Tampa. Italian Feast Marks 34th Year
MSNEBC. Skip breakfast on Thursday and loosen your belt for lunch.vFor the 34th year, in a tradition that defines Tampa, retired businessman Al Noto, his family and friends will serve a free Italian made-from-scratch feast in honor of St. Joseph. (Read the article by Michelle Bearden)
In Milan, the Best Meal Deal in Italy?
The New York Times. Loosely translated as cocktail, aperitivo carries an additional meaning there and through much of Northern Italy: At restaurants all over the city, for the price of a single drink, you get unlimited access to a regularly replenished buffet of fresh food. O.K., so it’s not technically absolutely free — a for-pay drink is required — but for frugal travelers, it’s about the best meal deal in Italy. (Read the article)
Hometown celebrates young Raphael. Urbino played key role in Renaissance master's training
ANSA. The youthful experiences and early artworks of a man who would become one of the greatest Renaissance masters are spotlighted in an upcoming exhibition in this eastern Italian town. (Read the article)
Vatican backs pope's condom comment. Criticism from governments, the EC and AIDS agencies
ANSA. The Vatican on Wednesday backed comments by Pope Benedict XVI against the use of condoms to combat AIDS in Africa as he came under heavy fire from governments, AIDS agencies and humanitarian organisations. (Read the article)
Rome. Students throw shoes at police. Scuffle to prevent them from joining rally on spending cuts
ANSA. Students at Rome's La Sapienza university protesting against cuts in the higher education sector on Wednesday threw shoes, stones and bottles at police preventing them from marching outside the university. (Read the article)
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Intervista. Odifreddi, il "Matematico Star" che si definisce "Stella Nana"
"Salvare il mondo, questo mi sembra eccessivo, però certamente i numeri possono servire ad affrontarlo. L’analfabetizzazione matematica è come l’analfabetizzazione letteraria: si può vivere anche da analfabeti, si può vivere anche da analfabeti ho scoperto, però si vive in maniera meno consapevole"
Neapolitan Music: When a Local Tradition Becomes a Global Issue
The conference “Neapolitan Postcards. The Canzone Napoletana as Transnational Subject”. Interviews with Joseph Sciorra, the main organizer of the symposium
Scuola d'Italia Plays a Major Role in NYC
Gala to benefit La Scuola d'Italia “Guglielmo Marconi.” Guests came together to promote education during this moment of crisis for an exceptional school here in New York.
March 18, 2009
Nuova Bretton Woods
Dom Serafini
Un euro = un dollaro
Paritá dollaro-euro come soluzione alla crisi economica
Italian doctors reject 'spying' on illegal immigrants
AFP. Some 200 Italian doctors took to the streets of Rome on Tuesday to insist on their right to professional secrecy and refusal to betray suspected illegal immigrants to the authorities. "We Are Doctors, Not Spies," read many protesters' T-shirts at the rally, part of a national day of protest against a controversial bill that would require doctors to inform on patients they suspect of being in Italy illegally. (Read the article)
Italy names archaeology czar for Rome
AP. The Italian government has tapped the man who handled the Naples garbage crisis to deal with another emergency — the shabby state of many ancient monuments in Rome. Guido Bertolaso has been named special commissioner for the archaeological treasures in the Italian capital and nearby Ostia, the city's ancient port, the Culture Ministry said Tuesday. (Read the article)
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