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Leon Panetta attached to his Italian roots

Source: Times Online

Siderno :: Italy | about 10 hours ago | Political News

Leon Panetta, named by the US President-elect Barack Obama to head the CIA, speaks Calabrian dialect, according to his cousin. Mr Panetta, 70, is the American-born son of Italian immigrants from Calabria. His father Carmelo worked in a copper mine...

Syracuse Post-Standard: DiNapoli: $1 million in fraud and bid rigging ...

Source: Androscoggin News

Rome :: Italy | about 9 hours ago | Political News

1 million in fraud and bid rigging at CNY agency by Delen Goldberg / The Post-Standard Tuesday January 06, 2009, 11:36 AM Staff at the Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office rigged work bids and cut backdoor deals with...

Leighton shares sink after profit outlook cut

Source: The Age

Lei :: Italy | 1 day ago | Business News

Top Australian engineering contractor Leighton Holdings slashed its full-year profit outlook on Tuesday as its property development arm and its toll road investments suffered from the economic downturn. Shares in Leighton, majority owned by German construction group Hochtief, fell as...

Pink iguanas found on Galapagos Islands

Source: Inquirer.net

Rome :: Italy | 1 day ago | Technology News

A team of Ecuadoran and Italian researchers have discovered a unique species of pink land iguanas living on the Galapagos Islands, the scientist who wrote the report told AFP. "It is surprising to have found in the 21st century a...

Hollywood Reporter: Martin Scorsese supporting 'Gomorrah'

Source: Uinta County News

Naples :: Italy | about 22 hours ago | Entertainment News

Martin Scorsese will lend his name to IFC Films' U.S. release of the Italian crime drama "Gomorrah." Matteo Garrone's study of the Naples Mafia, the Grand Prix winner at last year's Festival de Cannes, will carry the presentation credit "Martin...

Po Valley secures first gas offtake sale

Source: The Age

Bologna :: Italy | 2 days ago | Business News

The maiden offtake agreement is with gas, energy and renewables trading and wholesale company, Italtrading SpA. The terms of the agreement cover Po Valley's initial commissioning period for its Castello gas field, near Milan, and its Sillaro field, near Bologna,...

Verona to target home sex-workers

Source: Ansa

Verona :: Italy | 1 day ago | No category

After clearing prostitutes from its streets, Verona is planning the country's first crack-down on sex workers who operate in private apartments, Mayor Flavio Tosi said Monday...Verona and Padua were the first Italian cities to introduce an experimental scheme in 2007...

AC Milan confirm Beckham loan move

Posted by: kalex

Rome :: Italy | 2 months ago | Sports News

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti and vice-president Adriano Galliani revealed the news at Milan's Malpensa airport before the team set off to the Netherlands, where they will play Heerenveen in the UEFA Cup on Thursday. Beckham, who plays for LA Galaxy,...

The life and legacy of Andrea Palladio, one of the greatest architects ...

Source: The Guardian

Vicenza :: Italy | 2 days ago | Entertainment News

The stonecutter who shook the world He rose from humble origins to become one of the greatest architects ever. On the eve of a major show, Jonathan Glancey celebrates the life and legacy of Andrea Palladio One way or another,...

Berlusconi slammed for 'suntanned Obama' remark

Source: NewKerala

Rome :: Italy | 2 months ago | Business News

The 72-year-old media tycoon Berlusconi, on a visit to Moscow, Thursday described Obama as young, handsome and even tanned". Berlusconi said the relative youth of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, 43, and Obama, 47, should make it easier for Moscow and...