Articles by ITALY

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 04:00
Italian researchers have found a way of using the Salmonella bacteria to treat melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.The team at the European On…
Sun, 12/23/2007 - 04:37
'Lifelong learning program' is first EU meeting of its kind - The International Advanced Professional Training School in Volterra (Pisa) is hosting th…
Sun, 12/23/2007 - 04:36
New Montespertoli business is star of largest European web t - Florentine start-up Yooplus was one of the two Italian companies sent to the finals of…
Sat, 12/22/2007 - 11:33
The draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League did Italian clubs no favours and set the stage for two arduous Italy-England clashes.Ita…
Sat, 12/22/2007 - 04:56
The Cosmo SkyMed space mission is counting on equipment furnished by Galileo Avionica, a Florentine company in the Finmeccanica group which is a leade…
Sat, 12/22/2007 - 04:46
18 million euros for 16 new applied research projects - The Tuscan regional government will support 16 new National Reserch Center (CNR) projects than…
Sat, 12/22/2007 - 04:29
Tuscan program top at European Enterprise Awards - Fabrica Ethica, the Tuscan regional government's programme, which promotes social responsibility fo…
Sat, 12/22/2007 - 04:24
Pescia and Viareggio to be managed by one body - The two Tuscan flower markets, Pescia and Viareggio, will soon have a single management system. the r…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 12:03
Religions must respect each other and cooperate but this doesn't mean Catholics should stop preaching Christian values and beliefs, Pope Benedict XVI…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 10:15
WHEN I had my first February in Italy, it was several days before I realised that the confetti on the ground was not from a mass wedding throughout th…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 05:50
The Bolshoi Theatre will send its chorus and orchestra to Teatro La Scala in Milan from January 7 to 9 to kick off a three-year collaboration accord b…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 04:41
Retail sales in October rose 0.4% over September and were 2.3% higher than in October of last year, national statistics bureau Istat reported on Thurs…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 04:32
The recent hikes in pasta and bread prices led to a sharp drop in the sale of these products, the Coldiretti farmers' union said on Thursday.Based on…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 04:00
French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican on Thursday for discussions that centred on Europe, the Middle East and hostages…
Fri, 12/21/2007 - 03:42
Inter and AC Milan head into their derby on Sunday on a roll, with the current Serie A champions on top of the standings and fresh from a stunning Ita…
Thu, 12/20/2007 - 06:07
Italian fashion house Prada on Wednesday moved closer to going public by formally asking Banca IMI, UBM and Goldman Sachs to coordinate an initial pub…
Thu, 12/20/2007 - 06:00
Investigators are convinced that they have identified most, if not all, of the people responsible for last month's murder of a British exchange studen…
Thu, 12/20/2007 - 03:52
Every boy's favourite dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, stars in a stunning new exhibition that asks whether the king of the dinosaurs really deserves its…
Thu, 12/20/2007 - 03:43
The government said on Wednesday it will scrap a recent decree allowing the expulsion of EU citizens considered dangerous and approve a new one by the…
Thu, 12/20/2007 - 03:35
With world champion Kimi Raikkonen now fully at home at Ferrari and a new car ready to be presented in the New Year, Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di…