Italy Travel Info

Italy Travel Information



Italy Chooses Consortium To Build $5-Billion Suspension Link (Engineering News Record)
The world?s longest suspension bridge, to span Sicily and the Italian mainland, will be built by a consortium led by Italy?s largest contactor.
Italian Gov't Names Draghi to Bank Post (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Italian government named Goldman Sachs managing director Mario Draghi as its new central banker Thursday, moving to contain the damage at the embattled Bank of Italy 10 days after its governor resigned amid a widening banking scandal.
Italy Names Draghi As New Central Banker (AP via Yahoo! News)
Italy named outsider Mario Draghi as the central bank's new governor Thursday, moving to contain the fallout from a takeover scandal that prompted his predecessor to resign last week.
A look ahead: 2006 calendar of events From Madison's own Brat Fest to the Winter Olympics in Italy, the new year (Wisconsin State Journal)
Emo Philips , Comedy Club on State Street, Jan. 19-21. Remember Emo? He's still funny. "Swan Lake," Russian National Ballet, Overture Hall, Jan. 24. Frostiball , Overture Center, Jan. 28.
Italy warns Morocco on migrants (BBC News)
Italy complains to Morocco about a large increase in the number of its immigrants entering the country illegally.
Good resorts in Italy for ski honeymoon (Baltimore Sun)
Q&A My fiance and I are interested in a ski honeymoon in Italy. What are the best resorts for us?
Italian Premier Accused of Bribing Lawyer (AP via Yahoo! News)
Milan prosecutors have placed Italy's premier under investigation for allegedly bribing a lawyer to give false testimony in court cases against the leader, lawyers for both men said Thursday.
Woman dies in Rome fire (Observer-Dispatch)
ROME - An 86-year-old woman died during a fire Thursday night on Inwood Drive, Rome police said today. Mary Decker, of 7980 Inwood Drive was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Italy shelters Mengistu aides (BBC News)
Two members of Col Mengistu's regime remain in the Italian embassy in Ethiopia 15 years after seeking asylum.
Clinical Data of Newton acquires Italian lab-testing company (Boston Business Journal)
Clinical Data Inc., which makes products for laboratories, has acquired an Italian lab-testing company for $1.8 million.

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