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Celebrating social media,
Over 90 events highlighting the web and its potential
From September 20 to 24, Milan became even more ‘social,' hosting Italy's first Social Media Week.
Highlighting not only Internet chats and social networks but everything else the web has to offer, the event also focused on online gambling and games, sites …
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Pope Benedict XVI in the UK
From September 16 to 20, the pope made a landmark visit to the United Kingdom, to a mixed reception. The 83-year-old pontiff's four-day visit featured a series of top-level meetings and visits with representatives of the country's six million Catholics. The …
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Taxis for the four-legged
It is called Autobau Pet Taxi, and it is Milan's alternative transport service for dogs and cats and other domestic animals-and, yes, their owners. The 24/7 service is already a hit among pet owners in who do not have cars. The …
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Fiat Panda turns 30!,
The Fiat Group and Gruppo Para are celebrating 30 years of one of Italy's greatest icons. To mark the occasion, 30 international artists have been asked to make 30 artworks using spare Panda parts. The artists have been given tyres, doors, …
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Recent arrivals
A recent report from Eurostat reveals that the number of people living in the 27-member European Union (EU) who were either born in another EU-member country or not born in the EU now number 31.9 million, equal to 6.4 percent of …
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Mayor dies ?a martyr'
On the evening of September 5, the mayor of a southern Italian town in the mafia-ridden region of Campania was shot to death. Angelo Vassallo, 57, the centre-left mayor of Pollica, near Salerno, was known for his many battles in support …
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Rome, under the stars,
Colosseum and Terme di Caracalla open at night
Visitors to Rome now have a unique chance to admire the capital's ancient ruins by moonlight. Every Saturday night until October 23, the Colosseum and the Terme di Caracalla will keep their doors open until midnight.
In the same period, the Casa …
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A global treasure?,
The Mediterranean diet applies for world heritage status
Like the historic centre of Florence, the Roman Forum, the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge or the Pyramids in Egypt, the Mediterranean diet may soon have World Heritage status. Together with Greece, Morocco and Spain, Italy has applied to Unesco's cultural …
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Italy mourns former president
Francesco Cossiga dies at 82
In death, Italy's most outspoken politician wanted to keep his private life separate from his public life. Francesco Cossiga's will stated that he wanted to be buried in his native Sardinia and that the funeral be a private affair. Following a …
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Shop till you drop
Each year, tourists spend over one billion euro shopping in Italy's fashion capital, Milan, and the majority of tourists go there to buy the latest trends. The data comes from a study conducted by Milan's chamber of commerce, which reveals that …
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Batter up!
The Italian National Baseball team recently bested the defending champions, Netherlands, at the European Baseball Champions, clinching the 2010 title. About 3,300 spectators in Stuttgart, Germany, witnessed Italy's 8-4 victory against the Dutch team, which was competing for its sixth title …
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Eataly opens in NY
Italy-loving foodies in New York now have a place to eat, drink and buy Tuscan Novello wine and fresh mozzarella di bufala. The highly popular Turin-based food and wine emporium, Eataly, opened a U.S. outpost on August 31 in Manhattan. Selling …
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New traffic rules,
The new driving laws that went into effect on August 13 include stiffer fines for speeding and greater penalties for alcohol use. Among the 80 amendments is a ban on alcohol sales at stores on the toll highway from 10pm to …
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Italy's most expensive city
Bolzano took top place in a national ranking of Italy's most expensive cities. The survey, conducted by Istat and with Unioncamere and the Istituto Tagliacarne, compared the prices of over 3,700 goods and services, including food, drinks, tobacco, clothing, electronics, furniture …
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Eight mobsters a day
In mid-August, interior minister Roberto Maroni held a press conference during which he announced the status of the government's fight against organized crime. ‘Very important results,' Maroni said, were effected in both mafia-related arrests and seizures of mafia assets. From May …
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