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Even Monograno Felicetti, an artisanal brand based in a valley in the Alps, touts that it uses durum wheat from Puglia in some of its products.

Puech spent much of his time in a tiny hamlet in the Alps, or caring for his horses.

If you had read the story carefully, you might remember an earlier scene when a husband at a dinner party boasts that his wife makes him feel like Hannibal crossing the Alps.

To reach their conclusions, the researchers analyzed rock samples from the Alps in Europe and the southwestern United States, along with data from previous scientific studies.

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Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades.

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