Thousands flee quake-hit homes Hong Kong Standard A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed five people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings, including a famed medieval castle early yesterday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets. | //--> Monday, May ...
Greeks want to stay in eurozone: Italian Prime Minister The Times Of India Tweet CHICAGO: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Sunday he was convinced that Greeks want to stay in the euro but the crisis had shown that more European Central Bank involvement was likely needed. | "Greeks want to stay in the euro," Monti ...
Cannes 2012: Italy's Lazio Region Touts $38 Million Film Fund for 2012/2013 The Hollywood Reporter share Matteo Garrone’s "Reality" The region around Rome also says that the fund, which launched in 2011, has proven effective in combating runaway production. | Italy’s Lazio region, which includes Rome, is at the Cannes Film Festival to tout...
Salvage firm: Concordia wreckage gone by early '13 The Wichita Eagle | ROME — Salvage experts plan to use water-filled cisterns to weigh down the above-sea side of the cruise liner capsized off the Italian coast - part of an effort to turn the massive vessel upright so that it can towed for demolition early next...
Refloat of Italy's Concordia wreck to be biggest ever The Guardian By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Salvage crews will employ huge cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner in the largest ever operation of its kind, according to a plan unveiled on Friday. Estimated to cost a...
Greek politics, Spain banks test eurozone survival Herald Tribune | MADRID - Chaos in Greek politics and Spanish banking combined this week to underscore just how fragile Europe's economy remains after an eviscerating austerity regime that has spawned unemployment, desperation and misery. And there is no respite in...
