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Italian office clerk claims movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based on one of her stories

25 March, 2020

Adriana Pichini, an Italian office clerk is convinced that , The Strange Case of Benjamin Button, one of the most successful movies of the season, nominated for 13 Oscars, is based upon a story she wrote in 1994; Arthur’s Return…

Italy farewells Pietro Ferrero

25 March, 2020

Pietro Ferrero from Italy’s famous nutella-making Ferrero group passed away on Monday in South Africa, while riding his bicycle. The details of his death haven’t been released yet, but it is expected he possibly died of a heart attack. While…

Former Italian footballer Roberto Baggio wins 2010 World Peace Award

25 March, 2020

Sometimes it can be rare to see the world’s richest help the world’s poorest in significant ways but in this case, Roberto Baggio, former Italian footballer, has been awarded the World Peace Award for 2010 for his many efforts in…

John Jaki Elkann: Gianni Agnelli's grandson is the new Mr. Fiat

24 March, 2020

As reported by the Italian economic newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, the Economist once said of John Elkann, called Jaki, that “He has none of that arrogance that often accompanies money, and all the fascination that his grandfather was famous…

George Clooney's Lake Como villa for sale

24 March, 2020

A real estate agent has confirmed that George Clooney’s Villa Oleandra on Lake Como is up for sale, according to a tabloid television news service in Italy. Can Cernobbio and Lake Como survive without the adopted Italian divo resident at…

Thief steals 600 euros in coins from Trevi Fountain

24 March, 2020

I would never have had said that stealing coins from the Trevi Fountain could be as lucrative as this, but Roberto Cercelletta, our crime in Italy profile for this week, managed a full 600 euros before he was arrested. Cercelletta…

George Clooney to appear in Italian court in Milan

22 March, 2020

Expect there to be a free-for-all of George Clooney fans in Milan on July 16 as the American actor and adopted Italian celebrity appears in court. The Palazzo di Giustizia in Milan will host one of its more famous court…

Italy's agricultural minister presents McItaly: the McDonald's Italian burger

22 March, 2020

It was none other than the Italian minister for Agriculture who presented the McItaly burger to the public. The McItaly has been developed exclusively for the Italian market and is designed to contribute to promoting traditional Italian products.The McItaly was…

Flavio Briatore's luxury yacht confiscated by Italian police

19 March, 2020

Flavio Briatore’s 17 million euro luxury yacht, Force Blue, has been seized by Italy’s special financial police, the Guardia di Finanza. Investigators contend that Briatore has registered the yacht as a charter boat in the Cayman islands, hiring at 275,000…