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Italy’s main trade union confederation CGIL has called a four-hour strike on 12 March over labour, taxation and immigration issues. Transport services will be worst hit but people should expect other public services to be disrupted at some point during the...
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The Rome electoral office, a section of the Rome tribunal, has rejected for the second time the list of candidates for prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Popolo della Libertà (PdL) in the 28-29 March regional elections.
The court first rejected the PdL...
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Students from one of Rome's leading international schools presented the Rome based World Food Programme with a cheque for €6000 on Tuesday 9 March to help victims of the recent Haiti earthquake.
Five students from The New School Rome representing both...
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The Lazio regional administrative tribunal has upheld an appeals court ruling excluding candidates of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Popolo della Libertà (PdL) from running in regional elections in the constituency represented by the province of Rome on 28-29 March.
In...
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The Pincio, which looks out over Piazza del Popolo, has once again become a place for leisure-time strollers, children and tourists. It has now been restored after several years of abandon during excavations for the proposed Pincio car park.
The present mayor...
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Some of Rome’s more eco-conscious supermarkets already provide paper and eco bags for customers. Now AMA, the city’s waste disposal utility, has started to distribute paper shopping bags throughout the city. From 8-14 and 22-28 March it will give out 500,000...
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Rome council has introduced a service on its website allowing people to see if they will be receiving a request for payment for outstanding traffic fines received before 31 December 2004. Clicking on the box titled Concordato multe elevate fino al...
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President of the northern Lombardy region Roberto Formigoni of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Popolo della Libertà (PdL) is back in the running for re-election on 28-29 March. The Lombardy regional administrative court accepted his appeal against an earlier court decision...
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Rome pays tribute to the late South African singer-songwriter Miriam Makeba with a programme of events and concerts from 10-13 March. The tribute is an idea of the Movimento degli Africani in Italia, an organisation working to promote the rights of...
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The Rome appeal court has admitted the civic list of the centre-right candidate for the Lazio regional elections, Renata Polverini, overturning an earlier decision to exclude it over a missing signature.
The ruling means that Polverini can run for election on...
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Candidates for the province of Rome for the Popolo della Libertà (PdL), prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's party, have been barred from running in regional elections on 28 and 29 March after party officials failed to present the list on time. The...
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The Popolo Viola (literally, “violet people”) returned to the streets on 27 February under the slogan “Everybody equal under the law”. The rally, in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo, was to protest against the so-called “legitimate impediment” bill allowing the prime minister...
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The government has set up a telephone information line for immigrant workers and their Italian employers to provide guidance on immigration issues and especially domestic work. The service, called Linea Amica Immigrazione, comes under the auspices of the ministry of public...
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Italy’s supreme court of cassation has ruled that the charge against David Mills of taking a bribe from prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to perjure himself in court was covered by the statute of limitations, overturning an earlier verdict sentencing the English...
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Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is a palace built by the family of the last king of Rome in Gabii along the Via Prenestina 20 km east of Rome.
The sixth century BC edifice sits atop a hill overlooking the ancient...
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Drivers and travellers in the centre of Rome can expect more disruptions over the coming weeks due to new roadworks on Via Nazionale.
The road is being resurfaced for the second time in less than a year after contractors did a...
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Rome’s horse-drawn carriages, or botticelle, have been banned from the city’s seven hills. In future they will only be allowed along the flat parts of the city, which means almost anywhere from Piazza del Popolo to the Colosseum, across the river...
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A new rubbish recycling system for commercial premises is being rolled out in the historic centre of Rome. As of 22 February shops, offices and restaurants are no longer allowed to leave their refuse on the street for collection. Instead it...
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The Antico Caffè Greco, the historic café at 86 Via dei Condotti founded in 1760, is getting a makeover to bring it into line with health and safety regulations. The café closed to the public in mid January and if all...
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Reports of corruption in Italy rose by 229 per cent in 2009 over the previous year according to the state audit court, or Corte dei Conti, which controls possible irregularities in public spending.
Complaints of misappropriation also showed an increase of...
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News in Europe
Dublin, Ireland:
Dublin Christmas sales
published on 15/12/2209
Dublin's biggest department stores, Arnotts, Clerys and Brown Thomas, are breaking...
Vienna, Austria:
Vienna city referendum results
published on 12/03/2010
The results of Vienna’s first referendum in 20 years, conducted from...
Paris, France:
Université Paris Cité
published on 11/03/2010
Eight Parisian universities have regrouped under the new umbrella of Université...
Milan, Italy:
Bike sharing to be extended in Milan
published on 10/03/2010
Milan’s public transport provider ATM has announced plans to extend the...
Oxford, United Kingdom:
Street pastors for Oxford
published on 10/03/2010
Oxford city centre is to see church-sponsored late night patrols of...
Jersey, Great Britain:
Schools grow Jersey Royals
published on 10/03/2010
Primary schools have once again been invited to enter the Genuine...
Dublin, Ireland:
Dart Underground Plan Unveiled
published on 09/03/2010
In a radical overhaul of Dublin's rail infastructure, the Dart Underground...
Milan, Italy:
Sustainable lifestyle expo at Milano Fiera City
published on 09/03/2010
Fa' la cosa giusta! (Do the right thing!) returns to Milan...
Madrid, Spain:
Madrid bars diesel vehicles
published on 09/03/2010
Madrid mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón has announced that new diesel-fuelled taxis and...
London, United Kingdom:
Bomber Command may get Hyde Park monument
published on 09/03/2010
The famed World War II fighters of Bomber Command could soon...
News in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya:
UN Security Council calls for “compromise”.
published on 08/02/3008
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has urged Kenya’s leaders to...
Nairobi, Kenya:
Toyota to expand operations in Kenya
published on 18/03/2010
Japanese motor vehicle giant Toyota is to establish a regional African...
Maputo, Mozambique:
Maputo port development
published on 17/03/2010
The port of Maputo is expected to process almost nine million...
Lagos, Nigeria:
New transport infrastructure for Lagos
published on 16/03/2010
New roads, a light rail service and water ferries have been...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
Family planning for HIV patients in Dar es Salaam
published on 15/03/2010
Community health workers in Dar es Salaam are undertaking a new...
Cape Town, South Africa:
Climate change in Cape Town
published on 14/03/2010
Climate change is likely to have a devastating effect on Cape...
Cairo, Egypt:
Cairo taxis accused of overcharging
published on 13/03/2010
Cairo’s new licensed white taxis, introduced in 2009 to replace the...
Arusha, Tanzania:
Computers for Arusha judges
published on 12/03/2010
Arusha’s judiciary are to use computers and digital recording equipment from...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
Arup helps Addis Ababa reduce carbon emissions
published on 11/03/2010
City authorities have announced plans to develop a carbon reduction programme...
Accra, Ghana:
Accra beachfront development
published on 10/03/2010
The multi-million dollar proposed development of Accra’s beachfront area into a...
