Everything in Italy has a story and this is no different. Ciacchiere means to chat in Italian. Because I never stopped talking as a kid and my grandmother would always say to me “chiacchiere, chiacchiere,...
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The local markets are the center of life in Italian towns and villages. Usually the markets are located in the heart of the village. A multi-sensorial experience that you cannot miss as it offers the opportunity to...
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Fiori di zucca fritti, an Italian Autumn specialty Fried Zucchini Flowers When visiting a restaurant this time of the year in Italy, I always know exactly what I will order as an antipasto because zucca fritti is...
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Venezia - A City Against The Death PenaltyThe Guardian: World is moving towards banning death penalty... Strange Bedfellows - Reports of executions in 2007: China: 470+, Iran: 317+, Saudi Arabia: 143+, Pakistan:...
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" Bolivia wins ruling in Telecom dispute Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:24:00 Bolivia has won a US court ruling over USD 36m that Telecom Italia transferred to US banks from its former subsidiary Entel, which was nationalized earlier this year. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced...
NEW UPDATE I have published the release of this article, about a month ago here in NP, Now the full article version was published at "O Globo", a major Brazilian newspaper ( Portuguese only): " Depois de...
"Shoppers were stunned when a massive swarm of thousands of honey bees touched down in a busy city centre.Around 15,000 insects gathered in Queen Street, Exeter, at around lunchtime on Tuesday.While some people...
Feria del ChocolateDulces sabores en Turín.
Hasta el 11 de marzo, Turín se convierte en la capital mundial del chocolate gracias a Cioccolató lugar de encuentro para maestros chocolateros y golosos. Un salón...
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My grandparents immigrated to the United States from Puglia Italy in 1912. Like many Italians they brought their culture, traditions and recipes. Our family has especially enjoyed our traditional Christmas Eve...
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The story of coffee began in the East, in about 400 B.C. The first coffee traders were the inhabitants of Ethiopia. The trade then moved to the southernmost part of the Arabian Peninsula. Later, Yemen became the...
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Vieste is a town and comune in the province of Foggia. The Region is Apulia in the southeast of Italy.
This old medieval town stands on the eastern coastline of the Gargano, a peninsula protruding towards Dalmatia,...
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"Kaka said he was saddened and shocked by the hooliganism that forced his side`s game at Atalanta in Bergamo on Sunday to be abandoned after seven minutes.
"It`s sad and I was a direct victim because the fans stopped...
Un centenar de parejas homosexuales se congregó el domingo ante el
Coliseo de Roma en solidaridad con los dos hombres detenidos por la
policía por besarse de forma "indecente", al tiempo que prosigue la
polémica...
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Felipe Massa ha encontrado detractores donde menos lo esperaba tras su
enfrentamiento dialéctico con Fernando Alonso a la conclusión del Gran
Premio de Europa. Pese a su afinidad con Ferrari, periódicos...
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