Snow blanketed Florence and Italy on Wednesday morning. According to the forecast, it will be the coldest week in 27 years, forcing the closure of tracts of motorway and schools in some municipalities.
ACF Fiorentina secured another signing of the January “transfer winter window” with the addition of Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa from Lecce. The attacking midfielder joins the Viola on a deal that runs until June 2014. Probably, he will play tomorrow in the game vs Bologna FC.
Heavy snow and severe cold hit all over the Europe. According to the forecast, tonight there will be a snowfall in Florence, Italy, which could cover the city with 20 centimetres of snow. Strong winds are also expected during this week. What to do: take an extra care with the snow.
Standard and Poor’s downgraded the credit ratings of 13 major Italian local governments, including the city of Florence. Other cities involved are Rome, Milan, Bologna and Genoa.
GE Oil & Gas today announced new projects worldwide totaling $1.3 billion in equipment and service contracts during IAM 2012 (International annual meeting) at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy.
GE Oil & Gas has signed some development agreements during the IAM 2012, the International Annual Meeting, today and tomorrow in Florence, Italy at the Fortezza da Basso.
El.En, Florence, Italy-based company leader on the laster market and listed in the Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, reports that its controlled company Cynosure, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company’s Cellulaze Workstation for commercial distribution.
ESPN America invites residents and tourists to join its Big Game Party on the February, 5th, 2011 for Super Bowl XLVI at Hard Rock Cafe . The night starts at 10 pm with music and cheerleaders followed by ESPN America’s live coverage on the big screen. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 ET (0:30 in Italy).
The new ACF Fiorentina player Amauri helped Fiorentina beat struggling Serie A rivals Siena 2-1 on his club debut in the Tuscan derby on Sunday. “It was a great feeling, I’m pleased to be playing again,” said Amauri. Fiorentina claimed their first win at home since 4 December.
The “Battle of Anghiari” is the cover story in the next issue of Nataional Geographic Italy. The search for Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Battle of Anghiari” conducted in the Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio is a project led by the National Geographic Society and UC San Diego’s Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology, in cooperation with the City of Florence.
