Hunting gastronomic gold in Italy’s truffle country
“It is not a job. It’s a passion, a real sickness!” It is the early hours of the morning and Giovanni Sacchetto is explaining why chilly autumn nights find him trailing by moonlight through the woods around Alba in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Sacchetto, 64, and his beloved companion Dora, a sprightly Lagotto Romagnolo gundog, are on the hunt for white truffles, the hard-to-find fungi famed amongst foodies for their earthy...
Romano Prodi says Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not in Italy’s interest
The extension of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which supplies gas to Germany, is not in Italy’s interests, Romano Prodi, Italy’s ex-prime minister and the former European Commission chief, told TASS in an interview. “I am convinced that Nord Stream 2 is not in Italy’s interests, not economically, nor for the purpose of preserving a political balance. Honestly, I cannot grasp the decision even after studying the matter in...
Crimean authorities, Italian delegation to sign agreement on sister city relations
Eighteen Italian MPs and businessmen, who have arrived in Crimea, are due to sign Friday a deal with the local authorities on establishing sister city ties between Simferopol and Padua, a representative of a foundation that organized the trip told TASS. The main program of the Italian delegation’s visit will begin at 10 a.m. with the meeting with the speaker of Crimea’s parliament, the State Council, Vladimir Konstantinov. The...
NASA-Produced Maps Help Gauge Italy Earthquake Damage
A NASA-funded program provided valuable information for responders and groups supporting the recovery efforts for the Aug. 24, 2016, magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy. The earthquake caused significant loss of life and property damage in the town of Amatrice. To assist in the disaster response efforts, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech, both in Pasadena, California, obtained and used...
Italian minister: Politics can’t be obstacle for good economic ties between Russia, Italy
Divisions between Italy and Russia on international politics cannot be an obstacle for good economic relations between the two countries, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said at a joint news conference with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich on Wednesday after a meeting of the Russian-Italian Council on Economic, Industrial, Monetary and Financial Cooperation. “The fact that the meeting was held after a...
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