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Mafia-free merchandise
Sicilian entrepreneurs
have taken another decisive step toward battling the mafia by opening the first anti-racket supermarket in the
island's capital city, Palermo.
With goods as diverse as traditional pottery and ceramics, artisan products and
organic foods, the 241 participating merchants hope to draw consumers …
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A sudden sense of dj vu
Familiar faces return to the political scene
Francesco Rutelli recently an-nounced his decision to run for mayor of Rome for the third time. After testing the political climate of the capital, the 53-year-old centre-left politician said, ‘This is going to be a tough battle and nothing should be …
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The sacred and the profane
Anti-cross judge banned for third time
The separation between church and state is guaranteed by the Italian constitution, which gives equal status to all religions throughout the nation. Despite this, Judge Luigi Tosti has been banned from Italian courtrooms and public office for his steadfast opposition to …
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Serbian separatism
Italy to recognize Kosovo independence
After Kosovo declared its independence, Foreign Affairs minster Massimo D’Alema said Italy would recognize the Serbian province as a ‘sovereign state under international supervision’.
‘Serbia must recognise that the question is concluded. Belgrade must now look with courage towards the future and …
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A sterile step
Among many of the political hot potatoes to have emerged during the pre-election fever was a proposal to practice chemical castration on recidivist pedophiles. Following an alarming incident of child rape by a convicted pedophile in Sicily, right-wing politician Gianfranco Fini …
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Balloting on eBay
Politically disillusioned and computer-savvy youth have been mixing high-tech with contemporary Italian politics. According to media reports, a handful of 20somethings are illegally selling their election ballots on the popular online auction site eBay. Citing their financial difficulties, skyrocketing prices and …
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Breaking through the glass ceiling
The Italian business world has taken a decisive step toward ensuring equal access to the country’s most sought-after positions of power and influence. Unanimously voted the new chief of the nation’s largest and most influential employer’s association, the Confindustria, 42-year-old Emma …
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Thieves with a conscience
Italian police have caught two very well-mannered thieves: one who left roses to ‘say sorry’ for holding up cashiers, and another who stole from the rich to give to the poor. The modern day ‘Robin Hood’ and a bouquet-wielding burglar made …
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RU486
The abortion pill may soon be distributed in Italian hospitals. The Italian Pharmaceutical Agency (Aifa) has given the first green light to a request made by Exelgyn, the French pharmaceutical manufacturer of RU486, to sell the controversial pill in medical facilities …
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A battle of wills
Elections called for April 1314
Senate speaker Franco Martini was given too arduous a task. Failing to convince dissident politicians to form an interim administration following the fall of Romano Prodi’s fragile majority government, Italian president Giorgio Napolitano was forced to dissolve parliament and call new …
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A question of ethics
Abortion key issue in upcoming elections
A longtime political hot potato has forced its way into Italy’s election campaign. A revival of the ethical and moral issues behind the country’s current abortion legislation, the so-called Legge 194, has caused uproar and debate among both pro-life and pro-choice …
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Black-listed
Jews targeted by racist blog
Italian police recently discovered an anti-Semitic Internet blog, which posted a ‘black list’ of 162 Jewish university professors in Italy alleged to have created a lobby. The faculty members are employed at Rome’s La Sapienza university and universities in other Italian …
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Workplace peril
Italy is leading Europe in the number and frequency of workplace injuries and deaths. According to a report released by Anmil, the national association of victims of workplace injuries, there are over one million work-related accidents and one thousand victims in …
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Deflated dreams
The recent surge in prices may cost Italian families 1,000 euro a year, according to the Codacons consumer group. And according to the national statistics bureau, Istat, the country’s year-on-year inflation rate jumped to 2.9 percent—its highest since July 2001n and …
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Winging it
Three in four teachers in Italy say they are ‘unprepared’ to teach students from different cultures. According to a recent Census report, non-Italian students make up approximately 6 percent of the national student body and hail from as many as 191 …
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Thursday, May 23, 2013