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Italian jewelry and watch maker Morellato Group is not for sale and hopes to add other domestic brands to its portfolio, chief executive Massimo Carraro said. The global financial crisis, which sapped consumer demand for luxury goods and dried up finance, has turned many Italian jewelers into targets or put some out of business altogether.
The goalkeeper will equal Fabio Cannavaro's appearance record for Italy on Tuesday night but there was a time when he did not want to get out of his car at the training ground.
Italy can seal World Cup 2014 qualification when it takes on the Czech Republic on Tuesday, providing the team at least matches Bulgaria's result against Malta.Cesare Prandelli's side put itself on the verge of qualification with a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in Palermo on Friday and could become the first European nation to book a ticket to Brazil on Tuesday.Alberto Gilardino's goal moved the team seven points clear at the top of Group B and Italy will fancy its chances of adding to its 13 goals this qualification campaign against a Czech side that shipped two goals against Armenia.
There is a striking scene in "The Great Beauty," Paolo Sorrentino’s luscious new film, in which Jep Gambardella, a perpetually amused, impeccably tailored blocked novelist, looks down on the hulking body of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which has been lodged off the Tuscan coast since its captain all but sank it there nearly two years ago.
The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a "tragic mistake" but Italy will only participate in military action with the approval of the United Nations Security Council, according to the country's finance minister.
Beyoncé Knowles enjoyed an “impromptu champagne cruise” on her birthday. The singer turned 32 years old on Wednesday and she decided to celebrate the occasion with her family aboard a luxury yacth off the island of Stromboli, Italy.
Cecile Kyenge is a strong woman. She has to be. As Italy’s first black cabinet minister, she has had to endure a string of repeated racist, sexist and sexually violent insults, and she has answered them with a calm that has only made her critics bolder.
Victory will put the Azzurri on the brink of a place in next year's finals, while a Bulgaria win will blow Group B wide open. Bulgaria have drawn four of their six qualifiers thus far and haven't played a competitive game since March. Although they defeated Japan 2-0 and Kazakhstan 2-1 in friendlies, Macedonia sprung a 2-0 surprise in their most recent outing last month.
The Italian foreign ministry denied reports on Monday that the Friends of Syria group of nations would meet in Rome this weekend.
Roberta Vinci will face a fellow Italian in the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the second straight year. In a testament to the depth among Italy’s women’s tennis players, the 10th-seeded Vinci will also be taking on a countrywoman for the third straight round at this year’s tournament. She and longtime friend Flavia Pennetta both won Monday.