Seven people were arrested on Thursday as part of a probe into alleged bid rigging and corruption linked to EXPO 2015 in Milan.
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The State of the Union: live streaming and twitting #SoU2014
The State of the Union conference, organized by the European University Institute (EUI), is an annual event for high-level reflection on the European Union. It will be held in Florence on 7, 8 and 9 May. The Live Streaming will be available during the event.
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Fear of a crucifixion killer strikes Florence
Fear of a crucifixion killer strikes Florence for an attack on a woman strapped to a bar and tortured to death Monday.
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Kercher killed by neck wounds from two knives, a Florence court wrote
A Florence court said Tuesday that the 2007 murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher was killed by neck wounds from two knives, one wielded by American girl Amanda Knox and the other by the ex boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito.
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European (Dis)integration: a debate at Villa La Pietra
European Parliamentary elections 2014: European (Dis)integration? This conference will explore the current political dynamics in the EU in the lead up to the May 25 parliamentary elections.
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Concordia removal top priority for Italy
The wrecked Costa Concordia will be removed as soon as possible from the Tuscan island of Giglio, where it went down after hitting rocks in January 2012, killing 32.
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Easter 2014, Italians spending lower than last year
Italians cut down Easter 2014. Spending on food, travel lower than last year for the effects of the economic crisis.
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Bizzarre weather for Easter 2014 in Florence
Bizzarre weather is expected in Florence, Italy, durinrg the Easter 2014 Days with cold winds, rains and… sunny hours too.
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US students love Italy but wary after Knox case
US students love Italy but wary after Knox case. Read the survey “American Students’ Thoughts on Italy” by the Italy-USA Foundation and Loyola University in Chicago.
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Giacomo Rizzolatti wins the Brain Prize
The 2014 Brain prize for neuroscience went to an Italian for the first time on Thursday, Giacomo Rizzolatti, a neurophysiologist at the University of Parma, former professor at the University of Pisa (Tuscany).
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