteo Stadium in Monza, Italy, January 22, 2020. Francesca Volpi for The New York Times.

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The DJ of the "Small Caribe" sings in front of the costumers who remain seated at the edge of the dance floor that is closed due to the ban on dancing imposed by the Italian Government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The place "Small Caribe" is very well known, usually full of people.In Legnago, Italy, on Thursay, July 20, 2020. Francesca Volpi for The New York Times. Slug: ITALY-DANCEHALLSStory Summary: Italy's Ban on Dancing to Stop Young Crowds Upsets Older Ballerinos

Runners start the 2023 World Plogging Championship race in Genova, Liguria, Italy, on Saturday, Sept.30, 2023. Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal

Runners participating in the World Plogging Championship refresh themselves at a banquet made available at the first check point of the race route. At the center taking a photo with a phone Erik Ahlström , the creator of the term “plogging” (plocka, Swedish for “gather” + jogging), in Genova, Liguria, Italy, on Saturday, Sept.30, 2023. Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal

José Luis Lamela from Spain, who will win the second place (men) at the 2023 World Plogging Championship carries the trash he collected through the finish line of the race in Genova, Liguria, Italy, on Saturday, Sept.30, 2023. Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal

Marine Le Pen, leader of the French nationalist National Rally party., at press conference with candidate Jordan Bardella in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Credit: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg

Matteo Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister, at a meeting of Confagricoltura in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Credit: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg

Attendaces of the conference on “Competition and monopoly: from microeconomics to market design” at Univerity Bocconi in Milan, Italy, on Monday, May 27, 2019. Credit: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg

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Luigi Di Maio, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Five Star Movement talks at a meeting in the city of Lamezia Terme in Calabria, south of Italy, organized to support the Five Stars Movement candidate for the Calabria Region elections due on the 26th of January, 2020. CREDIT: Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal"Story Summary: CALABRIA Nicola Gratteri is the most influential person in Calabria’s election, but he’s not on the ballot. Gratteri, an anti-mafia prosecutor, has taken on Italy’s most powerful criminal organization – the ‘Ndrangheta, based in the deep-south region of Calabria – and that has put him in the crosshairs of politicians on the left and right. He recently ordered the arrest of over 300 people with suspected ‘Ndrangheta links, one of the biggest mafia busts in Italy’s recent history. They included politicians on the left and right. Further politicians in the region are under investigation by Gratteri. The ‘Ndrangheta has become one of the world’s biggest crime syndicates, eclipsing the Sicilian Mafia. Its estimated revenues of $60 billion a year are bigger than those of all the drug cartels of Colombia and Mexico together. Its tentacles extend across the global cocaine trade and into many parts of the legal and less-legal economy of Italy and the EU. But the ‘Ndrangheta’s base remains a secretive network of families in Calabria, one of the poorest and most corrupt regions in Western Europe. Gratteri’s wave of arrests has shaken up Calabria just as its people elect a new regional government on Jan. 26. The investigations have forced both of the leading candidates for regional president to pull out of the race. The incumbent Democrat pulled out after his right-hand man was arrested. “In the past, the ‘Ndrangheta sought out politicians,” says Gratteri. “Now it’s the politicians who seek out the ‘Ndrangheta for votes.” Supporters of Gratteri’s crackdown hope the election could mark the start of major

During an event on the Navigli, organized by the "Sgrappa" brand, a project created by the famous artist Maurizio Cattelan to relaunch the "grappa" drink, a typical made in Italy product. During the event, people can order grappa-based drinks, through an opening from which only one hand comes out. In Milan, Italy, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Francesca Volpi for Bloomberg

Telecom Italia CEO & General Manager, Pietro Labriola, at an event at the Finance Community Week , Milan, Italy, Monday, November 13, 2023. Photographer: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg