Soccer: After World Cup hangovers, France and Italy rise back to top
International Herald Tribune: France scored two goals of childlike simplicity to beat Ukraine, 2-0, on Saturday, in Euro 2008 qualifying Group B. Italy, meanwhile, eked […]
Italy PM suffers anti-U.S. protest before Bush visit
Reuters: TRENTO, Italy – Italy’s Prime Minister Romano Prodi was berated by angry voters on Sunday who want him to stop the United States expanding […]
Sailing: New Zealanders defeat Italians again
International Herald Tribune: Emirates Team New Zealand gave up its right-hand advantage at the start yet still beat Luna Rossa of Italy for a 2-0 […]
Strategic call keeps Kiwis’ bow in front
Telegraph: Eighty-nine minutes, 27 tacks and five gybes later and it remains a ticklish call to say whether Italy’s Luna Rossa or Emirates Team New […]
Mayo wins wet Giro stage as Di Luca keeps lead
Reuters: TERME DI COMANO, Italy – Spain’s Iban Mayo gave the Saunier Duval team their fourth stage win of the 2007 Giro d’Italia on Friday […]
Italian prisoners plead for execution over jail
New Zealand Herald: Hundreds of life prisoners in Italy have written to the country’s President asking to be executed, saying that would be preferable to […]
New Zealand gets off to a good start
San Diego Union-Tribune: VALENCIA, Spain – Emirates Team New Zealand guessed the wind shift correctly before relying on superior boat speed to beat Luna Rossa […]
When can the government quarantine its citizens?
Slate: Last week, the CDC isolated Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta lawyer infected with a deadly, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis. By the time officials issued the […]
Italy’s favourite aphrodisiac? Salami
Telegraph: Spicy sausages and smelly cheese hold the secrets to good sex, not oysters or champagne, an Italian poll has revealed. … leggi tutto (read […]
Japan leads world in demographic decline
Telegraph: Japan is slowly shrinking. Last year it became the first nation in modern history to tip over into outright demographic contraction, pioneering a path […]