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Re: Calabria to Sicily: A bridge too far?

DrFumblefinger ·
I like it when people take on huge tasks and succeed at them. The American Space Program was like that -- expensive, risky, exciting and one of man kind's greatest achievements. This bridge would be a great engineering triump. And I think it would be important to link Sicily more closely to Italy. It would make the island much more accessible and allow freer flow of people. 9 billion Euros is a lot of money, but is probably comparable to the debt the US government runs up in a few days, so...
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Want a stamp? Italy is looking to sell the post office!

Paul Heymont ·
In a move mirroring actions by other countries, including Germany and the UK, Italy is planning to sell off its national post office system, Poste Italiane. The goal is to turn an asset into €3.4 billion (about $3.75 billion) in cash to pay down...
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Rail unions in Italy call weekend strike

Paul Heymont ·
Italy's three main railworker unions have called a 24-hour strike for this weekend, starting at 9 pm Saturday to protest changes in working hours, an increase in the retirement age and the looming prospect of privatization.   The strike affects...
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Calabria to Sicily: A bridge too far?

Paul Heymont ·
  Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said he wants to build the long-planned but now canceled bridge from Reggio in Calabria to Messina in Sicily, but critics think it's either impossible or a bad idea.   The bridge has been a long time...
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Is Italy headed for a Wi-Fi war?

Paul Heymont ·
Political squabbling is nothing new, but up-to-now it hasn't included disputes over the safety of Wi-Fi.
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Phase I of Rome's Colosseum repairs complete

Paul Heymont ·
Another privately-funded project to save Rome's historic heritage completes part of the work on the Colosseum, funded by the Tod's group.
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