An asteroid heading towards Mars will not hit the Red Planet on January 30, although it was pass very close, according to the Italian astrophysicist w…
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Mon, 01/28/2008 - 04:58
Brtish abnd Italian firm win restyling contract - English and Italian architects will work together to give the Amerigo Vespucci airport in Florence a…
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 04:55
Italy's underground economy in Italy is estimated to have generated around 549 bln euros ($808.5 bln) in 2007, according to a research carried by the…
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 04:49
Some 20 million Italians are underpaid and average Italian salaries are ''among the lowest in Europe, Rome-based think-thank Eurispes said in a new re…
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 04:44
Father Adolfo Nicolas, the new head of the Jesuits, denied on Friday that there was any conflict between the influential Catholic order and the Vatica…
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 03:35
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano opened consultations Friday the government crisis brought on by the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi.A timetab…
Sun, 01/27/2008 - 06:47
The fact that Prato textile industry continues its intensive research is evidenced by the Lineapiu' group's recent launch of a bamboo thread.The new p…
Sun, 01/27/2008 - 04:06
Italy extends lead over Australia and France - After breaking the $1-billion threshold in 2006, Italian wine exports to the United States had another…
Sun, 01/27/2008 - 04:02
The 66th edition of Pitti Bimbo, set for January 18-20 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, boasts a record number of exhibitors.There are 448 compan…
Sun, 01/27/2008 - 04:00
Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio will launch its two wheel Vespa motor scooter on the Indian market, Piaggio chairman Roberto Colaninno announced…
Sun, 01/27/2008 - 03:50
Maestro's mindscape revealed in Rimini show - A book in which Italian movie great Federico Fellini sketched his dreams has gone on show in his native…
Sat, 01/26/2008 - 07:13
The small mouse-inspired robot designed and produced at the Polo Sant'Anna Valdera di Pontedera (the research park belonging to Scuola Superiore Sant'…
Sat, 01/26/2008 - 07:01
700,000 euro for projects relating to geothermal energy - The Consortium for the Development of Geothermal Areas (COSVIG), which aids private entities…
Sat, 01/26/2008 - 04:17
Drug use is on the rise in Italy with women catching men up in terms of user numbers, according to Health Ministry pointman Claudio Cippitelli.Until r…
Sat, 01/26/2008 - 04:07
Group completes turnaround phase and moves to expand - The Fiat group last year posted a net profit of 2.054 billion euros which was more than double…
Sat, 01/26/2008 - 03:50
Best of Florentine fashion, wine, food and crafts on show - Wine & Fashion Florence will take Tuscany's specialties to Beaver Creek, Colorado (USA…
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 12:23
Rome has dusted off one of the most spectacular views in the Eternal City, the so-called 'Roof of Rome'.New lifts have been fitted to the top of the c…
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:56
The Italian health ministry on Friday gave its thumbs up to swimming along 91.3% of Italy's coastline, a marked improvement from 20 years ago.A minist…
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:54
A record number of tourists stayed in hotels in Rome this month after a 11% rise for the first four months of the year, city officials said."In the mo…
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:34
More and more tourists are choosing to take their holidays on Italian farms and over half a million have made reservations for July at Italy's more th…