The brainier you are the longer you are likely to live, human genetics researchers at the University of Calabria claimed on Wednesday.According to the…
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Thu, 06/12/2008 - 03:37
Animal rights activists staged a dawn raid on St Mark's Square to defy Venice's new ban on feeding pigeons.The five militants rowed to the famed squar…
Thu, 06/12/2008 - 03:32
Italy's Euro 2008 squad have rallied round under-fire coach Roberto Donadoni ahead of Friday's must-win match against Romania.The players on Wednesday…
Thu, 06/12/2008 - 03:22
Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi risks missing the next two races in the MotoGP championship because of a fracture he suffered to his right hand during la…
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 03:06
A TV prank which appeared to expose drug use by Italian MPs was rapped Tuesday.Two members of cult show Le Iene were fined for invasion of privacy.Ita…
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 03:04
Pisa Airport management company, Societa' Aeroporto Toscano Galileo Galilei S.p.A., closed the month of April 2008 with a 6.7% increase in passengers…
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 03:02
A new musical about Mary, the mother of Jesus, will debut at the Vatican later this month, the Holy See said on Tuesday.The show, entitled Mary of Naz…
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 03:00
Italy has made the world's top ten for spending on primary schools, the Save The Children organisation reported Tuesday.Luxembourg came top with $12,4…
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 02:59
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni on Tuesday took his licks from the Italian press after the Azzurris' unexpected 3-0 loss to Netherlands in their Group C…
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 02:58
Some 500 athletes from 100 different countries will take part in the 2009 world boxing championships here from August 28 to September 13 of next year.…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 10:27
Netherlands' controversial opening goal in their 3-0 Euro 2008 win over Italy Monday was correctly awarded, UEFA said Tuesday.UEFA General Secretary D…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:33
Italian director Dino Risi, who helped create the postwar genre of bittersweet comedies known as Commedia all'Italiana, was commemorated by friends an…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:30
The consortium of Brunello di Montalcino producers will no longer be responsible for controlling the authenticity of one of Italy's finest wines, the…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:24
Archaeologists said Monday they have discovered a vast Roman necropolis on a hill south of Rome where the lower social classes buried their dead.Aroun…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:17
Italian city mayors on Monday asked Interior Minister Roberto Maroni for special powers to deal with security issues becoming a major concern for citi…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:11
A large plot of opium poppies has been found in the historic centre of Siena.The allotment runs along a street leading into the heart of the medieval…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:07
The centre-right government willgo ahead with a contested measure restricting wiretapping to probes into organized crime or terrorism but will consult…
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 03:57
A dozen or so pacifists chained themselves to a fence outside Rome's central Regina Coeli prison on Monday to protest against this week's visit by Uni…
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 09:30
Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana (CFMI) ended 2007 with sales over 33.5 million euro, slightly above their 2006 sales of 33.4 million.CFMI's bal…
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 09:25
Chinese authorities have invited a bishop of Hong Kong, John Tong Hon, to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the South China Morning Post r…