tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063Tue, 17 May 2011 17:47:00 +0000http://italinews24.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Admin)Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-5268252041008260684Tue, 17 May 2011 17:41:00 +00002011-05-17T10:41:27.522-07:00FoodA Bologna university dedicated to gelato has found a new way to export the much-loved Italian icecream to the world. Carpigiani Gelato University is offering scholarships to foreigners who take part in Gelato Pioneers, a course that teaches aspiring chefs how to make icecream as well as business skills. At the end of the four-week course, the ten most talented and motivated students will be http://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/gelato-university-offers-foreigners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-1995567568119576081Tue, 17 May 2011 17:34:00 +00002011-05-17T10:34:26.377-07:00SportNapoli fans can look forward to taking part in Europe's premier club competition next season for the first time since Diego Maradona graced the southern club. The only fly in the team physio's ointment is that it is uncertain who will lead the side and their passionate fans in their debut Champions League after a spat between chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis and coach Walter Mazzarri. Perhaps http://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/soccer-napoli-eyeing-euro-glory-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-71607108078423176Tue, 17 May 2011 17:31:00 +00002011-05-17T10:31:56.161-07:00SocietyItaly's four main mafias "eat up" the equivalent of "15-20%" of the GDP of the southern regions they infest, ex-interior minister Beppe Pisanu said Tuesday. Pisanu, a top Senator for Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, said "mafia investments and speculation have spread to every economic sector in the Mezzogiorno and are increasingly intermingled with the legal economy".http://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/mafia-eats-up-20-of-gdp-of-italian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-4709362283834204770Tue, 17 May 2011 17:30:00 +00002011-05-17T10:30:03.713-07:00SocietyA surprising electoral setback for Premier Silvio Berlusconi's party in its Milan stronghold will not affect the party leadership, national coordinator Denis Verdini told a press conference in Rome Tuesday. Berlusconi staked a lot of his credibility and vote-catching charisma on the Milan mayoral race for his People of Freedom (PdL) party, turning the contest into a vote on his policies and http://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/berlusconi-party-setback-wont-affect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-6457846550833171177Tue, 17 May 2011 17:26:00 +00002011-05-17T10:26:59.373-07:00FoodFor the first time in living memory, cherries are maturing at the same time up and down the Italian peninsula, a phenomenon some observers see as a further consequence of climate change. Italy usually enjoys a two-month cherry season with the harvest gradually moving from the south to the north to traditionally end on June 24, the Feast of St John.This year, however, it's already harvest time http://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/italy-experiences-freak-cherry-harvest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-6975605044057380020Tue, 17 May 2011 17:23:00 +00002011-05-17T10:23:00.816-07:00EconomyBank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi has emeged as the single candidate to replace Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European Centeral Bank (ECB) later this year. Finance ministers from the 17-nation euro area unanimously nominated Draghi for the ECB post late Monday at a meeting in Brussels. European Union finance ministers were set to give Draghi their approval on Tuesday and he will havehttp://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/draghi-to-be-new-ecb-chief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012742988412170063.post-1653818758349411015Tue, 17 May 2011 17:18:00 +00002011-05-17T10:18:16.592-07:00SportAS Roma's France defender Philippe Mexes has said he has signed a deal to play for newly crowned Serie A champions AC Milan for four years starting next season. ''I can make it official,'' the 28-year-old, who has missed the end of the Serie A season because of a knee injury, told France Football. ''I'll be a Milan player for the next four seasons. I'm happy to go to one of the greatest sides inhttp://italinews24.blogspot.com/2011/05/soccer-mexes-says-hes-signed-four-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Admin)0