Sassari, March 9 - Redundant workers from aSardinian petrochemical plant have set up their own Web-basedSurvivor show on an infamous former prison island.The 15 laid-off workers from the bankrupt Vinyls company atPorto Torres sailed across to the island of Asinara late lastmonth, dubbing it Laid-off Island.They are beaming images of themselves living in Asinara'sclosed-down maximum security jail,
Milan, March 9 - English words are invading theItalian vocabulary and in the past eight years their use hasleapt 773%, according to Federlingue, an umbrella group forlanguage services, translators, interpreters and languageschools.Federlingue carried out a study posting a questionnaire onthe Web for over 100 business-to-business clients between theages of 25 and 50 who had used the group's transl
(by Denis Greenan). Geneva, March 9 - Web censorship is not confined torepressive regimes, Google's communications director saidTuesday in the wake of last month's conviction in Italy of threeof its executives for violating privacy laws. Internet censorship is getting worse and moresophisticated, Robert Boorstin told an international conferencein Geneva. More than 40 countries have resorted to c
Arezzo, March 9 - An auction of the papers ofGiorgio Vasari, the Italian Renaissance artist credited withfounding art history, was called off at the last minute Tuesday.A lawyer for the aristocratic Festari family, owners of theletters to contemporary giants like Michelangelo, said theauction judge had accepted an appeal against the allegedly lowstarting price, 2.6 million euros.The archives, one
Rome, March 8 - President Giorgio Napolitano celebrated women's day by urging Italian girls to empower themselves and strive to meet their goals.The women of tomorrow represent a source of hope and right now, that's what our country needs, the president told a group of young women during a ceremony at the presidential palace in Rome.Those of you who are soon to become adults, be ready to demand
Rome, March 8 - This weekend's election in Iraq were a vote by the people against terrorists which the internationalcommunity should welcome, Italian Foreign Minister FrancoFrattini said on Monday.The Iraqi elections, he observed, were certainly a greatmilestone towards building a democracy which can now consolidatefurther.It is our hope that a process which has begun sopositively can conclude
Vatican City, March 8 - Vatican spokesman FatherFederico Lombardi on Monday expressed the Holy See's concernand horror' over the wave of violence in Nigeria which has lefthundreds of Christians dead.Lombardi added that indications were that the Christianshad been attacked not for religious but for social reasons.Some 500 people are believed to have been killed at theweekend when Muslim herdsmen
Milan, March 8 - David Beckham can't wait to getback to his old stamping ground for the first time as anopponent. If I play on Wednesday I won't be frightened, but excited, the former Manchester United midfielder told Milan ChannelMonday. I'm not nervous but happy because I'll be able to return toManchester as a player for the first time, see a lot of oldfriends and all the people who supported m
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