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Taxi unions are complaining that Uber represents unfair competition
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Taxi unions are complaining that Uber represents unfair competition. A Rome court has ordered Uber to stop and desist advertising and promoting taxi service by unlicensed drivers. A Milan court banned a similar promotion two years ago and that was...
Babies in Britain, Canada and Italy cry more
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A research by a Journal of Pediatrics reveals that babies in Britain, Canada and Italy cry more than those elsewhere. The study claims the least crying newborn infants are in Denmark, Germany and Japan. Researchers are attempting to determine...
Pope Francis has opened a free launderette service for the poor
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Pope Francis has opened a free launderette service for the poor in the Eternal City. Free washing machine service is another of initiatives aimed at poor people such as housing, haircuts, meals, and medical care. Along with a washing machines...
Northern Italians can expect to outlive those in the southern regions
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Whether one lives in the north or the south of Italy is a factor in life expectancy. The National Health Institute asserts average expectancy has fallen by about three months. Researchers fault “imperfect lifestyles and disparity of access to...
Silvio Berlusconi calling for Italians to have a "vegetarian Easter"
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The meat industry in Italy didn’t take kindly to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi calling for Italians to have a “vegetarian Easter.” He was pictured cuddling and kissing lambs – a traditional Easter food....
Pope Francis recently celebrated his fourth anniversary as head of the Catholic Church
April 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Eighty-year-old Pope Francis recently celebrated his fourth anniversary as head of the Catholic Church. Though he enjoys a level of global popularity, he is still in the process of promoting the reform process he launched four years ago. He told...
Northern League involved when violence broke out between masked protesters and riot police
April 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In Naples, the far-right movement of the Northern League was involved when violence broke out between masked protesters and riot police. Leftist sources allege the Naples mayor encouraged protesters to prevent northern leader Matteo Salvini from...
A husband and wife were killed when a motorway bridge collapsed
April 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A husband and wife were killed when a motorway bridge near Ancona collapsed. The victims were in a car below the bridge when one of the bridge’s structural supports gave away causing it to come down on the passing vehicle. Two workers were...
Sea rescues in the Mediterranean has hit a new three-year high
April 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The latest migrant count reveals that sea rescues in the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy has hit a new three-year high. Final estimates for 2016 place the number at 15,000; up 57 percent from the year before. The latest migrants arriving...
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