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Nebraska, USA: wonderful fossils, natural history museums and public art depicting fossils

Nebraska is known by vertebrate palaeontologists as the place in North America where there is a very complete Cenozoic geologic record of mammalian evolution over the last thirty-five million years or so. All you have to do is visit any … Continue reading

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Turin’s baroque Venaria Reale reopening to public

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-e257aae9af629ef503903d6b845d72a8.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Turin’s baroque Venaria Reale reopening to public” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-e257aae9af629ef503903d6b845d72a8.jpg” (ANSA) – Turin, February 20 – The Royal Venaria palace, dubbed ‘Turin’s equivalent to Versailles’ near Paris, reopens to the public for its 2014 season on … Continue reading

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World-famous Riace Bronzes return to public eye

IMG class=hide alt=”World-famous Riace Bronzes return to public eye” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-3de768e616be229a08c114dba170945b.jpg” (ANSA) – Catanzaro, December 23 – Two of Italy’s most iconic archaeological treasures have been returned to public display after a controversial restoration process that drew national attention. PThe much-loved … Continue reading

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Italy’s public debt hits record high of 2.085 trillion

(ANSA) – Rome, December 13 – Italy’s massive public debt hit a record high of 2.085321 trillion euros in October, up from 2.068722 trillion in September, the Bank of Italy said Friday. The central bank added that the debt, which … Continue reading

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Napolitano urges ‘profound’ renewal of public policy

(ANSA) – Rome, November 29 – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called Friday for a “profound renewal” of public institutions and political participation to support democratic development. It is time for a “profound renewal in political participation, to combat the phenomenon … Continue reading

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Govt says EC findings show strength of public finances

(ANSA) – Rome, November 5 – Findings by the European Commission “reaffirm the health of our public finances,” and show that the Italian government is on the right fiscal track, officials said Tuesday. The comments came the same day that … Continue reading

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Spending on public toilets part of financing investigation

(ANSA) – Bologna, October 23 – Senior advisers from several political parties are under investigation for possible embezzlement of public funds in the Emilia Romagna region, with expense claims including receipts from pay toilets being scrutinized, officials said Wednesday. The … Continue reading

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Public TV director says politicians meddling with network

(ANSA) – Rome, October 23 – The chief of Italian public broadcaster RAI on Wednesday told a parliamentary oversight committee that political interference is messing with his network. Managing Director Luigi Gubitosi charged RAI lost popular TV presenter, comedian and … Continue reading

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Man arrested for threatening public water official w/knife

(ANSA) – Ferrara, October 21 – Paramilitary carabinieri police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man from the town of Codirigo, located in Italy’s Po river delta, for threatening a public water official with a knife. At 1 o’clock in the … Continue reading

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Public officials, businessmen arrested in Padua

(ANSA) – Padua, October 21 – Eight people, including local and provincial officials, workers in an Army procurement office, and local businessmen in the northern city of Padua were arrested and face charges including corruption, conspiracy and abuse of public … Continue reading

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