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Britons arrested with heroin hidden in bread st...

Nov 28 2012 12:06 PM | Claudio in Regional News

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Brace Yourself, Italy’s Politicians Will Soon R...

Nov 05 2012 08:37 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy’s troubled economy is no longer in free fall thanks to Mario Monti and his band of technocrats. But soon the politicians will return to power and a crisis looms large. Open almost any Italian newspaper these days and you’ll see one constant them...

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Ryanair apologises after Bari 'mafia' c...

Oct 08 2012 07:31 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Ryanair has been forced to apologise to Italians after a crew member on a flight to the southern city of Bari reportedly described it as the "the city of the mafia and St Nicholas" in an on-board announcement. Outraged passengers, who had boar...

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Tax authorities lift fine on 12-year-old boy

Oct 06 2012 08:24 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italian tax collection agency Equitalia on Friday cancelled a hefty fine sent to a 12-year-old boy living in Fasano in connection with unpaid car tax dating to three years before he was born. The fine amounting to 1,138.77 euros - was lifted "on r...

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FINES FOR LATE PAYMENT IMU

Jul 28 2012 06:33 AM | Claudio in Regional News

If IMU tax was not paid within the statutory deadline, it is possible to pay late as follows:- Payment within 14 days from 18.06.2012 - IMU tax will have to be paid with a 0.2% penalty per day plus interest at the rate of 2.75% Payment within 30 days...

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Italy 'To Dump Public Holidays'

Jul 20 2012 05:20 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italians and the Catholic Church are up in arms after the Government revealed it was considering cutting the number of public holidays to increase output as the country totters on the brink of a financial crisis. According to the latest Finance Minist...

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The Knight’s Gambit

Jul 15 2012 10:57 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Forza Italia is heading back to the future with Silvio Berlusconi as its prime ministerial candidate. The Knight is “the only one who can stop Forza Italia from falling apart and attract to a new party those Centre-right voters who have yet to make the...

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Italian House Sales May Fall as Much as 12%

Jul 14 2012 09:49 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy’s home sales may fall as much as 12 percent this year amid an economic recession and as prices fall for a fourth year, research institute Nomisma said. Transactions may decrease this year to as low as 529,306, the lowest in at least 12 years, af...

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Heat wave 25% reduction in tomato yields

Jul 08 2012 06:58 AM | Claudio in Regional News

The extraordinary high temperatures recorded in recent days in southern Italy caused poor fruit production above all for tomatoes, particularly in the Puglia region. The crop could be reduced by 20-25%. Also water shortages could affect the campaign....

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RES replaces TARSU

Jul 01 2012 12:25 PM | Claudio in Regional News

A NEW Waste Service? The new local tax (RES) which is set to replace Tarsu and Tia will hit all owners for the service delivery of waste collection and other municipal services. RES (Tributo Comunale sui rifiuti e sui servizi) will replace TARSU an...

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3/1 EURO GONE BY END OF NEXT YEAR

Jun 25 2012 10:08 AM | Claudio in Regional News

William Hill are offering odds of 3/1 that the Euro will cease to exist as a currency by the end of 2012, having at one staged offered odds of 10/1 about that happening. 'It has been one way traffic in our market on whether the Euro will survive u...

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Miss Mondo Crowned!

Jun 19 2012 10:37 AM | bunterboy in Regional News

Miss Mondo, vince la siciliana Jessica Bellingheri...

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Man jailed for stealing tomatoes

Jun 16 2012 10:26 AM | Claudio in Regional News

A man from the province of Lecce has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for stealing two crates of tomatoes worth 100 euros -, AKI news agency reported. According to the Gazetta del Mezzogiorno newspaper, prosecutors in the southern city of Lecce ask...

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Two buildings collapse in Conversano (Bari)

Jun 07 2012 08:29 AM | Claudio in Regional News

A suspected gas leak has been the cause of a huge explosion in the historic centre of Conversano earlier today. Early reports say that two adults, a child and his mother have been rescued from the rubble however it still isn't clear whether or not...

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Man arrested for Brindisi school bomb (Updated)

Jun 07 2012 07:29 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Police have arrested a suspect in the bombing of a school in Brindisi last month, in which a 16-year-old girl was killed, local media says. The Italian news agency Ansa said the suspect John Vantaggiato was a 68-year-old petrol pump attendant who may...

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Youth gunned down in Ceglie

Jun 02 2012 11:44 AM | Claudio in Regional News

On the evening of May 26th a young man (21 years old) was gunned down in the square in Ceglie. The shooting was captured on local CCTV and the police quickly arrested the offender. Apparently the victim, (Luigi Boffo) well known to police, had stolen...

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Mount Marsili

Jun 01 2012 12:33 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Interesting facts about Mount Marsili................ Until recently, Mount Marsili, located in the Tyherrian Sea southwest of Naples, was believed to be dormant- simply meaning it did not look to be actively exploding on a regular basis. However, r...

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F C O Update their info

May 24 2012 12:36 PM | Claudio in Regional News

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have recently updated their tourist information regarding travel to Italy in light of recent events. "There is a general threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by...

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Mario Monti receives threat

May 17 2012 07:01 AM | Claudio in Regional News

An Italian anarchist group that has claimed responsibility for shooting and wounding a nuclear industry executive, on Wednesday sent a note to a local newspaper threatening to target Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and others. The group, calling...

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Anti Poverty plan for Southern Italy

May 12 2012 08:04 AM | Claudio in Regional News

The Italian government launched an anti-poverty plan on Friday to stimulate growth and tackle "social fragilities" in southern regions. According to the 2.3-billion-euro program, some 850 million euros would be invested in assisting the elderl...

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Tax crackdown brings in €6bn in just four months

May 06 2012 12:24 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Six billion euros in unpaid taxes has been recovered by the Italian taxman in the first four months of this year, as the authorities crack down on what until now has been regarded as a national sport. The recovered €6bn of revenue is the fruit of a c...

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Baaad economy driving young Italians to herd sheep

May 06 2012 08:00 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Think Italian shepherds are just a bunch of grey-haired old men strolling down the middle of rural Italian roads, whistling folk tunes and blocking traffic? Well, you're mostly right. But not for long, according to a new study. The Italian agricul...

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Foreigners boost Italy population to 59.5 million

Apr 28 2012 01:04 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Italian family sizes are shrinking but the population is still managing to grow thanks to immigration, the national statistics office said Friday, giving figures for 2011 compared with 2001. The population stood at 59.464 million in October 2011, with...

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Italian REAL income drops

Apr 28 2012 12:43 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Italian real incomes experienced their lowest growth in 29 years, the national statistics institute Istat said in a statement on Tuesday. In March, hourly wages were 1.2 percent higher than in the same month last year, the lowest growth since 1983, ac...

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Italy See Solar as Path to Economic Stability

Apr 20 2012 08:36 AM | Claudio in Regional News

In places like Africa and India, solar energy has long been hailed for its ability to raise standards of living and boost developing economies. For two established members of the European Union, it may have the power to restore international confidence...

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Telecom Italia may sell its fixed line network

Apr 20 2012 08:01 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Telecom Italia have said that it might sell one of its biggest assets — Italy’s largest fixed-line phone network — as it looked to reduce its debt burden and stem losses exacerbated by the country’s economic downturn.Franco Bernabe, the Telecom Italia...

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Italy to open recruitment centres abroad

Apr 18 2012 07:19 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy is set to open offices abroad where foreigners will be trained and recruited to come and work here. People who undergo this training will have a special route of coming to work here without having to apply through the Quota Agreement system (Dec...

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Suicide rates on the increase

Apr 17 2012 12:20 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Italians have been taking their own lives at an alarming rate as a result of the economic crisis in recent weeks, forcing a business group to put in place a dedicated psychological assistance network. Daily media reports have thrown the spotlight on t...

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Iran considers halting oil supplies to Italy

Apr 16 2012 09:43 AM | Claudio in Regional News

The announcement that Iran is considering to halt the oil supplies to Italy has caused concern and alarm among fuel sector businessmen and experts. Italy has been historically one of Iran's main buyers in the Eurozone with 185,000 barrels per day...

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48% of Brits want to leave the UK

Apr 15 2012 01:12 PM | Claudio in Regional News

In an article published by the Sun today, they state that more than 48% of Brits say they want to leave the UK. Hardly surprising really with the UK's economy shot, high crime rates and the UK populous desperately competing for work against the in...

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Italy's borrowing increases

Apr 15 2012 08:42 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy’s borrowing costs have once again risen at a bond auction over fears the country will be unable to manage its debt, pushing stocks down at European markets. Italy raised 4.9 billion euros in a bond issue on Thursday, just short of a 5.0 billion-...

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Italian labour unions protest pension overhaul

Apr 15 2012 08:37 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy’s main labour unions have staged rallies in the capital Rome to protest Prime Minister Mario Monti's pension reforms that is expected to trap many workers in a legal limbo without retirement pay. The plan will see the retirement age raised a...

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Italian footballer Morosini dies after collapse...

Apr 15 2012 08:20 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Ex-Italy under-21 footballer Piermario Morosini has died following a suspected heart attack on the pitch, football officials say. The midfielder was playing for Livorno in the Serie B match at Pescara when he fell to the ground in the 31st minute. A...

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Want to make a movie????

Apr 14 2012 01:54 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Apulia Film Commission dedicates a fund to the most convincing productions and interesting projects in long/short movies, documentaries, videoclip, videogames and TV series. Apulia Film Fund works as a grant for Movie Productions interested in shootin...

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Italy recovers €12.7bn from tax evasion

Apr 14 2012 01:45 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy recovered €12.7 billion from tax evasion in 2011, up 15.5 per cent from the amount it retrieved in 2010 after stepped up surveillance and collection efforts, the main tax collection agency said today. The struggle against tax evaders has taken h...

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315 cars stolen per day

Apr 13 2012 01:31 PM | Claudio in Regional News

Campania, Lazio, Lombardia and Puglia are higher-risk regions. Small Fiat cars are the most commonly stolen vehicles. According to data provided by the criminal police HQ, in 2011, 113,360 vehicles were stolen (almost 10,000 per month, more than 13 pe...

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Pollution as Tanker has fuel leak

Apr 13 2012 11:33 AM | Claudio in Regional News

(AGI) Taranto - A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship has leaked tons of fuel in the coastal area off Taranto. The polluted area covers about 800 square meters and containment operations are underway by the Harbor Master and Ecotaras, a company that speciali...

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Energy prices set to rise

Mar 31 2012 07:18 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Gas and electricity prices are set to rise from 1st April 2012 in an announcement made on Friday with an additional hike on Electricity prices again in May. Gas prices will increase by 1.8% Electricity prices will increase by 5.8% plus an additional 4...

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Proposed law banning equine slaughter

Mar 29 2012 12:52 PM | Claudio in Regional News

The legislative proposal put forward by Paola Frassinetti, vice president of the Italian government's Culture Committee in November 2009, is meeting with mixed results. The aim is to transfer horses, and equines in general, from the category of...

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EU Court rules against Ryanair

Mar 28 2012 11:23 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Ryanairs attempt to scupper Alitalia seems to have failed and a EU court ruling has upheld the previous judgements. Alitalia SpA is an air transport company 49.9% held by the Italian State. In 2006, after several failed attempts to redress its financi...

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Tax Agency trials New Income Assessment For Ju...

Mar 22 2012 08:16 AM | Claudio in Regional News

From June new “redditometro” will collate data to expose tax dodgers “It will be effective and user-friendly. We want to take our time and do a good job”. The tax agency director, Attilio Befera, is confident that the new income assessment mechanism,...

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Pensioner kills wife he thought was 'posses...

Mar 22 2012 08:11 AM | Claudio in Regional News

(ANSA) - A retired Italian man has confessed to killing his wife with a hunting rifle because he believed she was possessed. The 77-year-old, Antonio Fina, was found by a relative in a "confused" state on Monday beside the body of his 77-year-...

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Italian Supreme Court rules on gay-family rights

Mar 16 2012 12:55 PM | Claudio in Regional News

(ANSA) Italy's highest court made a ruling on gay-family rights Thursday which activists said should push the government to revise Italy's ban on gay marriage. In its first case regarding a gay couple who wed abroad, the Supreme Court rejected...

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No wonder the Italian economy is trashed.....

Mar 16 2012 09:35 AM | Claudio in Regional News

Italy Said to Pay Morgan Stanley $3.4 Billion The European Union is planning to increase its bailout fund from close to 500 billion to 700 billion. The main objective is to calm the markets after the Greek bailout as contagion fears are spreading...

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The No-TAV Struggle in the Susa Valley

Mar 15 2012 09:30 AM | Claudio in Regional News

If you have been watching the Italian news you cant help but have noticed the problems in the Susa Valley but what is it all about........ TAV is the Italian acronym for Treno ad Alta Velocità i.e. HSR, High-Speed Rail. This is a railway that allows a...

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