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(Reuters) - Italy's technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti gave the first clear indication on Thursday that he would be willing to head the government again if there is no outright winner in elections next year, as opinion polls now suggest.
Jovanotti may be the biggest name in Italian music that you've never heard of - until now.
The star, whose real name is Lorenzo Cherubini, is bringing his unique blend of orchestral pop and hip-hop to the United States for the first time in his 25-year career. His newest work, "Italia 1988-2012," is his first official U.S. album release.
A new museum outside Bologna charts the rise of gelato – Italian ice-cream – from its early incarnation as a chilled delicacy for Roman emperors to the sweet treat seen on every corner of Italy – and offers to make every visitor an artisan.
Ravioli is perhaps the best-known stuffed pasta, more popular even than cannelloni, manicotti or tortelloni.
It has been around for more than 600 years in Italian cuisine, although many other countries have a similar dish, including jiaozi in China, Gujiya in India and in kreplach in Jewish cuisine.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — This year marks the 20th MONOPOLY Game at McDonald’s and to celebrate the FIAT brand is offering game players a chance to win a new 2013 Fiat 500. The Game begins on Tuesday, Sept. 25 through Oct. 22 in restaurants and through Saturday, Nov. 3 online with more than 30 Fiat 500 vehicles available to be won.
ROME – Cesare deve morire (Caesar Must Die), the Berlin Golden bear winning drama about prison inmates performing a version of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, has been selected as Italy’s official candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, it was announced Wednesday.
Italy’s unelected Prime Minister, Mario Monti, tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that he will not run in the upcoming elections.
“I don't need to, because the president of the republic appointed me senator for life,” Monti said Tuesday. “And I think it's important that the full political game resumes in Italy, hopefully with a higher degree of responsibility and of maturity. We are helping that by being part of the European Union. Obviously, I will facilitate as much as I can the evolution.”
ROME — The conservative party of Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, announced a series of housecleaning measures on Tuesday following a financing scandal that prompted the resignation of the party’s representative in the important Lazio region on Monday.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VOGA Italia, the purveyor of meticulously crafted, eye-catching wines imported from Italy, announces the addition of Dolce Rosso to its extensive collection. The newly-released sweet red is at the forefront of today's latest emerging wine trends, offering consumers a sweeter, more approachable red wine that appeals to both connoisseurs and exploratory wine drinkers alike.
The name All’Onda refers to the style of risotto — “of the waves,” meaning soupy — served in Venice and at this restaurant, scheduled to open in November with Chris Jaeckle, the former chef de cuisine at Ai Fiori, in the kitchen. “I like the idea of Venice,” Mr. Jaeckle said. “It expands the horizon because there are so many global influences in Venice, with spices, even Indian.”