GENOA -- The ex-mayor of Genoa, Marta Vincenzi, has been charged with five years in prison for manslaughter following the devastating flood on Nov. 4, 2011, in which four women and two children perished.
The prosecutor, Luca Scorza Azzarà, asked for six years and one month. Vincenzi was accused of manslaughter on multiple counts, culpable disaster, falsehood and slander (for the latter accusation she was acquitted).
ROME -- The British ambassador to Italy, H.E. Jill Morris became a model for the day for iconic British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood’s during a private sale of Westwood's clothes, shoes, scarfs and other accessories at the ambassador's villa in the Eternal City, with the aim of promoting British fashion in the Bel Paese.
ROME -- Following pizza and spaghetti carbonara, another Italian delicacy has conquered the British Isles and possibly pushed aside the classic Christmas pudding, confirming its status as a festive staple across the globe: the scrumptious Milan-born ‘panettone.’
ROME -- Mantua has come out as the Italian province with the best quality of life in the yearly list issued by ItaliaOggi (ItalyToday)-La Sapienza University, whilst the Eternal City has fallen 19 places since last year, the university said Monday.
The Lombard city of Mantua has replaced Trento this year as the best Italian city to live in, which had constantly remained at first place since 2011. Bellum, the capital city of the Veneto region, rose from eighth place to third place this year.
ROME -- Pope Francis said that the death of the iconic Cuban revolutionary and long-standing former president of this central-American island is “sad news,” in a telegram to Raul Castro, who announced his brother’s death to the Cuban people on national television.
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ALBANO LAZIALE (RM) -- 150 students from the professional School “Formalba” between 14 - 16 years old attended the conference at the Council Room of the Municipality of Albano Laziale organized to promote prevention of violence against women. Speakers included Bon't Worry charity President Bo Guerreschi, Vigor Music International President Donatella Cotesta, psycologist Stefano Coletta, and Assessorship* for the Youth Politics Alessandra Zeppieri.
PERUGIA -- The public prosecutor’s office of this Umbrian city have closed investigations into the case of the wife and daughter of the prominent Kazakh dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov, who had both previously been controversially deported from Italian territory, judicial sources said Monday.
