Libya: two Italians perhaps killed in shootout

In connection to the circulation of several images of the victims, apparently Westerners, of a shootout in Libya’s Sabratha region, the Farnesina informs that from the images, albeit in the absence of bodies, it could be possible to identify two of the four Italians who worked for the Bonatti construction company and who were kidnapped […]

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Cologne – Books, Baricco: the German translation of “Mr.Gwyn” at the Literature Festival

Jasper Gwyn is a writer. He lives in London and is apparently a life-loving man. All of a sudden, he has an urge to stop, perhaps to stop writing. He is the main character of Alessandro Baricco’s novel (Feltrinelli, 2011, 2013) which will be presented at 9 p.m. on 10 March in Cologne.  The German […]

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Brazil – Focus on Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe

“Fortunato Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe” is the title of the conference to be held at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo. The event is complementary to the exhibition “Depero, futurist and global artist”, now on show at the MAC USP Ibirapuera until March 27. The aim of the […]

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Italy- Bosnia – Conservation institute goes on mission to Sarajevo

A delegation from Italy’s Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (ISCR) went on its first mission to Sarajevo, led by the head of the training school, Donatella Cavezzali. The purpose of the trip was to initiate a joint project with the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The initiative was promoted at the suggestion of […]

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Ambassador Schioppa appointed new EUI Secretary General

Ambassador Vincenzo Schioppa has been appointed Secretary General of the European University Institute (EUI) of Florence. After serving in South Africa and in Libya, the ambassador will now replace Pasquale Ferrara as the head of the Institute which was created 40 years ago by the six founding countries of the European Union and that is […]

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Regeni Case. Italian Embassy receives investigative materials from Egyptian Authorities

The Italian Embassy in Cairo this afternoon received a Note Verbale with which the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has transmitted several of the investigative materials requested by the Italian Government through diplomatic channels in the past few weeks. The materials have been immediately made available to the Italian investigative team operating in Cairo by order of […]

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Iraq: Authorities sign contract with Trevi to consolidate the Mosul dam

The Iraqi authorities have signed a contract with Italy’s Trevi construction company to consolidate the Mosul dam, reported the Italian Foreign Ministry. The contract was signed following intense negotiations between the company and the Iraqi authorities in Baghdad. Under the contract, the Trevi Group will carry out consolidation work on the dam, as agreed during […]

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Bangkok – Enrico Rava in concert

The Chulalongkorn University Auditorium in Bangkok will host the much awaited jazz concert ” Enrico Rava New Quartet. Wild Dance”. The famous Italian jazz trumpeter and guru of modern Italian jazz, Enrico Rava, together with his band, Francesco Diodati (Guitar), Gabriele Evangelista (Double Bass)  and  Enrico Morello (Drums) will present his lastest album, Wild Dance.Stops […]

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Berlin – “Italian of the Year” award rewards journalism and social commitment

The Comites of Berlin (Committee of Italians abroad representing the residents of every consular district in foreign countries) has assigned the 2016 “Italian of the Year” award to two Italians who, through their commitment, have significantly contributed to shedding light on the identity of Italians living in the area of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and […]

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Djibouti – Cooperation, vanguard and innovation for the new Balbalà Hospital

Over the last two decades, Italian cooperation efforts have concentrated on improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of Djibouti, with a special focus on the health sector. In this perspective, the latest project realised in the former French colony shows that these efforts are unrelenting thanks to the paediatrics, gynaecology and infectious diseases departments […]

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Argentina – Buenos Aires stages “ItaliArts” collective exhibition

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires, under the patronage of the Artistic Cultural Association of Friuli Venezia Giulia of Udine, presents “ItaliArts”. On Mar. 10, about 40 works by some of the recent years’ most successful Italian artists – mainly from Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Triveneto area – whose work has been […]

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Czech Republic – Milan Philharmonic orchestra in Prague on 15 April

The Milan Philharmonic orchestra will hold a concert on April 15 in the Smetana Hall of Prague’s Municipal House. Conducted by Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, the musicians will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550, and Gustav Mahler’s 5th Symphony. The concert is organised by the Nachtigallartists Agency in partnership with […]

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