Soccer: Inzaghi hits 300. Beckham lauds 'perfect professional'
ANSA. David Beckham hailed AC Milan clubmate Pippo Inzaghi after 'Superpippo' struck twice at Siena to reach the landmark of 300 goals in Italian soccer. (Read the article)
'Il Divo' lifts the lid on Italian corruption
CNN. Sorrentino's film chronicles the career of probably the most important and controversial politico in Italy's recent history. But, more than that, it pins Andreotti to the specimen board and dissects his character without mercy. (Read the article by Mairi Mackay)
A Walled City in Tuscany Clings to Its Ancient Menu
THE NEWYORK TIMES. With its pink-hued medieval churches, tree-lined city walls and a famously excellent regional cuisine, Lucca seems the perfect Tuscan city. But that charm is precisely what has made it the latest battleground in a tug of war between the romantic Italy of the popular imagination and the more complex reality. (Read the article by Rachel Donadio)
Collecting Houses in Northern Italy. Ms. Hilton’s fascination with the area’s real estate
THE NEWYORK TIMES. Some people collect stamps, ornaments or miniatures, but Toni Hilton collects houses in the Monferrato region of northern Italy. (Read the article by Anne Glusker)
North Korea launches perfect Italian pizza . North Korea has opened its first pizzeria after a decade of clandestine internation
TELEGRAPH.UK. It has taken almost 10 years of work, but North Korea has acquired the technology to launch a project very dear to its leader's heart - the nation's first "authentic" Italian pizzeria. (Read the article by Peter Foster in Beijing)
Soccer. It's An Honour To Face Italy. Ireland's national team coach Giovanni Trapattoni has said it will be a special game
GOAL. The World Cup qualification match between Italy and Ireland will take place in Bari on April Fools’ Day. For the Irish national team manager Giovanni Trapattoni, who will be 70-years-old tomorrow, it will be a game unlike any other. (Read the article)
Women on traffic cop pedestal. Rome. Piazza Venezia's famed post has two new volunteers
ANSA. The fulcrum of Rome's busiest square was operated by a woman for the first time on Monday as Piazza Venezia's famous traffic-cop pedestal resurfaced in burnished glory. (Read the article)
Former Kercher suspect gets damages. Bar owner wrongly held over student murder to appeal amount
ANSA. An innocent Congolese bar owner who was detained in connection with the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher was awarded 8,000 euros for unjust imprisonment by a Perugia appeals court Monday. (Read the article)
Premio Giornalistico Internazionale INARS CIOCIARIA: il bando dell'ottava edizione
Per la libertà di Stampa, a tutela della memoria storica e dell’identità culturale, anche quest’anno l’Istituto Nazionale delle Regioni Storiche per la Ciociaria, indice l’ambito Premio Giornalistico Internazionale INARS CIOCIARIA. Il bando prevede che tutti i lavori in concorso dovranno essere consegnati entro il 20/11/2009.La manifestazione si terrà l'11/12/09
Possible newly discovered Leonardo self-portrait goes on display in southern Italy
LOS ANGELES TIMES. purported self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci that was recently discovered at a private library in the Basilicata region of southern Italy will be displayed for the first time in April and May at the Museo delle Antiche Genti di Lucania in the town of Vaglio di Basilicata near Potenza (Read the article by Susan Spano)
In Italy, a Vending Machine Even Makes the Pizza
THE NEWYORK TIMES. Rovereto. Over the last decade, Mr. Torghele, 56, an entrepreneur in this northern Italian city who first made money selling pasta in California, has developed a vending machine that cooks pizza. The machine does not just slip a frozen pizza into a microwave. It actually whips up flour, water, tomato sauce and fresh ingredients to produce a piping hot pizza in about three minutes. (Read the article by John Tagliabue)
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