umbertino Posted November 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 The Sicilian town where the Covid vaccination rate hit 104% An ‘extraordinary’ campaign is credited for Palazzo Adriano’s stellar uptake – even if topping 100% is a statistical quirk Lorenzo Tondo in Palazzo Adriano Sat 27 Nov 2021 08.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/27/palazzo-adriano-sicilian-town-covid-vaccination-rate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 ‘I feel inspired here’: refugees find business success in Naples From designing homewares to recording music, many who fled to Europe are building independent lives against the odds Angela Giuffrida in Naples Mon 29 Nov 2021 11.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/i-feel-inspired-here-refugees-find-business-success-in-naples 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Egyptian researcher’s mother ‘jumping for joy’ after court orders release Patrick Zaki was detained last year and still faces charges of ‘spreading false news’ Agence France-Presse in Cairo Tue 7 Dec 2021 14.12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/07/egyptian-researcher-court-orders-release-patrick-zaki 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Appreciate all the post Umbertino, just a little heads up. When 2022 starts please start a new thread on all your threads that you have going...Thanks again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, yota691 said: Appreciate all the post Umbertino, just a little heads up. When 2022 starts please start a new thread on all your threads that you have going...Thanks again Ok...Will do.....Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Berlusconi ‘fired up’ for Italian presidency bid – but faces obstacles Controversial former prime minister’s divisive personality could make it hard to muster broad support Reuters Thu 9 Dec 2021 12.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/09/berlusconi-fired-up-for-italian-presidency-bid-but-faces-obstacles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 Lina Wertmüller: a thrilling live-wire who displayed a colossal black-comic daring The director was a film-maker with mordant and subversive things to say about the postwar Italian soul, particularly in Seven Beauties Thu 9 Dec 2021 16.08 GMT Peter Bradshaw https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/09/lina-wertmuller-a-thrilling-live-wire-who-displayed-a-colossal-black-comic-daring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 No ho ho: Italian church apologises over bishop’s claim about Santa Claus Antonio Stagliano was trying to focus on the story of Saint Nicholas when he told children Santa did not exist, says church in Sicily Associated Press Sat 11 Dec 2021 04.22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/11/no-ho-ho-italian-church-apologises-over-bishops-claim-about-santa-claus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 From the archive: Who murdered Giulio Regeni? – podcast We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2016: When the battered body of a Cambridge PhD student was found outside Cairo, Egyptian police claimed he had been hit by a car. Then they said he was the victim of a robbery. Then they blamed a conspiracy against Egypt. But in a digital age, it’s harder than ever to get away with murder Written by Alexander Stille, read by Lucy Scott, produced by Simon Barnard with additions from Esther Opoku-Gyeni Wed 8 Dec 2021 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/dec/08/from-the-archive-who-murdered-giulio-re 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 Sicily apartment block explosion leaves at least four dead Firefighters say the blast in the southern town of Ravanusa was probably caused by a gas leak Agence France-Presse in Rome Sun 12 Dec 2021 12.34 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/12/sicily-apartment-block-explosion-ravanusa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Maps of Renaissance Tuscany on show for first time in 20 years First large-scale representations of region are back on display at Uffizi Galleries in Florence Angela Giuffrida Mon 13 Dec 2021 16.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/13/maps-of-renaissance-tuscany-on-show-for-first-time-in-20-years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 The Economist crowns Draghi, Italy country of the year But warns against 'U-turn' if PM elected president Redazione ANSA ROME 16 December 202117:09 News https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2021/12/16/the-economist-crowns-draghi-italy-country-of-the-year_0a6663cd-1083-4631-a4aa-fcbab33a7c60.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Italians fear return of instability if Mario Draghi quits to become president Silvio Berlusconi is among those waiting in the wings if the prime minister decides to leave the stage and forces an early election Angela Giuffrida in Rome Sun 26 Dec 2021 06.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/italians-fear-return-of-instability-if-mario-draghi-quits-to-become-president Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Assunta Maresca, first female boss in Camorra mafia, dies aged 86 Maresca, known as Pupetta, or ‘Little Doll’, found fame when she shot dead her husband’s killer in Naples at the age of 18 Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Clare Longrigg Thu 30 Dec 2021 14.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/30/assunta-maresca-first-female-boss-in-camorra-mafia-dies-aged-86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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