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Italy’s edicole, iconic green newsstands, have adorned the streets of cities for decades. A beloved community hub, people stop by for their morning paper and stay for a chat. But the death of printed newspapers as well as the ever-growing stream of tourists flooding Italy’s cities, causing any space available to be turned into Airbnb rentals, pizza parlours and souvenir shops, are contributing to the kiosks’ decline. In one of the newest gripping narratives from us at the dpa trends & features desk, we’ve spoken to the owner of an edicola in Rome who doesn’t know how much longer she can keep g…