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Two Italians arrested Afghanistan

P(ANSA) – Kabul, May 6 – Two Italian nationals were arrested Monday evening on suspicion of illegal mining activities in the central Afghan province of Maidan Wardak, a provincial government spokesman told ANSA Tuesday.BRThe men were arrested together with three … Continue reading

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‘Italians discover nerve gas antibody’

P(ANSA) – Pisa, May 6 – Researchers in Italy said Tuesday they have discovered an antibody that can fight nerve gas. The antibody also blocks strong pesticides that often harm animals, said scientists at the University of Pisa, who published … Continue reading

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Italians can’t afford funerals

P(ANSA) – Genoa, April 9 – Citizens hard-hit in the aftermath of Italy’s longest postwar recession are having trouble paying for their funerals, Genoa’s publicly owned funeral home ASEF said Wednesday.BRASEF is still owed some 500,000 euros on turnover over … Continue reading

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Italians spent 12% less on food in 2013

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 7 – The average Italian spent 12% less on food in 2013 than they did before the economic downturn began in 2007, new data from the Italian Farmers’ Confederation (CIA) showed Monday.BRTotal food spending dropped from … Continue reading

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Two out of three Italians approve of Renzi’s economy package

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-afa80c6da377197dc05d5e3ab925e3f0.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Two out of three Italians approve of Renzi’s economy package” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-afa80c6da377197dc05d5e3ab925e3f0.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 14 – Two out of three Italians approve of Premier Matteo Renzi’s package of tax cuts and investments to … Continue reading

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Renzi says most difficult moment for jobless Italians

IMG class=hide alt=”Renzi says most difficult moment for jobless Italians” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-0c42d06c0780f0c5ff8eae5b6f161eeb.jpg” (ANSA) – Siracusa, March 5 – Premier Matteo Renzi said Wednesday that it was the worst moment in decades for joblessness in Italy, but promised that his young government … Continue reading

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Some 3.5 mln Italians smoke cannabis – report

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-d827a8b2aaa25d4cded3cc2f51c7e5e8.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Some 3.5 mln Italians smoke cannabis – report” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-d827a8b2aaa25d4cded3cc2f51c7e5e8.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 14 – Some 22.5 million Europeans and 3.5 million Italians have made use of cannabis drugs in the past year, whilst … Continue reading

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Over 50% of Italians do not read books or newspapers

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2891a1bd61d7532927e06b2d252ca5d6.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Over 50% of Italians do not read books or newspapers” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2891a1bd61d7532927e06b2d252ca5d6.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 11 – Italy has a big population of non-readers, the national statistics institute said in a study published Tuesday. … Continue reading

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New probe begins into Nazi massacres of Italians in France

IMG class=hide alt=”New probe begins into Nazi massacres of Italians in France” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wpid-fee0d1d6761ab2251316ccbcee91d30c.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, January 14 – The military prosecutor’s office in Rome has opened an investigation into the killing of several Italians in one of the largest … Continue reading

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Over six in 10 of Italians connected to the Internet

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-7304a191ee8321b710629ad14ca9bbe9.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Over six in 10 of Italians connected to the Internet” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-7304a191ee8321b710629ad14ca9bbe9.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 19 – Italians are increasingly connected to the Internet. In 2013, 60.7% of people said they had an Internet … Continue reading

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