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Many of the villages and small towns that our ancestors left when they came to America are in jeopardy of vanishing. According to informed sources, 6,000 Italian ghost towns are already totally or partially abandoned.  To kick off its...

Andrea Pirlo dice basta al calcio giocato. A 38 anni uno dei più grandi talenti dello sport italiano più amato ha deciso che è giunto il momento di appendere le scarpe al chiodo.Leader dell’Italia Campione del Mondo nel 2006 e capace di vincere...

Nov. 1 – All Saints Day in Italy. Ognissanti is the feast of all the Saints of the Catholic calendar and is also a public holiday. While most businesses will close, many churches and museums remain open. Nov. 2 – All Souls Day in Italy. Italians...

Nov. 26, 1789: President George Washington, in a response to Congress, declared this date a Day of Publick Thanksgivin [sic]. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as the last Thursday in November. This was followed for the next...

An Italian fugitive who escaped from prison near Rome in 1979 after being convicted of being a member of a gang remains free in Brazil. Cesare Battisti, now 62, spent more than three decades on the run in Mexico and France. Battisti was also...

An Italian journalist was among a group of three journalists who have been arrested in Venezuela over a report they were preparing that allegedly planned to showcase overpopulation and inmate malnourishment in a northern Venezuelan prison. Roberto...

Italian taxi drivers plan to go on strike on November 7 in protest over delays by the transport ministry to update regulations governing private car-hire services. Taxi drivers claim private car-hire and car-share services benefit favorably from...

The presence of tumors found in the mummies of a duke, a king and a prince in Naples could suggest that cancer is not as strongly connected to the modern lifestyle factors as has been thought. The research team from Pisa who conducted the study...

Andrea Pirlo, Italy’s legendary footballer, is retiring at the end of this year at the age of 38. “You realize yourself that the time has come. Each day, you have physical problems and you can’t train as you would like to because there’s always...

A bar in Lecce holds the title of Best Bar in Italy for the second time in five years according to Italy’s Gambero Rosso food and drink guide. 300mila Lounge offers classic cocktails and bar snacks alongside alcoholic coffees and a vast range of...