We are in the G8 of sport: Italian Olympic panel chief
August 14th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 14 (IANS) Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) president Gianni Petrucci has said "the Italian team has excelled in the London Olympics" and that the country has earned one more ... Read more...
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Unemployed Italians become shepherds
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of young Italians are becoming shepherds as a way to make a living after facing the worst employment opportunities in more than a decade, according ... Read more...
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Recession drives young Italians to smoke: study
May 26th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, May 26 (IANS/AKI) Around 600,000 Italians started smoking in 2011 due to anxiety related to the recession, says a new study.A total of 11.8 million people were found to ... Read more...
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Over one-fifth of young Italians neither study nor work
January 20th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 20 (IANS/AKI) Over one-fifth of Italians aged between 15 and 29 are not enrolled for education and do not have a job - the highest rate in Europe - according ... Read more...
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One in three youths without work in Italy
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) One out of three young Italians were jobless in May as the country's unemployment hit its highest level in six years, official figures said Friday.
The country's younger generation ... Read more...
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One third of youth in Italy are jobless
April 1st, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 1 (IANS/AKI) At least one in three youngsters in Italy is unemployed as the country still suffers the impact of global recession, according to a data released by the government.
Till ... Read more...
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Italian Bishops discourage use of texting, Facebook and iPods during Lent
March 4th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Chocolate, cigarettes and alcohol are not the only indulgences forbidden in the 40 days of Lent, for Italians have now been urged to abstain from more contemporary ... Read more...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s bust unveiled next to poet Virgil in Rome
March 15th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by admin
Rome, March 15 (IANS) Mahatama Gandhi, the apostle of non-violence, has become an icon in Italy and found a prized place next to epic poet Virgil, overlooking the picturesque Bay of Naples. ... Read more...
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