In this photo: President Giorgio Napolitano – source: Presidency of the Italian Republic Are you confused by recent events regarding the Regional elections in Italy? Here’s our guide: What is an electoral list
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Italy’s electoral lists saga – a guide
Italy’s many talk show hosts and TV anchormen are in despair following a decision by RAI to ban political talk shows until after the regional elections at the end of March. This is because Italy has an equal media access rule for all legal political parties, guaranteeing them equal air time. In the past, some shows have not respected the time rule.
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Talk show hosts in despair
The American horror film “Paranormal Activity” has met with reactions of true panic in Italy and the situation may lead to an overhaul of the Italian film classification system. Young people in particular have been seriously frightened by the film and some have become ill after seeing it
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Paranormal activity causes panic in Italy
If you did not know, Forza Italia was the Italian political party which proceeded what is now Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party. Recently in Italy two convicted criminals have stated during court hearings that the Forza Italia party was the product of an agreement between Berlusconi and the mafia. Initial claims, by mafia turncoat Gaspare Spatuzza, that Forza Italia was closely liked to the mafia were dismissed on the grounds of the reliability of the person who made such accusations. After all, would you believe a convicted criminal? When the mafia boss for whom Spatuzza had supposedly worked would not corroborate Spatuzza’s words, the validity of his claims became distinctly questionable.
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Was Forza Italia Formed by the Mafia? Part 1
Now, hands up all those readers who are guilty of editing their holiday snaps, for surely we all do it these days? Who does not “improve” their photos a little with a digital editor before pressing the “share” button? “And where’s the harm in that?” you may ask.
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How not to clone a crowd
In this photo: Auschwitz, entrance. Source: German Federal Archive Today, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Soviet Army in 1945, is International Holocaust Memorial Day.
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A warning to future generations
Beppe Grillo, comedian, blogger, would-be politician, scourge of the Italian government and defender of free speech, is to tour Europe to “tell them what Italy has become”.
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Beppe Grillo on tour
Custom Teaser: Much remains to be done in the Abruzzo city nearly a year after it was devastated by an earthquake. Tara McLaughlin reports.. Words by Tara McLaughlin
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L’Aquila after the earthquake
With the second lowest birth rate in Western Europe Italy may have fewer little babies than it would like but it has more than its share of big babies or bamboccioni, according to a government minister.
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Little babies and big babies
A list of most popular people in Italy during 2009.
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Most Talked About People in Italy in 2009 – part I