Heavyweights on the ropes after much sparring
Telegraph: So there will be no champions in the Champions League final. Again. The most prestigious club match in European football will be between the […]
Italy grappling with reality of TV culture
International Herald Tribune: Reality shows may get good reviews, but their presence on state-sponsored broadcasters like RAI in Italy is prompting opposition. … leggi tutto […]
Kovalchuk leads Russia, Doan powers Canada
Reuters: MOSCOW – Russia shutout Italy 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals and Canada beat Belarus 6-3 for their fourth straight win at the world ice […]
Tennis: Baker and partner through to final
New Zealand Herald: Waikato tennis player Leanne Baker has cruised through to the doubles final at a US$25,000 ITF tournament in Catania, Italy. Baker and […]
Homelessness among the high-rises
San Diego Union-Tribune: From the East Village to Little Italy, downtown San Diego has been revitalized. New businesses have started, old businesses are flourishing, and […]
Italy’s largest river drying up
Globe and Mail: Italy declares state of emergency in Po Valley due to drought. … leggi tutto (read all)
Tubegazing: secret files of the Inquisition
Christian Science Monitor: This four-part docudrama was made possible in 1998 when the Vatican opened its secret records of some six centuries of interrogations, tortures, […]
Italy, Germany advance in world hockey
Yahoo News: AP – Italy and Germany advanced to the qualifying round Wednesday by winning their first games at the hockey world championships. … leggi […]
Italy honours archbishop
BBC: The Archbishop of Glasgow receives the Star of Italian Solidarity for his services to promoting friendship. … leggi tutto (read all)
The dry Italian tomato
Telegraph: Italy’s drought, which has caused parts of the Po river to dry up, has led a team of scientists to try to create a […]