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‘She understood her power’: the death of mafia boss Pupetta Maresca

 

Naples authorities refuse a public send-off for the convicted murderer known as Lady Camorra

 

 

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‘She understood her power’: the death of mafia boss Pupetta Maresca   Naples authorities refuse a public send-off for the convicted murderer known as Lady Camorra

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The people have spoken.. "Far Right"?.....not in my World..... God, Family, Country...a real scary concept to the establishment governments all over the World..    CL

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The Italian hamlet that gives a glimpse of life before the web   Galliano di Mugello’s poor signal has endeared it to Italians, but the mayor hopes to use recent pub

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The Italian hamlet that gives a glimpse of life before the web

 

Galliano di Mugello’s poor signal has endeared it to Italians, but the mayor hopes to use recent publicity to close the digital divide

 

Angela Giuffrida in Galliano di Mugello
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Italy: proposal for statue of first woman to get PhD sparks debate

 

Statue of Elena Cornaro Piscopia could go up in square in Padua that contains 78 statues all dedicated to men

 

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Italian mafia fugitive arrested in Spain after Google Street View sighting

 

Convicted murderer Gioacchino Gammino tracked down in Galapagar, where he had lived undetected for 20 years

 

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Arrested Ukrainian opera director vows to fight Putin ‘oppression’

 

Yevhen Lavrenchuk is being held in Italy on an international warrant with Russia seeking his extradition

 

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The Guardian view on Italy’s Draghi-dependency: understandable but not healthy

 

Instability may follow if the country’s technocrat prime minister leaves his post to become the next president. But sooner or later democracy must be resumed

 

Sun 9 Jan 2022 18.30 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/09/the-guardian-view-on-italys-draghi-dependency-understandable-but-not-healthy

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Silvio Berlusconi steps up Italy presidential campaign with threat to coalition

 

Forza Italia leader will reportedly withdraw party from government if Mario Draghi is elected president

 

 
 
Tue 11 Jan 2022 15.29 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No comment....That's tragicomical.....A zillion times-tried and condemned by courts person (with largely proven ties to mafia)eligible for country presidency?
 
An insult to our Constitution....Thanks but  no thanks.....
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Police raid homes of 18 suspects over New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Milan

 

15 men and three boys are suspected of involvement in the attacks on nine women in Piazza del Duomo ( cathedral square)

 

 

 

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Fanpage: the Italian website that went from gossip to award-winning scoops

 

What started as a Facebook page is now an investigative news operation with millions of readers a day

 

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Catholic and Jewish leaders condemn fascist display at Rome funeral

 

Outrage in Italy after mourners give fascist salute outside church and coffin is draped in Nazi flag

 

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David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, Dies at 65

 

He was a well-known journalist in his native Italy before going into politics, and devoted his tenure to making the Parliament more prominent

Jan. 10, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
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Italian nurse accused of giving fake Covid jabs to anti-vaxxers arrested

 

Police say people were fraudulently obtaining Covid passes by having fake vaccinations in Palermo

 

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A local’s guide to Bologna: from belt-busting pasta to craft cocktails

 

Lonely Planet writer Kevin Raub offers a tour of the Italian city, taking in parks, museums dedicated to local heroes and artisinal bakeries

 

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Sun 16 Jan 2022 13.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
My University town...Oldest university in Europe ( and one of the oldest in the world)
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‘A voice like Sinatra’: Berlusconi woos backers in bid for Italian presidency

 

Disgraced former PM and one-time ship’s crooner resorts to joke phone invitations to ‘bunga bunga’ parties

 

Tue 18 Jan 2022 14.08 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
He doesn't have the numbers for being elected....Praise the Lord
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Italian police arrest alleged Black Axe Nigerian mafia members over trafficking

 

Four arrests of cult-like criminal gang members made in southern Italy after Nigerian woman forced into prostitution comes forward

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
Wed 19 Jan 2022 06.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
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US film-maker tried in Italy on fascist-era charge over tainted blood testimony

 

Kelly Duda faces charge of ‘offending the honour or prestige’ of prosecutor in case alarming free speech advocates

 

Thu 20 Jan 2022 07.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
Just reading it here for the 1st time....No trace of it on Italian media ( so far)
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Quarantined Italian MPs gear up for drive-in vote for new president

 

Speaker of lower house seeks permission to give 35 ‘grand electors’ a chance to have their say

 

 
Fri 21 Jan 2022 13.09 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Italy seeks Unesco heritage status for espresso coffee

 

The drink quickly became an integral part of the national identity after its creation in Turin in the 19th century

 

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Secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins as Berlusconi drops out

 

Lawmakers and regional delegates will vote for successor to Sergio Mattarella, who steps down on 3 February

 

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The princess and the Caravaggio: bitter dispute rages over Roman villa

 

‘It’s like a museum,’ says princess caught in inheritance feud over one of the world’s most expensive homes

 

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Descendants of Italy’s last king attempt to reclaim crown jewels

 

Items have been in storage since 1946, when Umberto II was banished as Italians voted to abolish monarchy

 

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Roberto Saviano to go on trial accused of defaming Italian far-right leader

 

Gomorrah author says he felt compelled to speak up against anti-migration policies

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
Wed 26 Jan 2022 05.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Most important Camorra ( Naples mafia) expert / consultant
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Italian lawmakers cast mostly blank ballots in 1st round of presidential election

 

By Euronews  with AP  •  Updated: 25/01/2022 - 08:02

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/25/italian-lawmakers-cast-mostly-blank-ballots-in-1st-round-of-presidential-election

 

I can only hope he / she will be a person of integrity, ethical and moral values, honest, non-corruptible....Competent also if possible....In or out of politics.....Let's see......

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Note from Aldo Moro kidnappers sells for €26,000 ($28,960) at controversial auction

 

Sale of historical document produced by the Red Brigades, who eventually killed the Italian statesman, criticised as in poor taste

 

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New Italy President Still Elusive After 4th Round of Voting

Lawmakers and regional representatives have failed again to find consensus on a new Italian president

 

 

 

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