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Science in society
Italians surveyed on their knowledge
One in three Italians thinks the Sun, the star at the center of our solar system, is a planet; one in three believes that electrons, which along with protons and neutrons, make up an atom, are larger than atoms. These are …
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Green thumbs liver longer
Gardening pays off
Four in ten Italians cultivate flowers and even have their own organic produce garden at home. According to a 35-year study conducted by Uppsala University in Sweden, this ‘green' hobby can extend life at least a year, more for those who …
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Revealing the mob,
Archive documents lesser-known Calabrian mafia
The ‘Ndrangheta is one of the most powerful and widespread organized crime organizations in the world. It is sphere of influence touches not only Italy and Europe, but also North and South America and Australia, yet it is one of the …
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Just like Romeo and Juliet
The Italian city of Verona, setting of the world's most famous love story, Romeo and Juliet, will soon allow couples to tie the knot on ‘Juliet's balcony' where, legend has it, the star-crossed lovers declared their love. ‘It's a way of …
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Hope for Alzheimer's
A team of Italian and American researchers recently discovered a mutated form of beta-protein that may one day be used to prevent or retard the progress of Alzheimer's disease. To date, scientists at the Besta Institute, the Mario Negri Institute in …
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Italy's richest
The wealthiest man in the bel paese is Nutella baron Michele Ferrero, with a net worth of 9.5 billion dollars, according to the Forbes latest list of the world's richest people. Ferrero occupies the 40th spot in the international standings. Italian …
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Green pennies,
Pinching pennies can benefit the planet. To help people save money while saving the planet and provide useful information on how to offset their carbon footprints, Italy's Legambiente has launched an interactive website, www.stopthefever.org. From calculating how much cycling to work …
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Pasta makers pay
Top producers fined for price-fixing
Italy's antitrust authority slapped the country's biggest pasta producers with one of the largest penalties in the sector's history. Twenty-six pasta makers and the national pasta producer's union UNIPI were fined 12.5 million euro for unfair practices that stifled competition and …
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For love or citizenship?
Italy boasts more mixed' unions but also more separations
Marriage …
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Changes at Palazzo Chigi
In exchange for fingerprints, MPs get longer coffee breaks
Following
the new …
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Virtual' strikes put into effect
Labour unions challenge new rules on protests
According to statistics published in Corriere della Sera, 39
percent of the 1,339 national and local strikes in 2008 affected the public
transportation sector. Although many of these strikes were minor, called by
small labor unions, they nonetheless discourage citizens from using public
transport, maintains …
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Civil slackers' law takes effect,
The Italian
Senate approved to the much-contested decree, championed by the minister of
public administration and innovation, Renato Brunetta, to discourage civil
servants from ‘slacking off' at work. In protest, the centre-left members abstained
from voting. Labor unions have also condemned the legislation, which provides
that …
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Thursday, May 23, 2013