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No early World Cup exits for Italy’s civil servants

June 13, 2010

Italy is not the  only country that will suffer from lower productivity as a result of the World Cup.  The Civil Service Minister is taking a hard line about civil servants leaving work early to watch Italy’s matches.  For Italy’s first match tomorrow against Paraguay, it won’t be a problem as it will be played ... Read More »

Soccer: World champions Italy bid to prove critics wrong

June 11, 2010

I don’t think I am a critic and though it would be great for Italy to be World Champions again, I really doubt it will happen.  Lippi, the coach who led Italy in the last World Cup championships doesn’t seem too concerned despite their questionable performance in several friendly matches. I sincerely hope the Italian ... Read More »

Soccer: Test of nerve stands between Inter and title

May 15, 2010

The Serie A is really down to the wire as the last match of the season tomorrow as Inter will need a win against Siena in order to be sure of scudetto. Roma supporters are not very hopeful as Siena is at the bottom of the table and will be relegated. If you follow, Italian ... Read More »

Jeremy Irons joins FAO’s ‘angry’ drive

May 13, 2010

On Tuesday the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched an online petition for hunger as the organization states that there are over 1 billion people who are hungry.  Jeremy Irons and several celebrities such as Dionne Warwick are supporting this cause. To add your name to the petition and to voice your anger ... Read More »

Maeght brothers’collection on show

April 26, 2010

On loan from the Maeght Foundation, more than 100 masterpieces by star artists such as Giacometti, Miro, Calder and Braque are on display in Ferrara’s Palazzo dei Diamanti. [Read more…] Read More »

‘Adopt an Italian child’ campaign

April 24, 2010

Shocking but true that and African NGO has set up a campaign to ‘Adopt an Italian child’ as they claim that Italians have lost their humanity. The campaign will be launched next week in Milan. [Read more…] Read More »

Volcanic cloud approaching Italy

April 17, 2010

As most airports in Europe have been shut down as a result of the volcanic clouds from Iceland, the Northern airports in Italy may also be forced to do so this weekend.  According to latest reports, this has already happened as the airspace in Northern Italy will be closed from 6am to 8pm today.  Examples ... Read More »

Uffizi on IPod

April 16, 2010

If you are planning a visit to Florence, the Uffizi Gallery has now digital tours of 33 masterpieces which you can download from iTunes for FREE  until April 26th  [Read more…] Read More »