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Stock-market regulator CONSOB said Monday that the number of women holding positions in Italian boardrooms has never been so high. "With regard to gender diversity, at the end of 2021, 41% of administrative positions in listed companies are held by a woman," CONSOB said in a report. "That represents the all-time high observed on the Italian market,...

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2021 was an exciting ‘archeological year’ in Italy, with many finds that helped shed light on the country’s ancient history. We have selected a few that particularly stood out, from a statue menhir found in Tuscany to an ancient Roman boundary stone, to the never-ending discoveries that continue to amaze archaeologists at Pompeii, where excavation...

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As a former – and long-time – resident of the British Isles, I like reading Irish and English newspapers. During the first, 2020 Covid-19 lockdown I forked out for two subscriptions, one for Dublin’s Irish Times and one for London’s Daily Telegraph: both of them remain among my cherished, early morning, first-coffee-of-the-day readings. Just about...

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The source of the materials used to make the Venus of Willendorf, a 30,000-year-old figurine that counts among the world’s oldest artifacts, have long eluded experts. The figurine, which resembles a woman with fulsome breasts and round hips, is made of a rock known as oolite, which isn’t native to Willendorf, the village in Austria where it was fou...

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The star ingredient responsible for an airy, bubbly pizza crust is yeast. As cells that eat sugar and convert into carbon dioxide, yeast is what makes dough rise -- yet Italian scientists have discovered a way to make pizza dough without it. Because of a severe yeast allergy, Italian materials scientist Ernesto Di Maio can't eat traditional pizza,...

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Italy isn't typically associated with accessibility, yet a new study finds that two of its cities rank among the world's top ten accessible cities. The study by money.co.uk ranked 20 of the world’s most visited cities on factors such as wheelchair accessibility at hotels, restaurants and attractions, disabled parking spaces, and airport accessibili...

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The Community of Castelmezzano, in Italy's southern region of Basilicata, has become ever more known as a model for sustainability to aspire to, according to the report "Mountain Tourism: towards a more sustainable path". The report was published recently by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)...

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The ancient Romans are important for Italy: they are part of its history and heritage, a symbol of unity, and a constant presence in the collective imagination of the country. We like to read about them, discover what they used to do and how they used to spend their time; what they believed in, what they ate and what they wore. We are curious about...

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As part of a study on how different cultures impact their daily lives, students in the fourth grade at Independence Leadership academy have been exploring the Sicilian roots that still run deeply in a number of communities in Central Tangipahoa Parish and especially Independence, which at one time had earned the unofficial title of “Little Italy.”...

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Cherry Hill resident Jade Bechelli has been named the New Jersey government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). In this post, Bechelli will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Before joining ACS CAN...

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