News from italy
The town of Bormida is offering to pay 2,000 euros to anyone who moves there
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In the Ligurian region of Italy, the town of Bormida is offering to pay 2,000 euros to anyone who moves there. The community is down to less than 400 people and to save it from being a “ghost town,” the mayor has tossed in a bonus of...
Roman marble portrait head has been returned to a museum near Naples
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An ancient Roman marble portrait head of Drusus Minor has been returned to a museum near Naples. It was stolen in 1944 from an Italian museum and purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona in 2012. They believed...
"Viva Arte Viva", the Venice Biennale in mid-May
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Venice Biennale in mid-May was a sprawling art show, “Viva Arte Viva.” New and established artists exhibited varying themes such as Swiss artist Julian Charriere’s “Future Fossil Spaces,” a room of bricks from the...
The Venetian City Council has banned takeaway food shops
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Venetian City Council has banned takeaway food shops claiming such businesses were incompatible with their cultural heritage. New gelaterias can still set up shop, however, outlets and kiosks selling pizza by the slice have been prohibited....
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met in Italy with the G7 Group
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Before traveling to Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met in Italy with the G7 Group to discuss additional strategic moves against Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad. The U.K, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, and Italy met with...
Six police officers were slightly injured outside the G7
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
During the two-day meeting, six police officers were slightly injured outside the G7 session in Lucca. Approximately 300 demonstrators attempted to crash through the line of armed officers. Some protestors tossed stones and objects, injuring the...
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...