Italy resorts to telethon to protect antiquities
Guardian: Cash-strapped Italian government has resorted to a direct appeal to Italians for contributions through a three-day TV telethon. … leggi tutto (read all)
Vodafone snaps up broadband arms
BBC: UK mobile phone group Vodafone spends £537m on two broadband businesses in Spain and Italy. … leggi tutto (read all)
Can You Do the Maldives on a Budget?
You’ve seen the turquoise water, white sand and houses on stilts, and thought, “I could never afford to go.” Don’t give up: the Maldives can […]
Vodafone to buy units in Italy and Spain
International Herald Tribune: The purchase, from Tele2 for €775 million, would add more than 3.15 million Vodafone customers in the two countries. … leggi tutto […]
Nazarbayev says no revision of Kashagan
Financial Times: Kazakhstan’s president took pressure off an Eni-led consortium when he told Italy’s visiting prime minister, Romano Prodi, there were no plans to revise […]
Vancouver Counts the Days Until the Olympics
Take advantage of the 2010 clean-up preparations — and avoid the massive crowds — with a trip that takes in the city’s cultural, outdoor, and […]
Smart Deal of the Week: Holland from $699
The dollar goes further in Europe the lower the temperatures drop, like in this week’s 9-night deal to Amsterdam. … leggi tutto (read all)
Union fights to retain 250 telecom jobs
Boston Globe: Union leaders at the Alcatel – Lucent telecom plant on the Haverhill-North Andover line are battling to save the facility from closing, and […]
Vodafone in broadband move
Telegraph: Vodafone, the mobile telecoms giant, has taken its first major step into home broadband with the 537m cash acquisition of the Tele2 phone companies […]
Venus, Razzano gain final in Japan Open
Houston Chronicle: Top-seeded Venus Williams defeated Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to advance to the final of the Japan Open. Williams will face […]