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Ferrer wins titanic battle
Spaniard David Ferrer fought back from the brink to beat Argentine Jose Acasuso and claim the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart on Sunday. Third seed Ferrer recov-ered brilliantly to claim a 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 victory in five hours after looking …
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Calcio Serie A: Transfer talk
Brazil striker Adriano said on Sunday that he was staying at Italian club Inter Milan despite speculation that he would leave the club during the summer. Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira is on the verge of joining Serie A rivals Inter - …
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Golf British Open: Di Marco makes the grade
Chris DiMarco’s second place in the Open on Sunday should see the American rewarded with a place in the Ryder Cup later this year. A skiing injury has re-stricted DiMarco’s form this season, and he has been hoping for a strong …
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Invasion of the Zanzara,
Imagine that if the sci-fi horror film genre so popular in the 1950s ever returnsin which giant ants, spiders, or slugs evolve into huge devourers of the luckless humans who get in their waythe next movie will star the Italian zanzara. …Florence News
The Divine Benigni does Dante
Italy's favourite performs thirteen 'Divine' nights
Take one of the worlds most striking piazzas. Fill it with the verses written by one of historys most important poets, and recited by Italys most beloved and controversial entertainer. The place to be this summer is Piazza Santa Croce for …
Florence News
Alive with the sound of music
The Tuscan hills host music concerts galore
So far so good. Piazza Napoleone in the Tuscan town of Lucca has heard its fair share of great music in the last few weeks. Host to Eric Clapton, Tracy Chapman, Riccardo Cocciante and Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), the Summer Festival …
Florence News
We are the champions
Florence celebrates Italy's World Cup win
At eight at night, Florence suddenly becomes a ghost-town. The city stops. The streets echo, incredibly empty and silent. Walking along the alleyways, one can hear the TV broadcasters voice booming out of open windows as if an enormous sound-system has …
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Housing hassles for higher education
Student housing project causes controversy
Theres a brain-drain in Italy, sociologists say. According to statistics, the majority of Italian researchers are being forced to leave Italy to find funding abroad. And yet, some brains are coming this way as thousands of international students arrive in Florence …
Florence News
Park dedicated to hostage casualty
In a brief but intense ceremony, representatives of the City of Florence inaugurated a new park in honour of SISMI agent Nicola Calipari. The Italian official was killed by an American solider in Iraq during attempts to free hostage journalist Giuliana …
Tuscany News
Gambling under false premises
A newly discovered criminal organisation has been recently charged with manufacturing and distributing counterfeit scratch and win lottery tickets. Sixteen thousand tickets were distributed in numerous shops throughout Tuscany, primarily near Grosseto. Twenty people are currently under investigation and being accused …
Tuscany News
Diversity does good
The town of Cecina became host this week to an annual regional meeting to combat racism. Projects in Tuscany dedicated to showcasing local immigrant associations were presented. Tuscany has become one of the Italian regions with the highest number of associations …
Florence News
Medieval manuscript mystery
Old text gets new author
Theres nothing like a mystery novel during a summer storm, and theres nothing better than a manuscript that suddenly finds its rightful author. Giovanni Boccaccio, best known for his colourful and controversial 100-story narrative, strikes again. The manuscript in question, currently …
Florence News
Counterfeit cops caught
They are easy to spot. Men in uniform patrolling the centre, navy blue uniform, red stripe on their trousers. They are the carabinieri, Italys military police force. Often the brunt of many a joke, but generally welcomed by the population at …
Florence News
Buried treasures brought to light
Florence's Archeological Museum showcases new pieces
A rare collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan finds went on public display this week, following renovation work at Florences Na-tional Archaeological Museum. Over 500 precious artefacts, previously kept in storage, are now housed on the second floor of the mu-seum, …
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Festa dell'Arno: A flood of memories
The descent along the Arno has begun. Crowds of people of all ages gathered last weekend along the river banks near Monte Falterona for the inauguration of the fourth edition of the Festa dellArno, organised by cultural association Associazione per lArno. …
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Thursday, May 23, 2013