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Monday, February 8, 2016

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Mosques tackle home-grown terror with Italian sermons
Sermons at Friday prayers will now be delivered in Italian in Florence mosques. Photo: Santiago Almada

Mosques tackle home-grown terror with Italian sermons

Florence is the first city to roll the initiative out as part of plans to integrate Muslims into Italian society. 
Six migrant smugglers sentenced to jail in Italy first
Ex-EU President Jose Manuel Barroso (3rd R), Italy's ex-PM Enrico Letta (R) and ex-EU Home Affairs Commissionner Cecilia Malmström (L) stand by victims' coffins in Oct 2013. Photo: Robeto Solomone/AFP

Six migrant smugglers sentenced to jail in Italy first

The convictions were in connection to the Lampedusa shipwreck in 2013. 
Italy anger mounts over Cairo student's torturous death
Italian student Giulio Regeni was murderd in Cairo last week. Photo: Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP

Italy anger mounts over Cairo student's torturous death

Evidence points to the Egyptian security services as the student's most likely killer. 
Raffaele Sollecito creates a social network for the dead
Raffaele Sollecito spent four years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher before being acquittted last year. Photo: Fillipo Monteforte / AFP

Raffaele Sollecito creates a social network for the dead

Raffaele Sollecito, who along with Amanda Knox was acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher, talks to The Local about his unusual new venture. 
Three sentenced for up to 16 years for Milan machete attack
The attack happened last June at Milan's Villapizzone station. Screengrab: Corriere TV

Three sentenced for up to 16 years for Milan machete attack

A train conductor almost lost his arm in the brutal attack. 
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    Seventy hurt by flying oranges in Italy's crazy fruit fight
    Ivrea's traditional 'Battle of the Oranges'. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP

    Seventy hurt by flying oranges in Italy's crazy fruit fight

    But that's fewer than last year... 
      Fans fulfil mask pledge to racism victim Koulibaly
      People hold flyers depicting the face of Napoli's French defender Kalidou Koulibaly in solidarity with the player, who suffered racist abuse last week. Photo: Carlo Hermann/AFP

      Fans fulfil mask pledge to racism victim Koulibaly

      Lazio were later handed a €50,000 fine over the racist chants. 
      Nobel professor resigns over Italian celeb surgeon row
      Lendahl has resigned from two prestigious Nobel bodies. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

      Nobel professor resigns over Italian celeb surgeon row

      Swedish genetics professor Urban Lendahl, has announced his resignation from two prestigious Nobel bodies after it became clear he is likely to be involved in an investigation regarding the celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. 
      Former victim leaves Vatican child sex abuse commission
      St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. Photo: Alberto PIzzoli/AFP

      Former victim leaves Vatican child sex abuse commission

      A former paedophilia victim has left the Vatican advisory commission on sexual abuse by the clergy, the Vatican announced Saturday, two days after the British campaigner criticized the body in the press. 
        France survive Italy scare in Six Nations opener
        France's fly-half Jules Plisson (C) kicks the ball during the Six Nations international rugby union match between France and Italy at the Stade de France. Photo: Thomas Samson/AFP

        France survive Italy scare in Six Nations opener

        Jules Plisson kicked a penalty four minutes from time to defeat Italy 23-21 and deny them a famous first Six Nations victory in France on Saturday. 
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          Ten fantastic holidays for Italy-loving foodies
          Photo: Danny Nicholson

          Ten fantastic holidays for Italy-loving foodies

          With our guide to Italian cookery holidays, you can plan a trip to Italy which will give you a real taste for the country. 
          5,000 migrant kids vanished in Italy: but where are they?
          Children disembark from a boat at the Brindisi harbor, southern Italy, in September 2014. Photo: DFF/AFP

          5,000 migrant kids vanished in Italy: but where are they?

          In an increasingly worrying element of the refugee crisis, at least 10,000 have disappeared in Europe. 
          Seven Italian ways to beat the saddest day of the year
          Top tips on beating Blue Monday: Italian style. Photo: Toni Birrier/Flicker

          Seven Italian ways to beat the saddest day of the year

          Feeling glum? You're probably not alone. We've arrived at Blue Monday - the name given to the third Monday in January which some people believe is the most depressing day of the year.  
          Find out why Brits can't stop laughing at failed Italian actor
          Italian actor and comedian Luca Cupani. Photo: New Variety Lives

          Find out why Brits can't stop laughing at failed Italian actor

          Italy's Luca Cupani left for the UK at the age of 37 to become an actor. Luckily things didn't go quite as planned.  
          Five amazing ski resorts that aren't in the Alps
          You don't need to head to the Alps to have a skiing holiday in Italy. Photo: nonanet/Flickr

          Five amazing ski resorts that aren't in the Alps

          Winter sees many Italians take to the mountains for a snowsports holiday - the perfect antidote to Christmas indulgence. But why not avoid the crowded slopes of the Alps this year and instead choose one of The Local's top picks for alternative Italian ski destinations? 
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          Rome’s bargain homes: lucky few pay just €10 a month
          The view of St Peter's from Borgo Pio, where renting from the city can cost just over €10 a month. Photo: Nicola

          Rome’s bargain homes: lucky few pay just €10 a month

          From a home near the Colosseum for just €25 a month to one near the Vatican for €10, some lucky tenants in council-owned property have been enjoying bargains for years in the latest scandal to emerge in the capital. 
          Four probed after Italian actor hanged during live show
          Four people are being investigated after an actor was hanged during a live show. Photo: Facebook

          Four probed after Italian actor hanged during live show

          The young actor, who was hanged during a theatre performance last weekend, was declared clinically brain dead on Thursday. 
          Interview
          How Under the Tuscan Sun changed a small Italian town
          Author Frances Mayes still spends several months a year in Cortona. Photo: Will Garin

          How Under the Tuscan Sun changed a small Italian town

          It's been 20 years since Under the Tuscan Sun was published. Set in Cortona, American author Frances Mayes talks to us about how much the town has changed since.  
          Italian police find €200k in elderly sisters' squalid home
          Police were shocked to find the cash stashed in a squalid apartment in Rome. Photo: Remo/Flickr

          Italian police find €200k in elderly sisters' squalid home

          The booty was found in the home of the siblings, who were living in squalor in central Rome.  
          Italian man dies in Swiss Alps chalet fire
          View of Villars, where the fire broke out. Photo: Office du Tourisme Villars

          Italian man dies in Swiss Alps chalet fire

          The 21-year-old became trapped in the flames. 
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          Asylum seeker found guilty of rape will not be deported
          The Traiskirchen refugee camp. Photo: Voice of America/Wikimedia

          Asylum seeker found guilty of rape will not be deported

          A 17-year-old asylum seeker who raped a 72-year-old pensioner has been jailed for 20 months. 
          Storm winds expected again in parts of Switzerland
          Two people were injured after this sign blew over in Paris. Photo: Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris 

          Storm winds expected again in parts of Switzerland

          Weather forecasters expect storm winds in Western Switzerland for a second day on Tuesday after storm Ruzica swept across northern Europe. 
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          6 Things I learned at my first Cologne Karneval
          Photo: DPA.

          6 Things I learned at my first Cologne Karneval

          The Local's Emma Anderson shares what she learned after her first time hanging with all the 'Jecken' at Cologne's renowned Karneval. 
          Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine
          Police said the girl will be fined, even though the pepper spray stopped her attacker. Photo: Colourbox

          Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine

          A 17-year-old girl who was physically and sexually attacked in Sønderborg will herself face charges for using pepper spray to fend off her assailant. 
          Danger: Early toxic caterpillar plague sweeps across Spain
          Photo: Rabiem22 / Flickr

          Danger: Early toxic caterpillar plague sweeps across Spain

          Spain is braced for a plague of hairy caterpillars which can be harmful to small children and fatal to dogs. 
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          Ten fantastic holidays for Italy-loving foodies
          5,000 migrant kids vanished in Italy: but where are they?
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          What you need to know about Italy's new smoking laws
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          Why Italy's scrapping to be let into Europe's big boys' club
          International
          US museum gives Italy back looted head of Greek statue
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          Why Italy has no choice but to pass gay civil unions bill
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          Rome's nude statues covered to spare Rouhani's blushes
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          Thousands march in Italy for gay rights
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          Meet Dante Alighieri's stargazing Italian descendant
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          Why are tourists turning away from Rome?
          Culture
          Ten wonderfully quirky Italian animal-related idioms
          Society
          Italy chills out over medical cannabis cultivators
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          Italy gay unions face defeat as left-wing Catholics rebel
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          Bronze Age village found near ancient Roman city
          Health
          Probe sheds light on Italy childbirth deaths
          International
          Europe's open border policy not working: Italy
          Culture
          Italians petition God to 'bring back David Bowie'
          Sport
          Italian female footballers defy mafia-style threats
          Politics
          Italy halts plan to stop fining illegal migrants

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