An Italian mountaineer famed for scaling peaks in his bare feet on Friday climbed to the top of Japan's highest and holiest mountain, Mt. Fuji.Antonio…
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Tue, 10/16/2007 - 03:37
The Cassini-Huygens space mission marked its 10th year on Monday and its discoveries continue to be at the center of scientific attention."Thanks to C…
Tue, 10/16/2007 - 03:31
The benefits from giving flu shots to people between the ages of 50 and 65 far outweigh the cost, experts said in a report presented on Monday.Drawn u…
Tue, 10/16/2007 - 03:26
Rome, October 15 - Italians view immigration as a threat to Italy but one that offers the country economic benefits, according to new research publish…
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 05:26
A major exhibition celebrating the extraordinary artistic flowering at the 15th-century court of Borso d'Este, lord and duke of Ferrara, has opened at…
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 04:32
Organic olive oil made in the hills of Montalbano by Antico Colle Fiorito of Lamporecchio (Pistoia) can now be enjoyed all over Japan at the Yamakawa…
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 03:43
Italian rugby icon Alessandro Troncon said Friday he was hanging up his boots at club level and looking to become a coach.Troncon, Italy's most-capped…
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 03:21
A large rockslide crashed to the ground in the northern Italian Dolomite mountains early on Friday but no one was hurt.A "huge mass" of rocks and eart…
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 03:17
Flash News - A jolly drawing of late opera legend Luciano Pavarotti appeared on Google's masthead Friday, the day he would have turned 72.The stylised…
Sun, 10/14/2007 - 04:10
Italians have made an advance in the use of stem cells to combat colon cancer.A Palermo University team led by Giorgio Stassi has identified a stem ce…
Sun, 10/14/2007 - 03:43
Flash News - Italian car components and systems producer Magneti Marelli, part of local automotive group Fiat, Japanese motor vehicle maker Suzuki Mot…
Sun, 10/14/2007 - 03:40
Alitalia Chairman Maurizio Prato is confident of being able to propose a buyer of the state-owned airline to the government within a month, union sour…
Sun, 10/14/2007 - 03:36
Italian Premier Romano Prodi's first trip to the White House since coming to power last year has been scheduled for February 4, according to diplomati…
Sun, 10/14/2007 - 03:32
An Italian soccer club is seeking spiritual help in its drive to return to the top flight.AC Ancona was in Serie A as recently as 2004 but was double-…
Sat, 10/13/2007 - 06:07
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has won a contract from Britain's Cunard Line to build a new luxury liner called the Queen Elizabeth.The new 2,092-pas…
Sat, 10/13/2007 - 05:20
A travelling retrospective devoted to Felice Casorati, one of Italy's most enigmatic modern artists, has arrived in this northern Italian city, with t…
Sat, 10/13/2007 - 03:50
Air France said Friday it had not been informed of any shortlist of potential buyers for Italy's struggling airline Alitalia."Air France is not aware…
Sat, 10/13/2007 - 03:47
Flash News - Italian watchmaker Binda will produce and distribute watches and jewels of the Moschino Cheap&Chic brand under licence from the Itali…
Sat, 10/13/2007 - 03:38
Company to launch 32 micro-laboratories made in Livorno - The next space mission for Kayser a company which specializes in research and aerospace ex…
Sat, 10/13/2007 - 03:36
The decision by a northern Italian city official to allow Muslim women to wear the burqa has sparked consternation in the country, even though at leas…