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by Nicoletta Cottone   Visitors to the Jubilee, which starts in Rome this December, will need to present a pass in order to enter the Porta Santa (holy door) of the Basilica of San Pietro in Rome. The goal is to avoid massive queues and chaos and be able to adjust on-site security to the number of people expected. Starting in October, p...

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by Chiara Beghelli   The project was announced in March 2014, but now it's ready to go. In a very warm Roman morning, Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of jewelry company Bulgari, together with the Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, inaugurated the restoration works of the Spanish Steps, one of the most iconic and loved places in the city.   Bul...

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di Emma Bonino   Signor Presidente del Consiglio, Cari Ambasciatori, gentili ospiti, sono molto lieta di darvi il benvenuto oggi a questa decima Conferenza degli Ambasciatori d'Italia nel mondo. Quando l'anno scorso ho assistito alla sessione inaugurale della Conferenza, alla presenza del Signor Presidente della Repubblica, non avr...

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Una linea marittima diretta fra il porto di Civitavecchia e quelli di Halifax, in Canada, e Baltimora, negli Stati Uniti. L'iniziativa e' del gruppo armatoriale Grimaldi Napoli, uno dei piu' importanti in Europa, ed e' una delle conseguenze della ripresa del mercato automobilistico.   "Trasporteremo le auto prodotte nello stabilimento Fca di...

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The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy "shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people", asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 American cities aimed...

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No one enjoys a city break with inclement weather and sightseeing in most European cities during December and January means the seasonal temperatures can deter all but the most earnest of travellers. Despite having an average 111 mm of rainfall and temperatures around 8°C, Rome provides the perfect escape route with its abundance of underground anc...

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"Questa è l'ultima Assemblea plenaria di questo Cgie". Elio Carozza non ha dubbi e - nella prima giornata di lavoro alla Farnesina - apre la relazione del Comitato di Presidenza con ringraziamenti e saluti. Riprende i temi cari al Consiglio Generale e cita gli appuntamenti e le battaglie che hanno visto il Cgie in prima linea.   Questo perch...

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Arrivederci, New York! After seven months on the job, Mayor de Blasio is taking a break from City Hall and hitting his ancestral homeland of Italy for a 10-day vacation.   The mayor, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their kids Chiara, 19, and Dante, 16, are scheduled to depart on July 18 for a multi-city Italian tour sources told the Daily Ne...

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After "The Great Beauty" won the Academy Award as best foreign language film last year, in 2015 the only Italian nominee has been costume designer Milena Canonero, for her work in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" by Wes Anderson.   If she succeeds, Canonero will bring home her fourth Oscar, after that won for Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon," for...

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by Massimo Frontera Of the many restoration works currently underway in Italy, some involve complexes of outstanding significance, on which substantial resources are being invested and that could give a significant boost to the country's economy, besides representing a precious heritage for humanity. Here is a selection of 10 of these gems.  ...

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