A Village Has What All of Italy Wants: The Internet
By GAIA PIANIGIANI, nytimes.comVERRUA SAVOIA, Italy — This rural hilltop village, where a 17th-century fortress is a reminder of how residents warded off invaders for hundreds of years, might seem the last place in Italy to find a wireless Internet connection.
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VERRUA SAVOIA, Italy — This rural hilltop village, where a 17th-century fortress is a reminder of how residents warded off invaders for hundreds of years, might seem the last place in Italy to find a wireless Internet connection.
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A roundup of motoring news from the web:■ Monday marked the 100-year anniversary of Maserati, the storied Italian sports car maker. The company — which, under the umbrella of Fiat, is in better financial shape than ever — marked the anniversary with a ceremony in Bologna, Italy, where it was originally headquartered. (Motoring Research)
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Ruling underlines failure of Italian governments to deal with environmental scandal blamed for abnormal levels of cancer.The European court of justice has ordered Italy to pay €40m (£32m) for failing to tackle the dumping of illegal waste.
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Cost of Italian extra virgin olive oil soared 25% month-on-month in November as the state of the poor harvest became clear, writes Sarah Butler.Take it easy with the salad dressing: the price of Italian olive oil has more than doubled in the past year to its highest level in a decade as the impact of drought and a fruit fly infestation has hit production.
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Court hears first testimony of Francesco Shettino about navigation that led to death of 32 passengers off Giglio island.The captain of the Costa Concordia has given his first court testimony about the 2012 shipwreck off an Italian island that killed 32 people, saying he brought the cruise liner close to shore as a treat to passengers and as a favour to a crew member.Francesco Schettino denied taking the route near Giglio island to impress a Moldovan woman he had brought to the bridge. The woman has testified the two were lovers.He said: “I wanted to kill three birds with one stone” – pay homage to the island and a retired commander living there, give passengers another experience and do a favour for the maitre d’, who was from Giglio.
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Inquiry into suspected bribery, extortion and corrupt contracts is latest in series of criminal cases involving top Italian politicians.Italian police have searched the house of the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno as part of a mafia corruption investigation implicating a number of current and former officials.Alemanno, a rightwing politician who served as mayor of the Italian capital between 2008 and June last year, was placed under formal investigation for mafia association and corruption.He issued a statement denying any involvement and saying he expected to be fully cleared.
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