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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 02:34
Mike Bongiorno, born in New York in 1924 and Italian TV's most well-known face died of a heart attack Tuesday in Monte Carlo.
He came back to his nat…
Tue, 09/08/2009 - 03:15
A ban on kissing San Gennaro's relic was confirmed by Naples church authorities Monday.A vessel said to contain the saint's dried blood is generally h…
Fri, 09/04/2009 - 01:00
The 66th Venice Film Festival opened with an Italian film after almost 20 years of not having done so. Giuseppe Tornatore's epic tale "Baaria" opened…
Wed, 09/02/2009 - 03:08
Less than 50% of Italians booked a holiday this summer. According to recently released data from the Italian consumer association most Italians spend…
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 03:00
August was one of the worst months on record for the Fiumicino airport in Rome. The baggage handling record of Alitalia is so bad that they are now un…
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 03:00
Venice may have no cars but it has plenty of boats and their number has been on the increase over the past years. So much so that the usually tranquil…
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 03:00
Last week was yes another complicated one for the Italian Prime Minister. After having to deal with international criticism for accepting to attend an…
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 03:00
Italians are still very fond of beauty pageants and there is a whole variety of them taking place in every town in Italy during July and August. The c…
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 05:18
In what is a first in Italian politics, Berlusconi will take part in the procession of the Perdonanza. This ritual guarantees to the participants that…
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 05:06
Pictures by John Heseltine Bruna’s cantina or store-cupboard contains jar upon jar of her luscious red tomato sauce. It is a staple ingredient used al…
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 04:58
Neapolitan crime families seem to be under some strain as of late. The police has scored several successes and put some of the heads of Camorra (the n…
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 05:13
A recent survey from tripadvisor.it amongst French, Spanish and English travelers revealed that Italian is considered the most romantic language.
31%…
Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:59
Exactly 400 years ago in front of the Venetian Senate a straight talking Italian professor of physics presented a device that would magnify objects, n…
Tue, 08/25/2009 - 05:04
Italians in more rural areas generally have a close relationship with land. Many either own and take care of land or know people who have access to fr…
Mon, 08/24/2009 - 06:27
There are countless accounts regarding the actions of allied soldiers during World War II, but few have touched on the issue of how were Italy's numer…
Mon, 08/24/2009 - 05:58
Melting glaciers in the high Alps led the Swiss authorities to revise the borders between the two countries.Based on the change in position of a water…
Mon, 08/24/2009 - 05:43
Last Saturday the 147 million euro jackpot of the Italian Superenalotto was finally won after weeks and weeks of intense betting by the largest number…
Fri, 08/21/2009 - 06:57
The financial crisis has not only made Parmigiano Reggiano a popular target in supermarkets - it has also made it an important currency in banks.
Ita…
Wed, 08/19/2009 - 05:55
When Timothy Barton first came to Bari little did he (or the Baresi) know that he would become a household name in the capital of Puglia and well-know…