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La Fondazione Giorgio Cini, in memoria di Olivo e Vilma Andreazza, ha istituito una borsa di studio residenziale di sei mesi del valore di 12.500 euro per consentire agli italiani "di seconda e terza generazione", ossia figli o nipoti di italiani emigrati all'estero per motivi di lavoro, di tornare nel Paese d'origine per trascorrere un periodo di...

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by Nancy Montgomery   First Sgt. Michael Curry and Italian Carabinieri Denis Frison shared many things in common. Both were well-decorated paratroopers who deployed repeatedly, spoke English fluently and enjoyed life in this small Italian town. And both men, friends for several years, died young.   Frison died at age 32 in July,...

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Arrivederci, New York! After seven months on the job, Mayor de Blasio is taking a break from City Hall and hitting his ancestral homeland of Italy for a 10-day vacation.   The mayor, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their kids Chiara, 19, and Dante, 16, are scheduled to depart on July 18 for a multi-city Italian tour sources told the Daily Ne...

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Il Venetian Heritage Council ha deciso di procedere ad una raccolta fondi per il restauro dell'antico ghetto di Venezia ( https://vh-council.org/). L'iniziativa sarà presentata alla stampa il prossimo 10 novembre al Consolato Generale di New York. Per l'occasione interverranno Joseph Sitt e Diane von Furstenberg, presidente e vice presidente d...

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by Massimo Frontera Of the many restoration works currently underway in Italy, some involve complexes of outstanding significance, on which substantial resources are being invested and that could give a significant boost to the country's economy, besides representing a precious heritage for humanity. Here is a selection of 10 of these gems.  ...

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Il mondo del vino per quattro giorni si dà appuntamento a Verona con la 48ª edizione di Vinitaly. Aperto ieri dal ministro delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali, Maurizio Martina, il più importante Salone internazionale dedicato a vini e distillati rappresenta un comparto che in Italia vale oltre 12 miliardi di euro, impiega 1,2 milioni d...

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For the eighth year running, Fiera di Vicenza will be the world ambassador of Made in Italy jewellery overseas with the organisation of 130 Italian companies at the JCK Show in Las Vegas, the number one jewellery Show in the United States, scheduled to take place from 31st May to 3rd June at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.   Coordinate...

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by Michela Tartaglia   Lino Tagliapietra answered the phone from his apartment, in Venice at 8PM, local time and immediately begins the conversation by describing the colors of the sunset over the Laguna from his apartment window. "There is another place in the world that has a sunset just as beautiful" he continues, "That place is Seattle"....

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Il prossimo 14 e 15 settembre si terrà ad Asiago, nella sala del cinema Lux in Viale Matteotti 21, un importante convegno dedicato ai rapporti tra Italia e USA, organizzato dall'Associazione "Proposta per l'Italia", in collaborazione con la rivista giuridica "Nova Itinera. Percorsi del diritto nel XXI secolo" e con National Italian American Foundat...

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A motherland of artists and scientists that changed the shape of the world, home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites, and a kaleidoscope of bewitching vistas - Bella Italia! From the staggering antiquities of Rome and the alluring romance of Venice to the rolling hills of Tuscany and the cosmopolitan flair of Milan, the country is...

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