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16 giugno 2011
Nucleare: 10 mila esperti in 10 anni per il ritorno dell’atomo in Italia
26 gennaio 2011
NEAPOLITAN CHEF LUIGI SPASIANO MURDERED IN ECUADOR
26 dicembre 2010
Mancini is concerned about drinking culture in Manchester City
30 ottobre 2010
CHINA: FOREIGNER HURT IN EXPLOSION NEAR UNDERGROUND STATION
21 ottobre 2010
A foreigner has been hurt in an explosion near an underground station in central Beijing. The explosion happened at 15.00 local time (9am in Italy), near a news stand. .
[ Leggi tutto → ]MUSIC: 25 YEAR OLD RUSSIAN PIANIST WINS CHOPIN PRIZE
21 ottobre 2010
25 year old Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva has won the XVIth edition of the Chopin Prize. Avdeeva, who studied in Zurich and at the International Piano Academy at Lake Como, is the sixth Russian to win the prize, which is awarded every five years. . .
[ Leggi tutto → ]TERRORISM: THREATS TO EUROPE ALSO COME FROM IRAN
21 ottobre 2010
Threats of possible new terrorist attacks in European cities are coming from Iran as well as from Islamic extremists. The latter are said to have been trained in Pakistan. The information comes from our intelligence sources, cited yesterday by General Adriano Santini, Director of the AISE (External Information and Security Agency) during a COPASIR (Parliamentary [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]SARAH: SABRINA TO STAY IN JAIL ACCUSED OF MURDER
21 ottobre 2010
The Taranto Pre-Trial Judge has confirmed the arrest of Sarah Scazzi’s cousin Sabrina Misseri, accused of murder. The Public Prosecutor had asked that she be remanded in custody pending trial. In the 21 page prosecution document, the Pre-Trial Examining Judge, Martino Rosati, is accusing Sabrina of being a party to kidnapping and murder with her [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]CUBA’S FARINAS RECEIVES EP’S ‘SAKHAROV’ HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
21 ottobre 2010
The European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights award goes to Cuba’s Guillermo Farinas. The Cuban dissident has conducted a total of twenty hunger strikes in all his years as an activist, the last of which – lasting a total of 4 months – in support of demands for the release of political prisoners. Farinas is [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]NBA’S CHICAGO BULLS BEAT TORONTO RAPTORS 110-103
21 ottobre 2010
Andrea Bargnani’s 19 points failed to avert the Toronto Raptors’ defeat against the Chicago Bulls. In the preseason match hosted at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre the Raptors lost 110-103, despite Bargnani’s exceptional performance – delivered in 28 minutes of play (3 rebounds, 1 assist). The match’s top scorer was Deng with 22 points. The New [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]WASTE DISPOSAL: USE OF FORCE MAY BE NEEDED IN TERZIGNO
21 ottobre 2010
Police Chief Manganelli told journalists at a Senate audition : “The waste needs to be disposed in Terzigno and we will make this possible even if we have to force them into it.” Manganelli also said he was sorry that “law enforcement agents have to replace others in solving issues they are accountable for. I [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]P3: JUDGE MARRA LEAVES THE JUDICIARY
21 ottobre 2010
Alfonso Marra, President of Milan’s Court of Appeal, steps down from the judiciary. He was involved in the investigation conducted by the Public Prosecution of Rome on the so-called P3, on the basis of some indirectly intercepted telephone conversations with the former tax court judge Lombardi. “I never fell short of performing my duties”, Marra [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]FRANCE: PROTESTS CONTINUE AND PARALYZE MARSEILLE
21 ottobre 2010
Protests are continuing in France: the access to the airport was blocked for 3 hours in Marseille. In the city of Southern France, which has become the fulcrum of protests against the pension reform, the port is paralyzed by a blockade, public transports are practically crippled and trains are running big delays. Tons of waste [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]PUBLISHING: PRESS AGENCIES IN A WORLD CONGRESS IN ARGENTINA
21 ottobre 2010
Press agencies worldwide are holding their 3rd Congress in Argentina, inaugurated by President Kirchner. 72 agencies are meeting in Buenos Aires and Bariloche, where their III World Congress will be held until the 22nd of October, to be opened by Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. She was the first to focus on the relationship between the [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]USA:JAYDEN & ISABELLA THE MOST WIDESPREAD NAMES IN NEW YORK
21 ottobre 2010
Jayden and Isabella were the most frequently chosen names for newborn babies in New York in 2009. The news was reported by the Big Apple’s Health Department. Jayden, the name of the son of actor Will Smith, is the winning choice for the second year running. Instead, Isabella edges out Sophia, which was the favorite [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]USA: NEW YORK STATO, CUOMO HAS AN “OVERWHELMING” EDGE
21 ottobre 2010
Cuomo has a clear-cut edge in the election campaign for the post of Governor of the State of New York. A survey conducted by the Siena College shows that the former Attorney General leaves his Republican rival Carl Paladino behind by 37 points, in terms of the votes pledged by registered voters. The Democrat Cuomo [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]CHINA: US, “RADICAL DISAGREEMENT” ON NOBEL TO LIU XIAOBO
21 ottobre 2010
“Radical disagreement between Washington and Beijing on dissident, Liu Xiaobo, Peace Nobel Laureate, said US Justice Secratary, Eric Holder, during his visit to China. He added that President Obama clarified the US stance on the issue, and that the US believe that basic human rights must be respected, including Liu’s.
[ Leggi tutto → ]THREE ARRESTS NEAR PAVIA OF NDRANGHETA RELATED GANG
21 ottobre 2010
Three arrest warrants have been issued by the preliminary investigation authorities of Milan ‘Ndrangheta clan members. Preliminary investigations judge, Ghinetti, upon request of Milan Public Prosecutors Boccassini, Storari and Dolci, issued the orders following investigations performed within the “Il crimine” operations on members of a ‘Ndrangheta clan in July. Orders reached Giovanni Valdes, 41,born in [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]GARBAGE: NIGHT OF UNREST IN TERZIGNO, POLICE INTERVENE
21 ottobre 2010
A night of guerrilla warfare in Terzigno, after the opening of a 2nd landfill in the Vitiello quarry was announced. Around midnight, Police was stoned by protesters on via Panoramica. At 1:20 AM, in the same locality, Police were hit by more stones and debris. A charge dispersed the protesters, but nor before some physical confrontations, [...]
[ Leggi tutto → ]COCAINE FROM HOLLAND TO SICILY, 10 ARRESTED
21 ottobre 2010
Cocaine from Holland to Sicily; police in Catania issued ten arrest warrants.The substance was purchased in Holland and in northern Italy and sold in the Ionian coastal area, between Taormina and the neighboring towns of the province of Catania. The prosecutor of Catania district issued the arrest warrants, including one for Mafia boss Paolo Brunetto, [...]
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