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Ensuring rights
The Tuscan region recently
announced that it will monitor hate crimes against homosexuals and fight
discrimination based on sexual orientation. The office will gather associations
and …
Florence News
Language lessons
The municipality of Campi will
be offering free Chinese lessons to teachers, civil servants and entrepreneurs.
There are some 2,500 Chinese immigrants residing …
Florence News
Club for teens opens
In an effort to curb under-age
drinking, Novoli has opened an afternoon dance club. Serving soft drinks and
fruit juices, Vam (‘vietato ai …
Community News
International School of Florence Tanzania Project
by Jared Turkus
Two years ago, the International School of Florence
(ISF) established a philanthropic project to aide students in Moshi, one of the
poorest regions in Tanzania.
The Tanzania Project comprises over 60 middle and high school students in the
African country. The main objective is to …
Community News
Charity event for Santo Spirito
On October 29, at 7pm, to raise
funds to keep the Santo Spirito church open, the Friends of Santo Spirito Association
ONLUS will …
Italy News
Public touch-up ,
Caravaggio restoration in Rome's Quirinale
Passersby and art lovers alike
can watch restoration in action as a 1609 masterwork by Italian painter
Caravaggio is treated in Italy's lower chamber of parliament. Restorers have set up
a temporary laboratory at street level to touch up Caravaggio's Adoration of
the Shepherds in …
Italy News
A taste' of ancient Rome,
Wine cultivated in archeological site
Visitors to Pompeii, the city that was buried under lava and ash after one of the deadliest
eruptions of Mount Vesuvius,
in 79 AD, can now get a better ‘taste' of ancient Rome.
Not only are tours exploring the archeological
grounds, vineyards and other cultivation …
Italy News
No immunity for top four
High court strikes down Alfano Law'
On October 7, Italy's
Constitutional Court
overturned a controversial immunity law that would have provided Italy's
top four political office holders immunity from prosecution while they held
office.
The immunity law, also called the Alfano law, was a
July 2008 reform of a version that was quashed …
Italy News
Historic visit planned
Pope to visit Rome synagogue
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the
Jewish synagogue in Rome on
Catholic-Jewish Dialogue Day, January 17, 2010, making him the second pontiff to enter the synagogue. Pope John Paul
II was the first with a visit in 1986.
Pope Benedict accepted an
invitation advanced by the …
Italy News
Rome vs Venice vs Palermo?
Multiple bids launched for the 2020 Olympics
Italy
is intent on holding the Summer Olympic Games in 2020, but three major cities
are competing to host them. With Venice, Rome and
Palermo
all vying for the high-profile international sports event, Italy's
Olympic Committee (CONI) has said that Italy
has a better chance if just …
Italy News
Cub reporters
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unmask scandals and scour for scoops. Kids
can sharpen their thinking skills and get a taste …
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Montecitorio live
Italy's Chamber of Deputies recently launched a new multimedia website
complete with web TV so citizens can follow the daily activities of …
Florence News
Happiness is the Mediterranean diet
Eating well is an antidote for
the blues, but a new study has found that the Mediterranean diet may help curb
depression. Results from a …
Florence News
The doctor is in
In an effort to help those who
are overly stressed, Milan is
bringing mental health care to 24 pharmacies around the city. Five …
Sport News
Azzurri painted purple
Viola striker secures World Cup qualification
by Sam Griswold
Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino was Italy's hero
on October 10 as his last-minute equalizer against Ireland earned the Azzurri a
2-2 draw in Dublin and ensured the defending World Cup Champions a place at
this summer's World Cup in South Africa. Gilardino, who was …
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Monday, May 20, 2013