News Archive: social trends

17, 2010 February:

Are Northern Italians more intelligent?

Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster [UK], is no stranger to controversy, having argued that differences in intelligence are linked to race and gender. Now he has upset the Italians, claiming that the South of Italy is less developed than the North because its inhabitants are less intelligent...

22, 2009 December:

Italian items triumph at Xmas

90% of Italians will spend this Christmas at home with their families and 75% will choose products made in Italy, reports La Stampa...

16, 2009 December:

Black, white or merry?

The Chief Public Prosecutor of Verona [Veneto] has caused controversy by choosing a black Holy Family for the crib which is displayed in the city's Courthouse this Christmas...

02, 2009 December:

Car smoking ban for Italy

For once Italy is about to introduce a law on which there is an all-party consensus - Northern League Senator Piergiorgio Stiffoni has proposed an amendment to a law reforming the highway code under which smoking while driving will become illegal...

18, 2009 November:

Italy without pasta?

In a report released by the British Meteorological Office, scientists warned that climate change may soon make it impossible for Italy to grow durum wheat for pasta...

11, 2009 November:

Have a fangtastic time in Volterra

It may not be Halloween anymore, but that hasn't stopped the Tuscan town of Volterra from coming over all bloodthirsty - and it's that vampire link that is driving the tourists into a frenzy - the ‘Twilight' phenomenon has sparked a tourist boom to Volterra as one of the key scenes between the main characters is set there...

05, 2009 November:

They call it puppy love

In these hard times, Italian vets are witnessing a new form of dependency, that of dog-owners to their four-legged friends...

29, 2009 October:

Word for word in Italy

The 2010 edition of lo Zingarelli , Vocabolario della lingua italiana [ Zanichelli ] Italy's bestselling Italian dictionary, has been published amid a chorus of controversy over the inclusion of 1,200 recent coinages, 700 of which are new entries...

23, 2009 September:

A new post in Italy

The Italian Post Office has come up with an innovative, yet centuries-old method to reduce the costs of its aging workforce. The older workers, that cost the company much more money, may be enabled to pass on their posts to their own sons and daughters...

3D Rome created

Hundreds of thousands of holiday photos posted on Flickr have been used to create 3D models of European cities - including the major sites of Rome...

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