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AFP. Italy should avoid "ghettos" dominated by single ethnic groups, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in an interview published Monday after deadly inter-ethnic violence in northern Milan. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian exports fell by 20.7% in 2009, the worst drop since records began in 1970, but rose in December over the previous month, national statistics bureau Istat reported on Monday. (Read the article)
CBS. An Italian court has ordered a bronze statue of a young athlete owned by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles to be seized. (Read the article)
ANSA. Romans on Friday morning were treated to the first significant snowfall in many years and while this was to the delight of children and wonder of tourists, it did create traffic problems and airport delays. (Read the article)
ANSA. Hundreds of Italian couples are opting for an alternative Valentine's Day this year, choosing 'historical' dates exploring Ancient Rome over the traditional restaurants, flowers and chocolates. (Read the article)
NEW YORK TIMES. Letter to the editor by Anthony J. Tamburri, dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY. (Read)
BUSINNES WEEK. Italy’s slow-food movement, led by a non-profit organization that opposes fast food, criticized the government’s endorsement of McDonald’s Corp.’s new line of McItaly burgers. (Read the article)
ANSA. Florence's prestigious Palazzo Medici Riccardi building is playing host to a highly unusual exhibition exploring the concept of the toilet as art form. Inspired by Marcel Duchamp's infamous 1917 urinal artwork, 'Fountain', the exhibition's organizers asked 20 designers and artists to produce their own fantastical interpretations of toilets. (Read the article)
ANSA. he largest exhibition of Aboriginal art ever held in Italy has opened in Rome, showcasing works by some of Australia's most prominent contemporary artists. (Read the article)
CSMONITOR. They are among the world's most prized treasures, repositories of art and archaeology dating to before the Romans. But a bold initiative to put Italy's museums and monuments under the stewardship of a former McDonald's director has heritage guardians spluttering, fearing a "McDonaldization" of culture. (Read the article)