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05/12/2015 – 37a Mostra di Minerali, Fossili e Conchiglie
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Fate of ancient statue before court
P(ANSA) – Rome, May 7 – Italy’s highest appeals court on Wednesday was asked to order a major American museum to return an ancient bronze statue known as Victorious Youth which has been at the centre of a long-running dispute.BRThe … Continue reading
17 ‘Ndrangheta mobsters sentenced
P(ANSA) – Reggio Calabria, May 7 – A local court handed down prison sentences ranging from three to 27 years each Wednesday to 17 members of a leading clan of the ‘Ndrangheta, the vicious Calabria-based mafia.BRSix of the 17, including … Continue reading
Exorcism conference underway in Rome
P(ANSA) – Vatican City, May 7 – Catholic prelates from 33 countries are in Italy for the ninth annual conference on exorcism. ‘Exorcism and Prayer for Liberation’ is on through May 10 and is expected to draw 200 participants from … Continue reading
Books in gondolas at ‘High Water’ Venice bookshop
P(By Mauretta Capuano) (ANSA) – Rome, May 7 – An 11-meter-long original gondola, kayaks, old-style bathtubs and wooden barrels are where old and new books are displayed at Venice’s ‘Acqua Alta’ – high water – bookshop, among the world’s only … Continue reading
Arrest of wounded Napoli fans confirmed
P(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, May 7 – A judge in Rome on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Ciro Esposito, the Napoli fan shot and critically wounded before Saturday’s Italian Cup final. The 29-year-old who risks being paralyzed from the … Continue reading
Police say same DNA in three murders
P(ANSA) – Florence, May 7 – DNA from saliva found on tape used to bind victims has been discovered in three separate cases where women were murdered, police in Florence said Wednesday.BRThe most recent case occurred on Monday near Florence, … Continue reading
Labor decree passes Senate confidence vote
P(ANSA) – Rome, May 7 – The Senate on Wednesday approved in a confidence vote the government’s decree to simplify Italy’s labour-market regulations. The decree has come under intense fire from trade unions, which say it will weaken job security.BRThe … Continue reading
5-Star Movement occupies Senate in labour-law protest
P(See related) (ANSA) – Rome, May 7 – Members of the opposition 5-Star Movement (M5S) occupied the Senate floor Wednesday in protest of a confidence vote on a controversial labour law moving through parliament.BRM5S Senators wearing T-shirts reading “Never Slaves” … Continue reading
Immigrant row erupts as 1,000 land
P(ANSA) – Rome, May 7 – A row between the anti-immigrant Northern League and the interior ministry erupted Wednesday as 1,000 migrants landed in Sicily, the largest recent ripple in a wave of arrivals that has surged since the deaths … Continue reading