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I have just returned with a group of Detroiters from a trip to Turin, Italy as guest of a Kresge Foundation-funded German Marshall Fund study on innovation. Much has been written about the similarities of Turin and Detroit. Both cities benefited from wildly successful automotive sectors for many years, and both cities suffered through the recent decline in manufacturing and the pain of a changing auto industry. However, while the Detroit region is seeing new economic gain from a leaner, meaner Detroit three, Turin's manufacturing workforce is likely to cap at under 25,000. To complicate matters, Turin is also suffering through the difficulties of the complicated European Union financial situation.
A 5-year-old New Hampshire boy who inspired thousands to volunteer to become bone marrow donors in his home state and in Italy died this week, after a long battle with a rare immune disorder.
Another Northern League heavyweight resigned Tuesday when Lombardy regional assembly president Davide Boni stepped down.
Boni, 50, was placed under investigation for fraud and corruption last month. Earlier this month League leader Umberto Bossi resigned after an unrelated probe into his party's treasurer appeared to show party funding had been diverted to the personal use of his family.Another Northern League heavyweight resigned Tuesday when Lombardy regional assembly president Davide Boni stepped down.
Ex-premier and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party on Tuesday slammed Industry Minister Corrado Passera for making "a mess" of a plan to auction off six new digital TV frequencies.
Bensonhurst-born boxer Paulie Malignaggi is prepping for a title fight on the other side of the planet — but the best spot for him to train remains the hard-scrabble streets that taught him how to throw a punch.
The faint smell of incense and candle wax permeates the church of Sant’Apollinare near Rome’s famous Piazza Navona. The basilica is one of a handful of churches outside the walls of Vatican City owned by the Holy See. It is used primarily by members of the ultra-conservative Opus Dei prelature for special masses for student priests and for celebrations of marriage and baptism of those affiliated with the sect.
The Jersey Shore is undoubtedly one of the most popular TV shows in pop culture today and based on a group of Italian-American group of “guidos” that make the Kardashians look drama free. Full of bickering, fighting, drunk people in their 20s and 30s, at first glance shouldn’t compare well to a professional football franchise. The similarities are there, though, and Jets players and staff can easily be compared to the stars on Jersey Shore.
A new launch for Italy’s navy – not a third aircraft carrier or more jump jets, but an energy drink called Forza Blu. Admiral Roberto Camerini endorsed the product with the navy’s brand at naval headquarters in Rome on Tuesday, backing the logo of “positive energy for positive people”, such as volunteers and students, and “not those going disco-dancing”.
GROSSETO, Italy -- Two bodies found in the shipwrecked Italian cruise liner the Costa Concordia were officially identified Tuesday as missing Minnesota couple Gerald and Barbara Heil.
Fodor's Travel, Crown Publishing, American Express Vacations and Alitalia announce theUnder the Tuscan Sun Ultimate trip to Italy sweepstakes. One Grand Prize winner and a companion will fly to Italy to meet Frances Mayes at her Tuscan home, Bramasole, enjoy a three-night stay at the four-star Plaza Hotel Lucchesi in Florence and receive a signed copy of The Tuscan Sun Cookbook by Frances and Edward Mayes. Ten additional first prize winners will also receive signed copies of The Tuscan Sun Cookbook.