Italy Surveys Damage Amid Dozens of Aftershocks
By Elisabetta Povoledo
ROME — Firefighters, surveyors, engineers and volunteers struggled through nearly continuous aftershocks on Monday to catalog damage and deter looters one day after an earthquake killed 7 people and left more than 6,000 homeless in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.
Source: the New York Times
Italy’s Fabio Scozzoli wins 100 breaststroke title at swim Euros, dedicates title to Dale Oen
DEBRECEN, Hungary — Fabio Scozzoli of Italy dedicated his 100-meter breaststroke title at the European Championships on Tuesday to two-time champion Alex Dale Oen, who died suddenly three weeks ago.
Source: The Washington Post
Francesca Giuliani
On May 11, IHCC-NY celebrated the annual Mother’s Day ceremony at the Mother Italy Statue at Hunter College and received the moral responsibility of the statue from Justice Dominic Massaro. The ceremony was also the occasion to honor Consul General of Italy to New York Natalia Quintavalle for her role in the Italian-American community and as a proud Italian mother.
Italy vote to tap austerity anger, gauge political shift
By Steve Scherer
(Reuters) - Italy is likely to register a strong protest vote against belt-tightening on Monday in local elections that will provide a fresh snapshot of Europe's changing political landscape a year ahead of a national ballot.
Why Italy's Earthquake Was Weird
A strong and unusually shallow earthquake struck northern Italy over the weekend, fracturing pavement, sending torrents of brick and rubble raining down from buildings, and killing seven people. The powerful shaking was a first for the region in centuries — and fairly surprising to seismologists.
May 22, 2012
Charles Scicolone
Enologist Franco Bernabei and Andrea Sartori Join Together to Make Great Wines
Italy earthquake: Monti prepares for state of emergency
Italians have begun assessing the damage to one of their most historic regions, a day after seven people were killed in a 6.0 magnitude earthquake.
Italy police close in on school bombing suspect
Prosecutors believe they know the identity of a man shown in surveillance video footage apparently activating a remote control that set off a bomb rigged up from gas canisters as students were arriving for lessons on Saturday.
Francesca Giuliani
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs, Ali Babacan met the Italian and Italian-American business community in New York at a meeting organized by the Confederation of Italian Entrepreneurs Worldwide at the Italian Trade Commission. “Our relationship with Italy is excellent, we are friends and we are perfect strategic partners,” said Babacan.
Vertice NATO. Accordo sull'uscita dall'Afghanistan
CHICAGO. Il più grande vertice della storia della Nato, a Chicago, si è concluso con un accordo cruciale per il passaggio di consegne alle forze di sicurezza afghane entro la metà del prossimo anno, in un percorso "irreversibile" verso la fine della guerra più lunga, sanguinosa e impopolare condotta dall'Alleanza.
Ice. Le ceramiche italiane in mostra al Javits Center. Design e qualità vincenti
By Manuela Cavalieri
Ultimo giorno utile per visitare i padiglioni dell'International Contemporary Furniture Fair 2010 al Jacob Javits Center di New York. Un evento imperdibile per chiunque si interessi di interior design ed architettura. Per il terzo anno consecutivo l'Italia è presente con Ceramic Tiles of Italy.
Ice. Le ceramiche italiane in mostra al Javits Center. Design e qualità vincenti
By Manuela Cavalieri
NEW YORK. Ultimo giorno utile per visitare i padiglioni dell'International Contemporary Furniture Fair 2010 al Jacob Javits Center di New York. Un evento imperdibile per chiunque si interessi di interior design ed architettura. Per il terzo anno consecutivo l'Italia è presente con Ceramic Tiles of Italy. Sono tredici le aziende riunite in questo marchio: Tagina Ceramiche d'Arte Spa, Ceramiche Settecento, Ceramiche Refin, Rondine Spa, Impronta Ceramiche, Etruria Design, Mapei Corporation, Imola Ceramica, Altaeco Spa Bardelli, Altaeco Spa Appiani, FAP Ceramiche, Ceramica Sant'Agostino e Casalgrande Padana.