ROME -- It may seem impossible to draw a parallel between two iconic beverages like Coca-Cola and Campari, but a comparison is surprisingly apt. Like Coca-Cola, Campari, the iconic ruby-red Italian aperitif, has carved its place in history not just through its distinctive taste, but also thanks to the mystery shrouding its recipe.
Tamara Bertoia
22 Apr 2024
JULIE DE CASTRO
ROME - Red Bull's motorsport advisor, Dr. Helmut Marko, confirmed that discussions are currently underway with Carlos Sainz's camp regarding the possibility of him becoming Max Verstappen's teammate in 2025.
20 Apr 2024
INSIDER NEWSDESK
MILAN -- Marina Marzia Brambilla has been elected as the first female rector at the University of Milan as it celebrates its 100th year. Formerly the vice-rector of Education and Student Services from 2018, Brambilla was elected with 1,651 votes against 644 to Luca Solari. 10 per cent of votes were left blank
At the end of the counting ballots in the university’s main hall, Brambilla proclaimed: “It took 100 years, but we did it!” She will be at the helm of the university for 6 years, starting her role in October this year.
19 Apr 2024
Gianfranco Nitti
VENICE — On 17 April, Finnish Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala and Finnish ambassador to Italy Matti Lassila visited the Biennale's Finnish exhibition.
19 Apr 2024
Lyndsay Weatherall
MALFA, Salina -- Actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta will host this year’s Marefestival, running for its thirteenth consecutive year. The event organised by journalists Massimiliano Cavaleri and Patrizia Casale will take place from 14 June to 16 June on the Aeolian island of Salina.
19 Apr 2024
Lyndsay Weatherall
ROME -- Students at the La Sapienza University have gone on a hunger strike inside the university grounds. The protest comes as a result of ongoing tensions between the governing board and students over the Israel-Palestine conflict. Chaining themselves together, the protestors have planned a three-day garrison, calling to open a dialogue with Dean Antonella Polimeni and the academic senate.
Students Francesca Lini and Lorenzo Cusmai explained: “Our country is not yet ready to work to build the conditions for peace, but there is no more time.”
18 Apr 2024
JULIE DE CASTRO
ROME - Amidst the backdrop of the Conference on the Future of Europe and amidst unprecedented challenges and multiple crises, the Euro-Gulf European Center (EGIC) has advanced proposals aimed at charting the course for the forthcoming parliamentary mandate.
18 Apr 2024
Lyndsay Weatherall
ROME – The Stellantis car giant has decided to change the name of its new Alfa Romeo Milano SUV to Junior after a squabble with Made in Italy Minister Alfredo Urso who lambasted the former Fiat company for their cheekily choosing an Italian name for a vehicle produced abroad. The new car, produced in a factory in Tychy, Poland, is the first ever Alfa Romeo car to be entirely built outside of Italy.
16 Apr 2024
INSIDER NEWSDESK
ROME — Furore and finger-pointing spread through Italy's medical community after a video of pathologists dancing in front of a corpse, mid-autopsy, to '80s hit Gioca Jouer went viral.
In the video, two-dozen odd people follow Claudio Cecchetto's feel-good song's instructions — 'Salutare! Autopstop! Starnuto! Camminare!' — from the head of and the seats in a lecture hall. A corpse partially covered by a white sheet lies on a table at the front of the hall.
15 Apr 2024