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Now playing Next Italy Italian man dies after being crushed by falling wheels of cheese A total of 25,000 wheels of Grana Padano cheese fell on 75-year-old Giacomo Chiapparini after a shelf broke in his warehouse on Sunday. 07/08/2023
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Now playing Next Italy Migrants rescued after clinging to rocks near Lampedusa for days Several migrants have been rescued by Italian coast guards after clinging onto rocks near Lampedusa for several days 07/08/2023
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