Free art exhibit premieres at Turkish cultural office

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ROME - The Office of Culture and Information for the Embassy of Turkey presents a new art exhibit at its office in Piazza della Repubblica that will be free to the public beginning Wednesday.
 
The exhibit, Permanenza: Notes on the Travel and Landscape of Turkey, features a new collection of paintings and sculptures by nine Italian artists. The artworks depict the ancient ruins, cultural memories, and landscapes of Turkey and express what a modern day trip to the country is like. 
 
ITALIAN, Culture, Rome
22 Oct 2013
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Letta slams Maradona "Up Yours" gesture

ANDREW GARGANO
ROME - Diego Maradona has infuriated Enrico Letta by giving the gesto dell'ombrello when asked about taxes in an interview, with the Prime Minister saying he "did not like it one bit."
 
Italy, Sport
22 Oct 2013

Bouteflika’s attempts to stay in power bode ill for Algeria

ABDELKADER CHEREF
NEW YORK - When Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned to Algeria following an absence of three months due to a mini-stroke in April, the world discovered the 76-year-old president using a wheelchair - The image had a strong political significance.
 
World
22 Oct 2013
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8th FAO Hunger Run a success

LAUREN MOUAT

ROME-- Thousands of runners took to the streets last weekend to participate in Rome's 8th annual Hunger Run -The 10k competitive race and 5k run/walk are organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization to bring awareness to 842 million people worldwide who are suffering from chronic hunger.

Andrew Howe, Olympic athlete and honorary Hunger Run spokesperson expressed his enthusiasm for the cause. “I’m really happy to be here and to be able to help,” he said. "It’s great to see so many people coming out on a Sunday, even to walk. The most important thing is the cause.”

U.N., Rome, World
22 Oct 2013
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Naples bans funeral for mob boss

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ROME - The Superintendent of Police in Naples has announced that a public funeral for Camorra boss Angelo Nuvoletta is prohibited from being held in the city, Il Mattino newspaper reports.
 
The 71-year-old mob boss had been serving a sentence at the Spoleto prison, but was brought to the Parma hospital where he died on Sunday.
 
Italy
21 Oct 2013

Trenitalia and Emirates sign partnership agreement

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ROME - Italian train operating company Trenitalia has signed a partnership agreement with Emirates airlines in an effort to develop synergy between the two companies.
 
The move brings Italy and the United Arab Emirates "closer" by helping to develop business and tourism in Italy, according to a press release issued by Trenitalia.
 
As part of the agreement, passengers of Emirates airlines will be offered reduced prices for same-day travel tickets on Italy's high speed trains when arriving in or departing from Rome, Milan, or Venice.
Business, World, Italy
18 Oct 2013
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FAO celebrates quinoa as "new ally against hunger"

ANDREW GARGANO
ROME - FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva welcomed the Peruvian First Lady Nadine Heredia on Thursday to celebrate the quinoa plant, which has become the "new ally against hunger."
 
U.N., Rome, World
18 Oct 2013
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Obama and Letta exchange praise on economic efforts

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ROME - Italian Premier Enrico Letta met with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday to discuss plans to work together while also offering each other praise for recent accomplishments. 
 
World, Italy
18 Oct 2013

Sedriano town council dissolved after Mafia infiltration

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 MILAN - Lawsuits and a letter with a bullet enclosed are among threats made to a young journalist who exposed a ring of organised crime infesting Sedriano. Now, after two years undercovering the corruption in the northern town, the prefect of Milan, Francesco Paolo Tronca, has dissolved its municipal bodies.
 
Italy
17 Oct 2013

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