In the heart of Rome, for nearly a quarter of a century, the Pisano sisters held steadfast to their morning ritual, rain or shine, unfailingly opening their newspaper kiosk, or edicola in Italian. Except in August when Italy practically shuts down for vacation, and on sacred Sundays, a day of rest, Alessandra and Patrizia Pisano opened their newsstand in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, one of Rome's most beautiful squares, at 5:30 am and closed its shutters again at 3 pm. But now, at 59, illness ha
Between 2012 and 2023, more than one in five shops in Italy closed and were not replaced, translating into around 111,000 retail outlets that 'disappeared', Confcommercio said on Thursday. (ANSA)
A screening of The Witness, a Russian propaganda film that spreads lies about the Russian war against Ukraine, was cancelled in a town in Italy's Lazio region. Source: European Pravda, citing Tusciaweb and other local Italian news outlets Details: Donbass Italia, a pro-Russian Italian-language Twitter (X) account, and journalist Andrea Lucidi, also a Russia supporter, announced that The Witness will be screened at the San Leonardo Theatre in Viterbo on 18 February.
Eating pizza most certainly carries psychological benefits as a comfort food, but a new study out of Italy suggests that it might help with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), too. Published in the journal Nutrients, this study conducted by researchers from several Italian cities (as well as Providence, Rhode Island, which purports to have the largest Italian diasporic […]