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GUARDIAN. Italy's education minister has unveiled plans to set a 30% limit per class on immigrant pupils in an attempt to avoid ghettoes, as the number of foreign children attending Italian schools soars. Maria Stella Gelmini floated the plans as concern grew among some Italian parents at the number of non-Italians in schools. In one Rome suburb, a committee of Italian parents threatened to remove their children from classes after the proportion of immigrant pupils reached 80%. (Read the article)
ANSA.The northern Italian town of Pordenone is preparing to pay tribute to one of New York's most successful modern writers, with a string of events devoted to the life and work of Paul Auster.
The event kicks off with an inaugural interview with Auster, whose work has been translated into 34 languages, along with a video dedication from filmmaker Wim Wenders. The following evening will mark the official presentation of a graphic novel version of City Of Glass, one of Auster's most famous books. A photography exhibition exploring New York by William Klein, one of the city's natives now based abroad, will reflect some of the themes in Auster's work, in which the Big Apple plays a dominant role. Dedica will draw to a close on April 4 with a jazz concert featuring Don Byron and the Uri Caine Trio, offering their own interpretation of Auster's work and a musical homage to New York. (Read the Article)
Charlotteobserver.com. A 350-year-old statue disappeared from a Naples church in an elaborate heist of artifacts nearly two decades ago. Italian officials said they lost a national treasure. (Read the article by Franco Ordoez)
ANSA. Researchers have discovered the largest forest of black coral in the world off the coast of the southern Italian region of Calabria, the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) said Thursday. (Read the article)
ANSA. taly is to get its first gaming museum, with a vast collection of artifacts tracing the dizzying development of videogames from their ancestors in the 1950s through to the latest arrivals on the market. (Read the article)
ANSA. A man who used rods fitted with powerful magnets to 'fish' change out of the capital's famed Trevi Fountain was acquitted of theft by a Rome court Friday but ordered to hand over the loot. (Read the article)
MSNEBC. Skip breakfast on Thursday and loosen your belt for lunch.vFor the 34th year, in a tradition that defines Tampa, retired businessman Al Noto, his family and friends will serve a free Italian made-from-scratch feast in honor of St. Joseph. (Read the article by Michelle Bearden)
The New York Times. Loosely translated as cocktail, aperitivo carries an additional meaning there and through much of Northern Italy: At restaurants all over the city, for the price of a single drink, you get unlimited access to a regularly replenished buffet of fresh food. O.K., so it’s not technically absolutely free — a for-pay drink is required — but for frugal travelers, it’s about the best meal deal in Italy. (Read the article)
ANSA. The youthful experiences and early artworks of a man who would become one of the greatest Renaissance masters are spotlighted in an upcoming exhibition in this eastern Italian town. (Read the article)
ANSA. The Vatican on Wednesday backed comments by Pope Benedict XVI against the use of condoms to combat AIDS in Africa as he came under heavy fire from governments, AIDS agencies and humanitarian organisations. (Read the article)