Architect Paolo Soleri – a life in pictures The Italian-born architect, who has died aged 93, is best known for his visionary city of Arcosanti, an ecological utopia in the Arizona desert. With his philosophy of ‘arcology’ he combined architecture and a prescient concern for the environment to stunning effect. We look back at his life and legacy. From Architect Paolo Soleri – a life in pictures

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White smoke is seen from the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicating that the College of Cardinals have elected a new Pope.

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Lamone, Switzerland: Tullio Canonica checks on suspended panettone loaves in his bakery

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A new museum charting the history of the Italian gelato opens tomorrow just outside Bologna. Visitors can taste historic flavours and try their hand at making their own, while displays chart the rise of the frozen delicacy in Italy and beyond. Here are a selection of photos from the exhibition

Photograph: Gelato Museum Carpigiani Archive

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Airport security officials monitoring bags for loading at Rome’s Fiumicino airport were shocked to see the outline – and several of the internal organs – of a human being on their X-ray screens. Minutes later, they found a 36-year-old Norwegian fast asleep in the collection area, having spent about a quarter of an hour trundling peacefully, if perilously, through Terminal 3

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Juventus say emotional farewell to their beloved Alessandro Del Piero

Juventus fans wave tearful goodbye to the forward who has given 19 years of service to the new – and unbeaten – Serie A champions

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Silvio Berlusconi is to go on trial charged with paying for sex with an underage prostitute and then trying to cover up the alleged offence by abusing his position as Italy’s prime minister. All three judges named for the trial are women.

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