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Italian Christmas food and wine exports hit new record
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-17ce573b794a6503c99ed4d9451e9420.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italian Christmas food and wine exports hit new record” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-17ce573b794a6503c99ed4d9451e9420.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 23 – Exports of Italian Christmas food and beverages climbed to new record of 2.7 billion euros, Italian farmers’ association … Continue reading
Effects of crisis seen in Italy’s Christmas spending
IMG class=hide alt=”Effects of crisis seen in Italy’s Christmas spending” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-cb28791591f0c3e907fb6f5585cb37b9.jpg” (By Emily Backus) (ANSA) – Milan, December 23 – Italian Christmas spending has slumped 42.7% or 7.7 billion euros over six years and two recessions, the consumer group Codacons … Continue reading
Italian Christmas spending plummets 42.7% in six years
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-bebd45f378ef65fa80ed1dd419d4eb68.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italian Christmas spending plummets 42.7% in six years” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-bebd45f378ef65fa80ed1dd419d4eb68.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 23 – Italian Christmas spending has slumped 42.7% or 7.7 billion euros over six years and two recessions, the consumer group … Continue reading
Pope Francis visits Benedict with Christmas greetings
IMG class=hide alt=”Pope Francis visits Benedict with Christmas greetings” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-e557c51d0487ee9bb52103109be67f36.jpg” (ANSA) – Vatican City, December 23 – Pope Francis visited his predecessor Benedict XVI late Monday afternoon to wish him a Happy Christmas, the Vatican press office said. PFrancis and … Continue reading
Husband and wife fall to death putting up Christmas lights
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-5c84feab51798b29b26c0058490688c8.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Husband and wife fall to death putting up Christmas lights” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-5c84feab51798b29b26c0058490688c8.jpg” (ANSA) – Turin, December 16 – A couple in their sixties died Monday in Arona after falling from the balcony of their seventh-floor … Continue reading
Milan revokes permit for sex-toy Christmas tree
(ANSA) – Milan, December 12 – A sex-toy-decorated Christmas tree has had its permit revoked and will be removed from a Milan street as soon as possible, city authorities said Thursday. “I paid almost 4,000 euros for the permit and … Continue reading
Made in Jail store in Ostuni debuts for Christmas
(ANSA) – Ostuni, December 10 – A nonprofit initiative to commercialize bags, scarves and other gifts made by women prisoners in southern Italy opened its doors on Friday and will be inaugurated in the next few days. Items brandishing the … Continue reading
More Italians spend Christmas holidays skiing
(ANSA) – Rome, December 6 – Italians are increasingly spending their Christmas holidays skiing despite the recession, according to data from tour operators released on Friday. About 46.3% of tourism operators in Italian skiing resorts reported an average 18% increase … Continue reading
St. Peter’s Christmas Tree from Bavaria
(ANSA) – Berlin, December 2 – The tree that will stand in St. Peter’s Square this Christmas was cut down Monday in the German town of Regensburg, and will arrive in Rome on Thursday evening. The 45-year-old tree stands 25 … Continue reading
Three Comets light up Christmas
(ANSAmed) – Rome, 2 Dec – could be three kites which illuminate the next Christmas: Ison, the ‘zombie’ Comet which everyone keeps on hold after its passage near the Sun, the Comet Lovejoy and the more modest Comet Linear. They … Continue reading