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THE MOTOR REPORT. Recent reports suggested Chrysler and Fiat would reveal an electric version of the 500 at Detroit. Rumour no more, the electric Bambino has slipped its covers in the form of the Fiat 500 BEV. (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. WAR is evil, but historically it has also been the engine of innovation, a fact most obviously true of technology although not necessarily less so when it comes to fashion. (Read the article)
THE WASHINGTON POST. A decade after his death, Italians are split over whether to commemorate Prime Minister Bettino Craxi as a great statesman or a Machiavellian master of corruption who died in exile as a fugitive. (Read the article)
ANSA. A huge new telescope in Sardinia will not be able to start work because of Italian budget cuts, one of Italy's top astrophysicists warned Tuesday. (Read the article)
ANSA. alian director Gabriele Muccino is to produce a two-part TV movie on Italian opera legend Luciano Pavarotti, one of Muccino's co-producers said Tuesday. (Read the article)
ANSA. Nearly two thirds of Italy's mammals are at risk, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned. Its annual ''red list'' of endangered animals included 70 of the country's 110 native mammals, while 48 species are at risk of extinction. (read the article)
ANSA. Athough Italy's average inflation rate hit a 50-year low in 2009, it is expected to be back on the rise this year as the Italian economy continues to pull out of recession, economists agreed on Friday. (Read the article)
DAILY NEWS. While the downtown Italian enclave has receded as neighboring Chinatown continues to spread, the heart of Little Italy still beats strong (Read the article)
TIMES ON LINE. The prayers were for peace and the security was tight as the Pope entered an Italian synagogue for the first time yesterday in an attempt to mend fences with the Jewish world. (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. The opening day of the Milan menswear shows underscored an overall message: Love that heitage! Designers went back to their roots for the autumn/winter 2010 season — and instead of seeming like they were churning out old ideas, there was an authenticity to the clothes that created slivers of emotion. (Read the article)