Top Posts at “Chinese” A.C. Milan Already Decided

Club likely to be bought by a fund bringing together six or seven Chinese companies, including Evergrande. Gancikoff tipped for post of future CEO. Berlusconi at lunch with senior management

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Italy’s Contempt for Scientific Research

The case of the academic Ilaria Capua, absurdly charged with “creating the conditions for an epidemic” and now headhunted by the US, shows Italy’s disregard for serious research, resulting in a new class of migrants

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The New Generation of Young Shepherds

In Italy, over 2,000 under-40s work in sheep farming: “It’s a fantastic job in the open air, and we also save endangered species of sheep.” There are currently 7.2 million heads of livestock, nearly 200,000 more than five years ago.

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Provisional Repair Work during Night Failed to Plug Leak

When the fault was isolated, it caused water pressure to increase in the other two mains pipes. The rise in pressure may have in turn created a vacuum, in a part of the city’s underbelly through which the 19th century sewers run

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The 400 Companies Ready for M&A

Their total turnover amounts to €80bn, and those that have taken the plunge now earn 60% more than their competitors. Examples to follow include Campari, Amplifon, Interpump, Lavazza, Coesia and De Nora

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Village of 760 Inhabitants to Host Wikipedia World Congress

World Congress to be held in Esino Lario, a small village overlooking Lake Como, with visitors put up in local homes

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Pope Embraces Imam of Al Azhar in Historic Encounter

The Holy Father welcomes the Grand Imam of Al Azhar in Egypt, Ahmed el-Tayeb, to St. Peter’s, accompanied by an eight-person delegation. As the Pope stressed, the meeting itself was an event of historic importance in terms of interfaith dialogue

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Model Tells of How Antinori Offered Her €2,000 for Eggs

The story of Lucia, a 20-year-old model from Messina. “A woman who organizes events contacted me and accompanied me to the clinic. But the staff made me suspicious: they were overly polite, just a bit too considerate”

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Marco Pannella, Radical Party Leader, Dies at 86

Renzi: “Farewell to the lion of liberty”. The champion of countless battles for the recognition of civil and political rights had been admitted to hospital in Rome and sedated. He died in his sleep, with friends and loved ones at his bedside. Bonino: “He was much loved, but received little recognition for his merits.”

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Radical Party Leader Marco Pannella Admitted to Hospital

Doctors say there is no hope of recovery. When asked if they could sedate him to relieve his pain, he simply replied: “Thank you”. The decision to move him to hospital was taken on 2 May. The Pope has asked for news and on Tuesday sent him his greetings.

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Paramedic on Trial for Stealing James Gandolfini’s Gold Watch

Trial of paramedic Claudio Bevilacqua opened on Monday. He is charged with stealing a $3,000 Rolex from the Sopranos star, who died of a heart attack in 2013 while staying at a hotel in Rome

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Rome: the World’s Most Expensive Underground

After the discovery of Roman barracks at the Amba Aradam station, work on Line C, which began in 2006, risks never being completed. Costs have risen by 23% and work is already one year behind schedule

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Italy Puts Off Sending Troops to Libya after Assessing Risks

No current plans to send Italian troops to defend the UN, although operations by special units not ruled out. Efforts instead focus on diplomacy

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Pope Considers Possibility of Women Deacons

The Roman Curia remains cautious: “Let’s wait and see”

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What Italy’s New Civil Unions Law Entails

Duty to provide support and right to a survivor’s pension, but no to stepchild adoptions and no obligation to remain faithful: the most controversial points of the law

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Terrorist Investigations Lead to Arrest of Three Refugees

Coded messages used to ask for weapons: “I need two slings”. Phone taps from investigation in Bari lead to the arrest of three refugees in Puglia and Milan: “A mujahidin wants to be a martyr ... the wonderful jihad has arrived”. Phone calls also provide details on migrant smuggling

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Banca Etruria Staff Told to Sell Risky Bonds to Customers

Investigators uncover circular from top management. Two executives investigated and searched. Bonds recommended to various clients as safe investments, on a par with straight bonds and government securities. Customers encouraged to “disinvest”

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Italian Economist Mistaken for Terrorist

Guido Menzio, 40, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, noted that: “All they had to do was look me up on Google, but they didn’t ask me a single question before handing me over to security”

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Psychologist in Fortuna Case Talks of Children’s Courage

Rosetta Cappelluccio was one of the first to visit Parco Verde after the girl’s death. “I realised that child abuse had been going even before forensic tests confirmed it”

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Regeni’s E-mail and Google Profile Accessed from Egypt

Mysterious intrusion a month after his death, although Cairo has always denied hacking into his account. Italian investigators ask for help from Google

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Chinese Police in Rome “Keen to Understand Italian Law”

Four officers are working on the streets alongside Italian Police and Carabinieri to assist Chinese tourists in Rome and Milan. One wrote: “I attended middle school in Modena, so I feel at home here”

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Renzi Launches Nationwide Campaign Ahead of Referendum

Prime Minister launches tour in support of October’s referendum on constitutional reform, speaking at the Niccolini Theatre in Florence. “Parliament has woken up; the spell has been broken”

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