Tennis cheats may be predicted by their moral standards
When top athletes cheat it makes headline news. Retaliating badly to a foul, faking an injury, or deliberately harming an opponent can all result in a loss of credibility and respect.
View ArticleChina invites Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner to visit - US official
The government of China has invited U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to visit Beijing later this year, a White House official said on Tuesday....
View ArticleTunisian, Gambian terror suspects expelled from Italy
Rome, June 22 Italian authorities deported a Tunisian supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group and a Gambian Muslim extremist for reasons of state security, the Interior Ministry said on...
View ArticleBathing in ancient Roman history
Few cities are so blessed with attractions that you walk past remarkable sites and barely notice them. Somehow I'd overlooked Rome's Baths of Diocletian, once the largest thermal bath complex in the...
View ArticleRaggi shdn't quit if indicted - Salvini
Rome, June 20 - Rightwing populist Northern League leader Matteo Salvini said on Italian TV Tuesday that anti-establishment 5-Star Movement Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi should not quit if she is indicted,...
View ArticleItalian Boy Becomes Youngest Patient Bridged to Transplant with the SynCardia...
Andrei, 12, is the world's youngest patient to be bridged to transplant with the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart. He is pictured after his heart transplant with his surgeon Dr. Antonio Amodeo at...
View ArticleTunisian, Gambian terror suspects expelled from Italy
Rome, June 22 Italian authorities deported a Tunisian supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group and a Gambian Muslim extremist "for reasons of state security", the Interior Ministry said on...
View ArticleNo Swimming! Rome Braces for Summer of Tourists at Its Fountains
On a sweltering Monday afternoon, a beautiful day for a swim, Mario Messina noticed some holidaymakers teetering dangerously close to the turquoise waters and sounded five short blasts of his whistle....
View ArticleMozart's Don Giovanni in Amatrice
Rome, June 23 - The ruins of Amatrice are set to vibrate to the sound of Mozart's Don Giovanni on July 8 as part of an initiative aiming to help the earthquake-stricken area get back onto its feet....
View ArticleWhat does Italy's Berlusconi like about Trump? His wife
FILE PHOTO: Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he attends television talk show ''Porta a Porta'' in Rome, Italy, November 30, 2016. Four-time former Italian Prime Minister...
View ArticleWhen in Rome: Jennings youth, chaperone experience trip of a lifetime
One youth member of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Youth Group recently experienced the trip of a lifetime. Jennings High School graduate Abby Richard, along with OLHC Youth Minister Melody Trahan,...
View ArticlePeaty, Martinenghi Amond Record Breakers at Day One of 2017 Sette Colli
The 2017 Sette Colli International kicked off today in Rome, Italy and runs through Sunday, June 25th. Day one of the meet saw a total of three meet records fall, in addition to a new Italian National...
View ArticleItaly's PM vows to pressure Trump on climate at G20
U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced earlier this month that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, but Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said he plans to keep...
View ArticleFamilies marching for LGBTQ rights around the globe
On June 28, 1970, more than 2,000 people marched in the Christopher Street Liberation Day March , marking the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and, subsequently, the first LGBT Pride March...
View ArticleMolise: The untouched Italy few ever see
We all know Tuscany, Umbria and Sicily -- but ever heard of Molise? The door to Italy's deep south -- though paradoxically dubbed its "Wild West" -- Molise is the least-known region in Italy, even...
View ArticleIn the shadow of St. Peter's, a Mormon temple rises
A crane moves a gold-leaf statue depicting the ancient Mormon prophet, Moroni, into position atop the new temple in Rome, Italy, on March 25, 2017. Screenshot from video by Intellectual Reserve, Inc....
View ArticleItalians vote in mayoral run-off that may spur the centre-right
Voters in more than 100 Italian towns and cities will pick municipal mayors on Sunday in a run-off ballot that could bolster centre-right parties ahead of a national election due in less than a year....
View ArticleWhen in Rome, stay out of the fountains
On a sweltering Monday afternoon, a beautiful day for a swim, Mario Messina noticed some holidaymakers teetering dangerously close to the turquoise waters and sounded five short blasts of his whistle....
View ArticleKeepers of a dying dialect: Italian immigrants in Sarnia, Ont., still speak...
Michael Iannozzi, a Sarnia-born linguistics student, is devoting his PhD to recording his hometown's specific brand of the dialect before the ones who speak it are gone SARNIA, Ont. - In the...
View ArticleItaly's center wins in local vote in blow to Renzi
FILE PHOTO: Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi makes a face as he talks during a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy June 20, 2016. Italy's center-right parties hammered their center-left...
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