The first words of the European Constitution are ‘His Majesty the King of the Belgians’
200 tonnes of undelivered letters were found in a store in Roserio, Lombardy
High drama in the Italian Senate as the government falls. Some senators opened bottles of champagne. Sen. Nuccio Cusumano, who intended supporting Prodi against the wishes of his own party, was verbally
assaulted by colleagues and burst into tears. He then appeared to faint and was carried out.This is the 61st Italian government since the war, but, interestingly the first to fall to a vote of no confidence
The soi-disant “Baroness” Clara Romano, a faith healer and football adviser, was placed under house arrest in Ancona. Investigators found an uncashed cheque made out to her from Sven-Goran Eriksson, former England football manager, which she kept as a souvenir. She promised Inter Milan they would win the championship if they paid her 6 million euros (they say they paid less) and claims that in the 1998 World cup the Italian team refused her demands and lost to France on penalties.
The soi-disant “Baroness” Clara Romano, a faith healer and football adviser, was placed under house arrest in Ancona. Investigators found an uncashed cheque made out to her from Sven-Goran Eriksson, former England football manager, which she kept as a souvenir. She promised Inter Milan they would win the championship if they paid her 6 million euros (they say they paid less) and claims that in the 1998 World cup the Italian team refused her demands and lost to France on penalties.
An Alfa Romeo sports car that once belonged to Benito Mussolini is expected to fetch nearly £1 million at auction
Venice has established a water bus service for residents only – no tourists. 60,000 people live in central Venice and receive an average of 20 million tourists a year
Church cleaners had to put in an extra shift on Monday after many pets and farm animals couldn't contain themselves at Italy's annual Blessing of the Animals. ''I think you could say the spirit moved them a bit too much,'' said Gianfranco Martella, parish priest at the church of St Eusebius in Rome, where animals stretched out in the aisles for mass before being blessed in the square outside with a shower of holy water by Father Martella. ''It might have been a better idea to use a hose,'' he said.
Wool Group, of Signa, near Florence, will launch a knitwear line made of yarn spun from 100% milk. It will be called Milky Wear. It requires 100 pounds of skimmed milk to make 3 pounds of fibre
Venice has established a water bus service for residents only – no tourists. 60,000 people live in central Venice and receive an average of 20 million tourists a year
Church cleaners had to put in an extra shift on Monday after many pets and farm animals couldn't contain themselves at Italy's annual Blessing of the Animals. ''I think you could say the spirit moved them a bit too much,'' said Gianfranco Martella, parish priest at the church of St Eusebius in Rome, where animals stretched out in the aisles for mass before being blessed in the square outside with a shower of holy water by Father Martella. ''It might have been a better idea to use a hose,'' he said.Wool Group, of Signa, near Florence, will launch a knitwear line made of yarn spun from 100% milk. It will be called Milky Wear. It requires 100 pounds of skimmed milk to make 3 pounds of fibre
The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, in Pisa, has organized the first Masters Degree in Waste Management. At least it wasn’t in Naples
Italy's underground economy is estimated to have generated around 549 bln euros in 2007, equal to at least 35.5% of Italy's gross domestic product (GDP). Together with the money generated by criminal activities in Italy, and the earnings of Baroness Clara, the total comes to nearly half the economy.
60 supporters of a far-right political party, waving fire crackers and carrying a banner reading "A home is no game", attacked and burst a four metre high transparent plastic bubble set up near Rome’s Milvian bridge to house aspiring Big Brother (Grande Fratello) contestants. One of the occupants, a student, was voted into the Big Brother house, joining an entire Sicilian family and a transsexual from north Italy. He attributes his close escape to Baroness Clara cutting it a bit fine.
The government of Romano Prodi which was defeated in the Senate on Thursday lasted a total of 615 days, making it the seventh-longest in the history of the Italian Republic. The shortest was headed by Giulio Andreotti, only ten days from February 17 to 26, 1972, the longest Silvio Berlusconi's second government , lasting 1,410 days.
Italy's underground economy is estimated to have generated around 549 bln euros in 2007, equal to at least 35.5% of Italy's gross domestic product (GDP). Together with the money generated by criminal activities in Italy, and the earnings of Baroness Clara, the total comes to nearly half the economy.
60 supporters of a far-right political party, waving fire crackers and carrying a banner reading "A home is no game", attacked and burst a four metre high transparent plastic bubble set up near Rome’s Milvian bridge to house aspiring Big Brother (Grande Fratello) contestants. One of the occupants, a student, was voted into the Big Brother house, joining an entire Sicilian family and a transsexual from north Italy. He attributes his close escape to Baroness Clara cutting it a bit fine.
The government of Romano Prodi which was defeated in the Senate on Thursday lasted a total of 615 days, making it the seventh-longest in the history of the Italian Republic. The shortest was headed by Giulio Andreotti, only ten days from February 17 to 26, 1972, the longest Silvio Berlusconi's second government , lasting 1,410 days.
Baroness Clara said she did not believe Romano Prodi’s story that the cheque he posted was held up at Roserio.
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