Investment Funds Interest in Italy'S Energy Transition Grows


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If you're looking for the perfect gift for your significant other this holiday season, we've got the perfect one for you: A one-of-a-kind, life-size Nativity scene complete with Santa Claus and his helpers from the Vatican's puppetry department.

It's on display at the Vatican's Santa Claus Museum until Dec.

31, reports the Wall Street Journal.

The scene was created by the Vatican's puppetry department in collaboration with the museum's director, who says it's a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity.

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