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Italy continues efforts on behalf of the cultural and artistic patrimony of Pakistan, with the opening of the new Museum of Swat in Saidu Sharif, a 1958 structure rebuilt by the Italian archaeological mission with funding from Rome. Read more, in Italian
Read moreAustralia: Government of Victoria reconsiders shale gas The government of the State of Victoria is getting ready to examine an ad hoc technical report that proposes to issue new exploration licenses and to either eliminate or limit a moratorium on “fracking” dating to late 2012. While he awaits the report’s complete examination, Minister for Energy […]
Read morePer contrastare i devastanti effetti del tifone Haiyan “l’Italia c’è, si è mossa in tempo” e ha già stanziato circa un milione di euro in aiuti. E’ quanto ha assicurato il Vice Ministro Lapo Pistelli al termine di una riunione sull’emergenza Filippine svoltasi questa mattina presso la Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo della […]
Read moreWith the intention of providing humanitarian assistance to 100,000 families (500,000 persons) for 18 months, Italy made a new multilateral contribution of €350,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies following the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, which falls within its broader plan of one million euro in overall aid. Read […]
Read moreThe event at Villa Madama –“Women and nutrition: ideas for a sustainable future” – is a prelude to the first conference organised within the context of Women for Expo. Speakers at the conference to take place on 14 November at FAO will include Emma Bonino and UN S-G Special Representative for Food Security and Nutrition […]
Read moreThe Indian government’s 5-year plan (2012-2017) envisages investments on the order of 1 billion USD to satisfy the country’s infrastructure needs, 50% of which will come from the private sector, which will use public/private partnership (PPP) as its method for making this contribution. Two of the most ambitious projects launched are: 1) Dedicated Freight Corridors: […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino spoke by telephone today with Ambassador of the Philippines in Italy Virgilio Reyes, to whom she conveyed the condolences of the Italian government and people for the victims of the recent typhoon. The minister also outlined the ways in which the aid announced by our country will be distributed, and informed him […]
Read moreUzbekistan: Landi Renzo to suppy kits to run GM vehicles on gas The firm is also engaged with GM in opening a centre in Uzbekistan to promote research on the product and better adapt it to the climatic conditions of the country, by creating a laboratory for the development of joint projects. For that purpose […]
Read moreIn one hour and a half of conversation Emma Bonino smoked only two cigarettes (“only”, according to her standards) and answered one short phone call: “They are telling me that the hearing of those four marines has concluded. We are on the right path to closing this incident with India”. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, […]
Read moreItaly has pledged one million euro in aid to the Philippines for the typhoon Haiyan emergency, which has left at least 10,000 dead. The announcement came from Deputy Minister with the remit for international cooperation Lapo Pistelli, who explained that “in the coming hours one million euro in emergency supplies for transport, food, medicines and […]
Read moreThe precious mid-15th century “Mappa del Mondo” by Fra Mauro, left Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana for the exhibition “Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Autralian” in Canberra, where it will remain on display at the National Library of Australia through 10 March 2014, its first ever exhibition abroad. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEstablishing a global network of “agritourism” districts. That is thegoal of the first World Agritourism Development Forum which took place recently in Changsha, in China. Italy, considered to be the world’s leading country for agricultural tourism, was represented by the Under-Secretary for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy, Maurizio Martina,the mayors of 5 Italian towns and […]
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