umbertino Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Italy begins year of Dante Alighieri anniversary events with virtual Uffizi exhibition Gallery puts seldom-seen Divine Comedy sketches on display online to mark 700 years since poet’s death Angela Giuffrida in Rome Fri 1 Jan 2021 14.20 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/01/italy-year-long-celebration-dante-700-anniversary-drawings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Italian government under pressure over economic recovery plan Prime minister to meet with coalition party leaders as Italia Viva threatens to quit in dispute over Covid-19 fund Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 4 Jan 2021 14.27 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/italian-coalition-government-pressure-covid-economic-recovery-plan-giuseppe-conte-matteo-renzi The usual Italian political screwups...Will we ever learn?...No Doing such a thing ( creating difficulties in the Gov't during this tough pandemic period) is pure idiocy Edited January 4, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Render unto Rome – contrite tourists return pilfered relics Whether compelled by guilt or superstition, more and more tourists are returning items they lifted from Italian cultural sites Angela Giuffrida in Rome Tue 29 Dec 2020 05.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/render-unto-rome-contrite-tourists-return-pilfered-relics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 Italy's largest mafia trial in three decades to begin against 'Ndrangheta High-security 1,000-capacity courtroom has been built in Calabria, with cages to hold the defendants Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Wed 13 Jan 2021 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/13/italy-mafia-trial-ndragheta-calabria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Italy facing political crisis after ex-PM withdraws party from coalition Loss of Matteo Renzi’s Italia Viva party comes as country struggles with Covid and economic crises Angela Giuffrida in Rome Wed 13 Jan 2021 18.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/13/italy-facing-fresh-elections-after-ex-pm-withdraws-party-from-coalition It's stupid, idiotic, irresponsible, childish, whimsical acting like that in the midst of the pandemic...Renzi is a dangerous moron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Italian PM battles for coalition’s survival over Covid recovery plan Italia Viva party’s departure deprives Conte of majority, with crunch votes on Monday and Tuesday Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 18 Jan 2021 14.42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/18/conte-battles-for-his-coalitions-survival-over-covid-recovery-plan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Witness claims seeing Giulio Regeni in Cairo police station before death Man also alleges hearing Egyptian security officials discuss tampering with Italian student’s mobile phone Ruth Michaelson and Lorenzo Tondo Thu 28 Jan 2021 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/28/witness-claims-seeing-giulio-regeni-in-cairo-police-station-before-death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Giulio_Regeni 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 The little island of Procida prepares to shine as Italy’s Capital of Culture The backdrop for the films Il Postino and The Talented Mr Ripley braces itself to balance tourism with tradition Angela Giuffrida in Procida Sun 31 Jan 2021 09.15 GMT Corricella, the 17th-century port on Procida, an island in the Bay of Naples that is usually overlooked for the more glamorous Capri Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/31/the-little-island-of-procida-prepares-to-shine-as-italys-capital-of-culture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Dante's descendant seeks to overturn poet's 1302 corruption conviction Seven centuries after the poet was found guilty in Florence, Sperello di Serego Alighieri has begun a campaign to clear his ancestor’s name Alison Flood Mon 1 Feb 2021 13.16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/01/dante-descendant-seeks-to-overturn-poets-1302-corruption-conviction Too much time on his hands evidently....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Deaths among Rome's rough sleepers surge as shelters turn many away due to Covid About 3,000 homeless people in Italian capital sleep on the streets every night Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 1 Feb 2021 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/01/rome-covid-rough-sleeper-deaths-italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) Italian Gov't crisis Feb.2, 2021 https://www.euronews.com/2021/02/02/italy-s-president-set-to-hear-solutions-for-country-s-political-crisis Draghi or the heated soup – Time By admin February 1, 2021 https://www.italy24news.com/en/2021/02/draghi-or-the-heated-soup-time.html Edited February 2, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Italy’s President Turns to Mario Draghi to Help Solve Political Crisis If Draghi becomes prime minister, he would face the twin challenges of Covid-19 and a deep economic slump Updated Feb. 2, 2021 6:04 pm ET https://www.wsj.com/articles/italys-president-expected-to-ask-mario-draghi-to-form-new-government-11612300690 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form new Italian government Former ECB chief summoned by President Mattarella after collapse of Conte’s coalition in January Angela Giuffrida Rome correspondent Wed 3 Feb 2021 14.03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/03/mario-draghi-accepts-mandate-to-form-new-italian-government 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 Carnival time in empty Venice: ‘Nobody’s thinking about celebrating’ Masks everywhere but few of the festive kind as businesses reckon with absence of 3m tourists Angela Giuffrida in Venice Fri 5 Feb 2021 12.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/05/carnival-time-in-empty-venice-nobodys-thinking-about-celebrating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 Mario Draghi secures support from key parties to form new Italian government Populist 5-Star Movement and rightwing League signal support for government of national unity Associated Press in Milan Sat 6 Feb 2021 17.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/06/mario-draghi-secures-support-from-key-parties-to-form-new-italian-government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Draghi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 No article available in English yet... Barack Obama ospite per la prima volta di un programma tv italiano...B.Obama guest of an Italian TV program for the 1st time...Sun.Feb7, 2021 8:00 pm (Italian time)..On RAI (Italian state tv) https://erreemmenews.it/barack-obama-ospite-per-la-prima-volta-di-un-programma-tv-italiano-dove-e-quando-vederlo/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Mario Draghi's new government to be sworn in on Saturday Italians optimistic as former ECB chief appoints mix of political and technocratic ministers to cabinet Angela Giuffrida in Rome Fri 12 Feb 2021 19.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/12/mario-draghis-new-italian-government-to-be-sworn-in-on-saturday A Giant of Europe Prepares to Head Italy’s New Unity Government Mario Draghi presented his cabinet to Italy’s president on Friday, all but assuring that he will become prime minister at a precarious moment for the country and the European Union By Jason Horowitz Feb. 12, 2021Updated 4:07 p.m. ET https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/world/europe/italy-mario-draghi-government.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Mario Draghi sworn in as prime minister of Italy Former European Central Bank chief to lead unity government as it tackles Covid and economic slump Guardian staff and agency Sat 13 Feb 2021 12.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/13/mario-draghi-sworn-in-as-prime-minister-of-italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) Whodunnit grips tiny Italian island after dozens of thefts Capraia’s three police officers hunt for culprits as 400-strong population eye each other suspiciously Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 15 Feb 2021 16.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/15/whodunnit-grips-tiny-italian-island-capraia-thefts Postponement of ski resort reopenings prompts anger in Italy Ski season postponed by health ministry until 5 March amid concerns over Covid-19 variants Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 15 Feb 2021 15.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/15/postponement-of-ski-resort-reopenings-italy-covid-19 Edited February 15, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) New prime minister, Mario Draghi, vows to speed up Italy's Covid vaccinations Italy recorded 336 more coronavirus deaths – the second highest rate in Europe Angela Giuffrida in Rome Wed 17 Feb 2021 14.51 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/17/new-prime-minister-mario-draghi-vows-to-speed-up-italys-covid-vaccinations Italians want Mario Draghi to deliver 'normality' – and therein lies the danger The problems Europe faces will not be solved by a return to the status quo – complete overhaul of a bankrupt system is needed Wed 17 Feb 2021 10.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 10.19 GMT Lorenzo Marsili https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/feb/17/italians-want-mario-draghi-to-deliver-normality-and-therein-lies-the-danger Edited February 17, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 'Stop this madness': NYT angers Italians with 'smoky tomato carbonara' recipe Recipe using bacon and parmesan cheese attracts ire of chefs, foodies and farmers’ association Angela Giuffrida Rome correspondent Thu 25 Feb 2021 12.19 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/feb/25/stop-this-madness-nyt-angers-italians-with-smoky-tomato-carbonara-recipe Funny...I'm not angered at all......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Art, unlocked: Italy's museums quietly reopen – in pictures After Italy’s government loosened Covid-19 restrictions in much of the country – including Lazio, the region that contains Rome and Vatican City – newly reopened museums are offering local visitors the opportunity to enjoy artworks undisturbed by the usual crowds of international tourists Wed 24 Feb 2021 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2021/feb/24/art-unlocked-italys-museums-quietly-reopen-in-pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Refugee rescuers charged in Italy with complicity in people smuggling Staff of charities including Save the Children and MSF among dozens facing sentences of up to 20 years over humanitarian work Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Thu 4 Mar 2021 13.13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/mar/04/refugee-rescuers-charged-in-italy-with-complicity-in-people-smuggling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Italian judge extends inquiry into Yemen deaths Fragments of bomb that killed family of six in air raid in 2016 were traced back to RWM Italia Angela Giuffrida Rome correspondent Wed 3 Mar 2021 17.29 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/03/italian-judge-extends-inquiry-into-yemen-deaths Didn't read about this yet in the Italian media.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Italy blocks export of 250,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Australia Row continues between EU and drug firm after shortfall in vaccine deliveries to bloc Daniel Boffey in Brussels Thu 4 Mar 2021 16.53 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/04/italy-blocks-export-of-250000-astrazeneca-vaccine-doses-to-australia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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