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Rain and floods continue to thrash northern Italy
Rome :: Italy | 4 days ago
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Unseasonably heavy rains continued to flood parts of northern Italy Friday, killing at least one person and causing hundreds of millions of euros in damage. In the Valsugana valley between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige regions, a landslide
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Police chief among 8 arrested in contract rigging probe
Varese :: Italy | 7 days ago
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Eight people were arrested for suspected bribes and corruption on Tuesday, including a municipal police chief, in the town of Trezzano sul Naviglio near Milan. Investigators allege that over 500,000 euros were promised, 230,000 euros of which were
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Staffing cuts warded off at San Raffaele hospital in Milan
Milan :: Italy | 11 days ago
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An agreement was signed at dawn on Friday that will save Milan's troubled San Raffaele hospital from staffing cuts. The Lombardy regional government and the Lombardy prefecture worked out a plan that prevents 180 layoffs slated, reintegrates an
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Ancient Milan church yields tombs, coins from 4th century
Milan :: Italy | 14 days ago
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A small church on the outskirts of Milan containing archaeological finds from early Christendom has been declared a heritage site. Excavations of the Church of Saints James and Philip, which began in March, led to discoveries that are especially
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Former Lombardy councillor released from pre-trial jail
Rome :: Italy | 29 days ago
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Lombardy's former regional councillor Domenico Zambetti was released Monday pending his trial on charges of vote-trading with the 'Ndrangheta mafia. Lawyers for Zambetti, who has been in pre-trial custody for the past six months, had argued that it
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HORECA offers a taste of Lombardy spirit
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 month ago
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Taste buds were on the brink of surrender after sips of five or so different wines in rapid succession. But the final wine was like a breathless cello note ending a hectic symphony. It was a ruby red Moscato di Scanzo dessert wine from northern Italy.
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The culinary heritage of the Alps
Bern :: Switzerland | 2 months ago
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These are just three of the many culinary products of the Alps. With his camera Sylvan Muller captured the products in their region of origin. For three years the Lucerne photographer travelled through the European alpine region. The result is to be
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Arrests in new Lombardy health probe
Milan :: Italy | 2 months ago
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Some 20 people have been formally placed under investigation in relation to alleged corruption linked to health-sector contracts in the northern Lombardy region, Milan prosecutors said Tuesday. Seven people have also been arrested in connection with
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Margaret Jenkins at Rockefeller retreat
Rome :: Italy | 3 months ago
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Dancer and choreographer tapped for retreat in Italy with artists and scholars Artists don't necessarily need to be around other artists, says Margaret Jenkins , the prized San Francisco choreographer and dancer who collaborates with all kinds of
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'Scourge' of corruption in Lombardy region, says court
Rome :: Italy | 3 months ago
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The "scourge" of corruption in the Lombardy region is disconcerting and worse than it was 20 years ago, the regional public prosecutor of the Audit Court said Thursday. During 2012, prosecutors found a series of excessively corrupt acts by public
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