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Unless you're a native speaker, it's easy to get confused by some Italian expressions. Here are a few useful and interesting expressions that I've encountered in Italy. There are Italian expressions with very familiar English equivalents...   "Chi dorme non piglia pesci" Direct translation: Who sleeps doesn't catch fish – What...

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The Italians go crazy for them – and it's easy to see why. Here, The Local's Patrick Browne gives you the lowdown on one of Italy's most treasured rituals: the aperitivo. They are long leisurely affairs to be undertaken with friends in early or late evening, the food is usually more than decent and they are affordable even on the most meagre o...

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by Serena Perfetto   The Italian name immediately reminds of night and dreams. However, the product's name proves a new way of approaching sleeping: Luna is a product that has been launched by a group of Italian talents that surprised the market with a new, innovative technology.   The slogan you will find in their website does not le...

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by Alberto Magnani   Aspiring chefs can now make their dream come true sooner. Retail chain Metro Italia has just introduced in Italy "Culinary Agents, " the first online recruiting platform dedicated to the HORECA sector (hotel-restaurant-catering), covering the entire supply chain of accommodation and food services.   Born two years...

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2015 has been a great year for Italian art. According to recently released statistics, 43 million people visited local museums creating something like 155m euro revenues for the government.   If we consider 2014 data as well, Italy registered a growth of 5 million visits in 24 months, with Colosseum (+6 per cent), Pompeii (12), Reggia di Cas...

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The second home is a purchase from the heart, a choice based more on emotional criteria than rational ones. One buys in a much-loved place, where one wants to spend free time and vacations, and, why not, where the real estate can perhaps earn income for brief periods.   Having said this, the purchase of a second home brings with it a series...

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Here we have the trailer for the documentary Reimagining Sicily. Director, Mark Spano, has said that he made the film because he found a gap in cultural and historical representations of the island. Sicily, as one of the most invaded corners of the planet, has a plethora of influences and much to offer in this regard.   A crossroads at the h...

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Nel suo primo giorno da presidente degli Stati Uniti, Donald Trump ha indossato una camicia italiana. Cucita per lui da Angelo Inglese, sarto di Ginosa, paese della provincia di Taranto, ma ormai affermato con un brand di successo. Il nome di Inglese ha preso a circolare anni fa, via via imponendosi, quando il sarto pugliese confezionò le camicie p...

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Roma, 5 febbraio 2013Ambasciata Americana Buongiorno a tutti! Ė un vero piacere per me darvi il benvenuto presso la sede dell'Ambasciata Americana, in occasione della conferenza sul ruolo ed il futuro dell'industria farmaceutica Americana in Italia. Ringrazio tutti gli illustri ospiti presenti qui oggi che hanno accettato il mio invito, nonostan...

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by Donna Montagna   AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — American and Italian middle and high school students shared an educational experience while learning more about one another's cultures during a tour at Aviano Air Base last week. Nearly 40 teachers and students from the base's school and Italian students from the Leonardo da Vinci Technical I...

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by Claudia Astarita   According to a report released in May by the Italian National Statistics Institute - Istat, while Italy's GDP fell 2.4 percent last year, exports increased 2.3 percent. The Institute, therefore, predicts a further growth of exports through 2014: sales abroad of Italian goods and services shall increase 9.7 percent in th...

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By Chiara Mattirolo   Camp Darby military units joined together with their peers of the Italian Base Command and Soldiers of the Folgore Brigade July 25 to take part in a Leadership Reaction Course at the Folgore Training Area, Lustrissimi.   "This type of training is fundamental in enforcing reciprocal confidence, both from a psychol...

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