Italy 10-year debt costs fall at solid bond sale
(Reuters) - Italy paid the least since last August to place all of a planned offer of 10-year bonds on Tuesday, firm evidence of an easing of the pressure on the euro zone's third largest economy thanks largely to a flood of European Central Bank money into banks.
UN Press Conference (II) Minister Elsa Fornero and artist Angélique Kidjo against female genital mutilation.
Press Conference (Part II). Italy's Minister of Labor, Social Policies and Gender Equality Elsa Fornero and singer Angélique Kidjo reply to Questions & Answers form the audience.
Onu/ Mutilazioni genitali femminili, Fornero: Italia fa suo dovere
New York, 28 feb. (TMNews) - Il viaggio negli Stati Uniti è stato per il ministro del lavoro e delle politiche sociali Elsa Fornero "un arricchimento personale e spero anche un po' un successo per l'Italia sulla questione dei diritti umani".
Italy to push for UN resolution against Female Genital Mutilation
Italy is doing a perfect job in fighting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and will push for a UN General Assembly Resolution condemning the act this year, Italy’s Labour and Welfare Minister Elsa Fornero has said.
February 28, 2012
CARNEVALE
Carnevale - Scuola Italiana "G.Rodari"- Shanghai
...Carnevale is happy memories of fun, laughter, colorful parties, coriandoli (confetti), humorous and satirical floats parading on the streets, masks, silly tricks, me dressed up as a French queen or Indian princess like my best friend, my mum unrecognizable as a man, chiacchiere o cicerchiata (sweets only made and eaten during Carnevale), a horse race in the old part of my hometown where the jockey tries to hit a “viccio “ (turkey) suspended in a cage in the air, unwilling star of an afternoon of euphoria….
Italy's Commitment to Women Empowerment Testified by Fornero's Visit to the UN
Labor, Social Policies and Gender Equality Minister of Italy Elsa Fornero is in New York to attend the annual meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. "Overcoming barriers is easier for women," she told the press today, and spoke about Italy's commitment against female genital mutilation.
Elsa Fornero a New York: "Tra donne è più facile superare le barriere"
Il Ministro del Lavoro e delle Pari Opportunità ha incontrato i giornalisti italiani a New York, dove sta partecipando alla riunione della Commissione Annuale sullo Status delle Donne alle Nazioni Unite. Fornero ha auspicato l'adozione di una risoluzione ONU contro le mutilazioni genitali femminili entro l'anno.
LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTION ITEMS OF THE ABRUZZO RELIEF FUND
Immediately following the earthquake in L’Aquila in Italy’s region of Abruzzo, the Abruzzo Relief Fund was created and responded to the call for assistance. The U.S. Department of State, Embassy of Italy and Italian Consular Network are working with NIAF to raise funds and identify specific projects. Additionally, the U.S. Department of State and NIAF formed a public-private partnership to address the educational and human resource needs of the University of L’Aquila and its students.
"Does Italy Still Matter to the World?"
Contrasting the prevailing narrative of decline, lack of opportunities, and fleeing talents, a tale of another Italy, with a vibrant start-up sector, producing great industrial innovation.
February 26, 2012
A Wise Guy in Paradise
Netflix launches "Lilyhammer," a series made for Norwegian television. In it you'll find almost every known stereotype of Italian/American culture that you can imagine.
Ready for Italian Doc Remix?
Waiting for the concert on March 1st, we met with Marco Cappelli (guitar) and Jim Pugliese (drums). They promise “to rock the house” when they play at Roulette with Doug Wieselman (clarinet), Josè Davila (trombone) and Ken Filiano (bass)—and with DJ Logic as a special guest.
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