Berlusconi says close to AC Milan deal with Chinese buyers

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday he was close to sealing a deal to sell Italian soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese consortium.

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Torino Classical Music Festival 2016

Torino, city of music, art, culture and eminent museums, surrounded by countryside and in continuous urban evolution, resumes its extensive calendar of cultural events of major artistic value and a draw to tourists.

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Child Labour And the Sulphur Mines in Sicily

THERE is one street in Catania, Sicily, which seems to be given over to the trade and industry of the poorer people of the city. … Read more

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The Historical Archive of Banco of Naples

The Paper Memory of the Mediterranean The Archivio Storico del Banco di Napoli occupies 330 rooms within Palazzo Ricca and Palazzo Cuomo along the ancient … Read more

The Galleria Borbonica, Tunnel Borbonico or Bourbon Tunnel

The Bourbon Tunnel: Naples’ Secret Underground World Built for a King’s Escape

Beneath Naples: The Military Tunnel Ferdinand II Never Finished The Galleria Borbonica is an underground cavity in Naples extending beneath the hill of Pizzofalcone, near … Read more

Italy’s resurgent 5-star movement pushes for referendum on euro

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star movement, buoyed by its big gains in local elections, used its resurgent strength to press demands for a national … Read more

Cracks emerge in the European consensus on Russia

BERLIN (Reuters) – As the European Union squabbled over refugees, Greek bailouts and austerity in past years, it showed striking unity in another area: its … Read more

Italy’s exports to Britain would slump in case of Brexit

ROME (Reuters) – Exports of Italian goods to Britain could slump by up to 7 percent next year if Britons vote to leave the European … Read more

PM Renzi faces heavy defeat in Italy mayoral elections: exit polls

Rome (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement looked set to easily win the election for mayor in Rome and Turin, exit polls said on Sunday, … Read more

Italy’s cities go to polls in test for Renzi, eyes on possible first female mayor of Rome

ROME (Reuters) – Italians voted on Sunday for mayors of their largest cities in  ballots which were testing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s popularity and could … Read more

White Women’s Precollections + Menswear

The Tradeshow Event for Women’s pre-collections and contemporary menswear during milan fashion week. With 250 brands on show, WHITE – exhibition sponsored by the Municipality … Read more

Milanese cuisine

Stale Bread? 6 ways tasty Italians get cooking

“Never throw out leftover bread!” our Milanese mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers used to exclaim. Milanese cuisine has its roots in simpler traditions, and that includes … Read more

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Bugatti enters collaboration with LUISAVIAROMA

Molsheim/Florence, 15 June 2016. French luxury car brand Bugatti and LuisaViaRoma, one of the biggest international concept stores, have just signed an exclusive collaboration deal. From June 2016 and for the next two years, the Ettore Bugatti collection will be available to local and international clientèle both in the LuisaViaRoma store and on the Luisaviaroma.com website.

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Osteria Francescana named world’s best restaurant

“Osteria Francescana” in Modena, Italy wins the “best restaurant” honour for the first time. Massimo Bottura’s “Osteria Francescana” ascended to the top of the annual … Read more

2016 Sony World Photography Awards: Italian Photography

The World Photography Organisation is a centre point for global photography initiatives. The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s largest photography competition. The aim … Read more