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LA STAMPA. By now, the world knows Captain Schettino, accused of steering
the Costa Concordia liner into shallow waters, then abandoning the passengers of his sinking ship. But there is another Captain, Gregorio De Falco, who
desperately tried to order Schettino to do his duty (Read the article)
LA STAMPA . From portraits of world famous authors to pulsating religious rites in his hometown, Sicilian photographer Ferdinando Scianna has an expansive body of work. A major retrospective is on display now in two locations in Palermo (Read the article)
LA STAMPA. The "veil," a work from an Italian-French team, is the first new major architectural addition to the Louvre since the famed pyramid entrance of I.M. Pei opened. It will cover three floors and 4,600 square meters of new exhibition space devoted to Islamic Art (Read the article)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA. The mysteries surrounding the various stages of the Concordia disaster now entangle the top echelons of the Costa company (Read the article)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA. Five days of strikes to protest at price hikes. Cars blocked at Bergamo. Tailbacks at Naples, Turin and Genoa (Read the article)
UPI. Bus and taxi driver strikes and protests caused widespread transport delays across Italy Monday, officials said. (Read the article)
REUTERS. talian automaker Fiat rolled out an introspective 90-second video for its new Panda compact car on the internet on Monday aimed at tapping into the austerity zeitgeist. (Read the article)
AP. Natives of the tiny Italian island of Giglio renowned for its beauty as far back as ancient Roman times hail from hardy stock whose distant ancestors survived ruthless raids by pirates and where even today many eke out a living from crystal-clear but often perilous seas. (Read the article)
CBS. Truck drivers in Italy angered by an increase in gas prices introduced as part of the government's austerity measures have blocked highways near Milan in the north and Naples in the south. (Read the article)
BUSINNES WEEK. Euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels today and it looks as though they’re certainly listening to one of Italy’s two Marios.
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi suggested after the bank’s January meeting that it would be “highly welcome” for European leaders to quit dithering and get the proposed fiscal-compact treaty on fiscal discipline and balanced budgets signed by the end of January. (Read the article)