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  • March 2008

    • Court: Italian Women Can Lie About Adultery

      BBC  |  Mar 8, 08 3:05 PM CST

      Court: Italian Women Can Lie About Adultery

      (Newser) - Italian adulterers have made their bed, and now the country’s top appeals court says they can lie in it: The Court of Cassation has ruled that married women can tell fibs to cover up an affair to protect their honor, the BBC reports. The judgment stems from the case of a woman who was convicted of giving false testimony to police. More »

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      Italy  • marriage  • divorce  • adultery  • lying  • honor

    • Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 4, 08 4:25 PM CST

      Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

      (Newser) - One of Italy's most revered saints was exhumed without warning Sunday night, evading protesters and preempting a legal challenge, the Guardian reports. The body of Padre Pio was "in surprisingly good condition," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the saint's shrine draws millions of visitors every year. "The chin is perfect and the rest of the body is well preserved." More »

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      Italy  • Catholic Church  • sainthood  • saint  • Padre Pio  • exhumation

    • Vatican Goes to Confessional in an Art Museum

      Newsweek  |  Mar 2, 08 9:36 AM CST

      Vatican Goes to Confessional in an Art Museum

      (Newser) - Sure, thousands of accused witches and blasphemers were burned and tortured during the Roman Catholic Church’s centuries-long Inquisition in the Middle Ages—but, with the help of a new art exhibition, the Vatican hopes to show that it wasn't so bad after all, Newsweek reports. The “Rare and Precious” show will “expose some myths” about the church’s dark past, says curator Mario Pizzo. More »

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      Italy  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Jews  • Rome  • religious persecution  • Middle Ages

  • February 2008

    • Old Chess Guide May Have Drawings From Da Vinci

      BBC  |  Feb 27, 08 6:51 PM CST

      Old Chess Guide May Have Drawings From Da Vinci

      (Newser) - Sections of a recently unearthed manuscript, dating back to about 1500 and describing chess strategy, were likely illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, the BBC reports. The book, De ludo scacchorum , is a collection of puzzles by Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli, a friend of da Vinci's. The striking illustrations are in da Vinci's style. More »

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      Italy  • Leonardo da Vinci  • chess

    • Only Italians Can Call It Parmesan

      Bloomberg  |  Feb 26, 08 7:36 PM CST

      Only Italians Can Call It Parmesan

      (Newser) - Europe's high court ruled today that only Italians can call their cheese Parmesan, Bloomberg reports. The judges shot down an argument by German cheese-makers that the term is generic. "This is absolutely wonderful news," said the author of an Italian cheese guide. "There is no more risk in Europe of finding Parmesan that isn't Parmesan." More »

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      Germany  • European Union  • Italy  • judge  • cheese  • High Court  • ruling

    • Made in Italy — in a Chinese Sweatshop

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 20, 08 9:21 AM CST

      Made in Italy &mdash; in a Chinese Sweatshop

      (Newser) - For consumers of luxury goods, the "Made in Italy" designation remains so prestigious that it can add 300% to an item's price. But the days of artisans plying their trade in little workshops are largely over, the Los Angeles Times reports, replaced by thousands of Tuscan factories employing Chinese workers at low wages and in deplorable conditions. For many, the labor is little more than indentured servitude. More »

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      Italy  • fashion  • globalization  • manufacturing  • luxury goods  • Prada  • minimum wage  • workplace safety  • sweatshop  • Tuscany

    • Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 20, 08 3:14 AM CST

      Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

      (Newser) - Stiff opposition is mounting against the possibility of former British prime minister Tony Blair being named the first president of Europe. A "Stop Blair" website has been launched, and a cross-party caucus in the European parliament is forming to campaign against him. A new treaty about to be ratified creates the new position, although precisely what the job would entail remains unclear. Opposition to a Blair presidency is particularly fierce in Germany, reports the Guardian . More »

    • Venice Squawking Over Pigeons

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 13, 08 12:58 PM CST

      Venice Squawking Over Pigeons

      (Newser) - Venice's pigeons are nearly as famous as its gondolas, but the days of tourists feeding pigeon in St. Mark's Square could be numbered, reports Der Speigel . Venice has one of the highest pigeon-to-person ratios of any city in the world, and fed-up city politicians want to remove the square's exemption from a 1997 law banning feeding the birds. More »

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      Italy  • Venice  • pigeons

    • Path Clear for Berlusconi in Italy

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 6, 08 12:39 PM CST

      Path Clear for Berlusconi in Italy

      (Newser) - Italians will elect a new parliament April 13-14, and if polls are correct, Der Spiegel reports that Silvio Berlusconi will return to office only 20 months after his last defeat. Immediately after today's announced poll date, PM Romano Prodi announced he won't stand, ceding leadership of the center-left to Rome mayor Walter Veltroni. "Someone had to set the example," Prodi said. More »

    • Italy Ready for Snap Poll After Talks Fail

      Reuters  |  Feb 5, 08 10:45 AM CST

      Italy Ready for Snap Poll After Talks Fail

      (Newser) - Italy will turn to a snap election in April to form a new government after 4 days of negotiations led by the speaker of the Senate failed to form an interim coalition. Parliament will be dissolved, and polls suggest that Silvio Berlusconi will win a third term as prime minister, Reuters reports. The new administration will be Italy's 62nd since World War II. More »

  • January 2008