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Poetry for peace
To mark this year’s World Poetry Day, the Centro UNESCO and Syracuse University in Florence collaborated for the first time to host a celebration of poetry on March 27, 2006, at the Palazzo Incontri of the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze. …
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Brits benefit from Consular guide
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Foreign Office Minister Lord Triesman have launched a new Guide to the Foreign Office’s support for British nationals in difficulty abroad. The new Guide sets out what the Foreign Office can and can’t do for …
Florence News
Music to our ears
Maggio musciale introduces affordable ticket for youth
Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has planned a consciously affordable programme for its 69th season to make theatre-going available for all, especially young people. The initiative, which was created as a way to inspire young people to attend the theatre as …
Florence News
Wheel of misfortune
Centres to open for treatment of gambling addiction
With the benefits of an affluent society come its perils. New programmes are in the works for the treatment of a growing problem in Tuscany, ‘pathological gambling’. The symptoms of this new pathology include addiction to lottery, video-poker, roulette and internet …
Florence News
Come young, come all
APT report shows tourism's youthful face
Florence is still the place to be. Especially if you’re young, smart and looking for good food, culture, wealth and high prices. A recent survey performed by the Centro Studi Turistici in association with APT (Agenzia per il Turismo) and Province …
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Italy grants amnesty
Persecuted Christian convert is welcomed
Italy is now home to Abdul Rahman, 41, the Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity. The decision to grant Rahman asylum, proposed on Tuesday by Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini, was made unanimously by the Italian cabinet …
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Security blanket
Italian students prefer secure jobs in uncertain future
A new study indicates Itlian youth are concerned about their employment future, but do know what they want. Or rather, what they don’t. A survey of over a thousand university students between the ages of 18 and 25, carried out at …
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Oldies but goodies
Italian demographic trends point to ageing population
Recent statistics have shown that Italy is experiencing an increase in average life expectancy as well as a continuously lagging birth rate, factors that are likely to bring big changes to the country’s population demographics in the coming years. According to …
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Alarm or alarmist
U.S. State department warning fuels debate in Italy
The U.S. State Department sent a clear message that it is worried about security in Italy when it issued a public announcement on March 21 to Americans living abroad, recommending that they stay away from demonstrations that may turn violent during …
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The God squad
Representatives of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Church, divided since 1054, are cooperating to combat what they call a tendency to sideline religion in Europe. Explaining the groups’ conciliation at a two-day workshop in Rome, Russian Orthodox bishop Mark d’Egorievsk said, …
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Berlusconi in hot water
Chinese diplomats are outraged at Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s allegations regarding ‘children being boiled in Mao’s China and used to fertilize the fields.’ A letter issued by the government in Peking responds, ‘We are annoyed by these unfounded affirmations.The actions of political …
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Talking trash about the environment
The government’s environmental record was a source of controversy after the publication of a national report on the state of Italy’s ecological health. Environment Minister Altero Matteoli said the study indicates overall progress. Ninety-three percent of Italian vehicles now meet European …
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Tragic end to kidnapping case
The kidnapping case that has kept Italy hoping for over a month has reached its saddest end. The body of baby Tommaso Onofri was found recently, buried under 30 cm. of mud. The kidnappers Mario Alessi and Salvatore Raimondi confess. “We …
Sport News
Race still on for fourth after Fiorentina-Roma stalemate
The battle for the fourth and final Champions League berth in Serie A remains too close to call after Roma recovered from a dreadful start to claim a deserved draw against Fiorentina on Sunday. There was just a point separating the …
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Zoro calls for sanctions on Inter after racial abuse
Messina’s African defender Mark Zoro has urged FIFA, football’s world governing body, to punish Inter Milan after their fans racially abused him for the second time this season. The 22-year-old Ivory Coast international’s every touch was met with a chorus of …
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Thursday, June 20, 2013