A plan to use fencing lessons to ease stress among Naples public administrators came under fire Wednesday.The lessons are part of a 40,000-euro scheme…
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Thu, 03/05/2009 - 03:32
Inter Milan coach Jose' Mourinho was cited by a soccer prosecutor Wednesday after claiming rival coaches had conspired to blow a penalty incident out…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 04:03
Lombardy would be happy to host a ''bank for the poor'' proposed by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the Regional President Roberto Formigoni said…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 03:54
Police on Tuesday charged the mayor of a small Sicilian town after they discovered a baboon being kept in captivity in the municipal park.Luca Gervasi…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 03:48
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday that he was confident the Turin automaker and Detroit Number Three Chrysler would be able to forge their al…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 03:41
A Democratic Republic of Congo national who was detained in connection with the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher is asking the stat…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 03:36
An Italian-led study has identified a gene that regulates the killer nerve-wasting disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).''This is a first but v…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 03:29
A Milan court on Tuesday convicted Lazio Chairman Claudio Lotito of share-rigging and obstructing bourse oversight bodies.Lotito received a two-year j…
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 03:25
AC Milan and the LA Galaxy haven't reached a deal on David Beckham, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani said Tuesday, contradicting US media reports.''The affa…
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 03:54
A three-day literary fest for antique book-lovers opening in Milan later this month will feature a handbook for churchmen involved in the Catholic Chu…
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 03:48
An ongoing row over who invented eau de cologne seemed to have been settled Monday after a researcher discovered an 18th-century note in a Paris libra…
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 03:38
Italian scientists say they may have discovered a 'natural Viagra' in a pungent gas emitted by hot springs.Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), sometimes called s…
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 03:26
At least 24,000 fishermen die at sea each year, making fishing probably the most dangerous occupation in the world, the United Nations' Food and Agric…
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 03:22
Consumers, producers and retailers had different reactions to Monday's report from national statistics bureau Istat that Italy's year-on-year inflatio…
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 03:18
A Grand Prix in Rome is a fantastic idea, Renault boss Falvio Briatore said Monday.Speaking on Italian radio, Briatore said a planned new race around…
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:36
Venice Mayor Massimo Cacciari on Monday made a public call for tenders in a bid to calm polemics over a potential deal with Coca-Cola that would see 6…
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:20
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said he was taking the same approach to the United States under Barack Obama as he did with previous administrations…
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:16
A 'Marshall Plan' for the Palestinian economy will be one of the priorities of Italy's term at the helm of the Group of Eight this year, Premier Silvi…
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:10
Italy is mulling a bid to host Euro 2016, Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) chief Giancarlo Abete said Monday.A bid could help start ''virtuous circles…
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:06
The absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic was felt by Inter Milan in their come-from-behind 3-3 draw against AS Roma at the San Siro Sunday night, coach Jose'…