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Agriculture, tourism and the food industry are essential to Italy’s economic growth I was born in the late 70s and, to my memory, there has not been a time when my country was not economically struggling: I have no recollection of the news mentioning anything different from “unemployment rise,” […]
A new project has been launched in Italy to give new life to State-owned buildings that are not used anymore. A specific part of the project is intended to safeguard Italian historic lighthouses. The “fari” (lighthouses in Italian) are often so picturesque or in such an amazing location, that their deterioration would be […]
If you are in London on the 13th of February and happen to have a penchant for vintage motorcycles, then you could try your luck at the Coys Motorcycle Show sale. Primadonna of the event will undoubtedly be Italy’s own Guzzi V8, a piece of motorcycle history and symbol of the […]
ANSA – Bergamo, February 6 A high school philosophy professor was fired after 14 years on the job because he forgot to report he was fined 200 euros for urinating into a bush 11 years ago. Stefano Rho’, 43, a father of three born in Uganda of humanitarian doctor […]
The statues at the Capitoline Museums covered-up during Rouhani’s visit A decision to cover up several nude statues at Rome’s Capitoline Museums during a visit in January 2016 by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stirred a furore. The move to cover up the nudes was apparently made as […]
If you are thinking to come visiting the country, this may be the best moment to do it: Italian B+B and hotels have fared very well in this year’s Tripadvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards. ANSA reported the news yesterday and, just as those related to Italy’s excellenceinhealthcare reported by Bloomberg, they mark […]
Ashley Olsen was found dead in Florence on January 8, 2016 On Saturday January 8, 2016, the American Ashely Olsen was found dead in her apartment in Florence. A few days later the police arrested a suspect. The detained man is Diaw Cheik Tidiane, a 27-year-old undocumented Senegalese migrant […]
2015 is about to end and Italy has been summing up its achievements and losses. It hasn’t been an easy year for the world and neither has it been for the Bel Paese. In spite of an economical crisis that fails to end, an army of scoundrels leading the country and an increasingly […]
If you follow the Italian news you are certainly familiar with Mafia Capitale. The scandal of Mafia Capitale has been keeping public opinion on the edge for over 12 months (CpaKmoi/flickr) Even for a country used to scandals and corruption as much as Italy is, Mafia Capitale proved to be […]
Valentino Rossi (Photo from Wikipedia) Italy always produced great bikers: it’s almost like the country’s racing in its blood. When, in the 1960s and 1970s, Giacomo Agostini reached the Olympus of world motorbike racing, it seemed nobody could do as well as him. It was truly so for decades, until Valentino Rossi came […]