Many Italians long resisted air-conditioning. Then Europe got hotter
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-09-04 15:45 UTC+10:00
Section: World / Europe
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Weather, World News
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Agrigento: Domenico Rizzo, a baker in Sicily, long sweated out the heat. Through years of stifling Italian summers, Rizzo, 40, refused to install air-conditioning units in his bakery, fearing the cold air would make his muscles ache.
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