Italian News Snippets: 20 February 2007

So much Italian news, so little time.

• CIA agents will be tried for kidnap in Italy
• Egypt frees cleric reported seized in Italy by CIA in 2003
• More about the love park in Bari, but don’t get your hopes up - it’s apparently been closed.
• Italy turns out lights for climate
• The proposed US Naval base expansion north of Vicenza isn’t popular with locals - see stories here and here.
• A new “unhealthy” Italian lifestyle
• Catania fans won’t have to find a new place to riot if the city fathers have anything to say about it.
• Pope praises women in church: They didn’t abandon Jesus but men did
• The Croatian President accused the Italian President of racism and revisionism, but they’ve made nice since.
• Mariah Carey to be new face of “Pinko” (Put your raised eyebrows down, it’s a fashion label.)
• Italy overtakes Brazil to top FIFA world rankings
• Missing Cezanne to go on display
• For sale: the airline that loses €1 million a day
• Police impoung illegal “mafia town” built on broccoli fields
• Mussolini “diaries” may solve war riddle
• The end of the old Ultras violence
• Italy sees tourism turnaround in 2006 (So those crowds I saw in 2001 and 2004 were just a fluke??)
• South told to pull up socks on recycling
• Parmesan good for endangered birds
• Milan readies to celebrate Futurism
• Marriages on the decline in Italy
• Victims of methanol wine scandal may receive compensation
• Italy “Country of the Year” for organic farming

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