Double Double! Italian pairings advance at Italian Open
Good news on the doubles front as both all Italian pairings in the men’s and women’s Italian Open tournaments win on day 9.
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Number of Blue Flag beaches in Italy climbs
Italy has a net increase of ten Blue Flag beaches in 2024 compared to 2023. Liguria tops the charts with the most flags.
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Italian police target mafia in multiple operations
An ongoing operation in Cosenza, jointly conducted by the Carabinieri, the State Police, and the Financial Police, targets the ‘Ndrangheta mafia. 142 suspects were arrested, with most taken to jail whilst others were served with various precautionary measures.
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Italian Open: Napolitano says farewell
Italy’s last singles player left the Italian Open tournament yesterday but can be proud of his achievements. Stefano Napolitano came in on a wild card, and proved he was worthy of the offer.
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Italian universities dropping in CWUR rankings
Italy’s standing in global university education competitiveness has faced a setback, as revealed in the 2024 edition of the rankings published annually by the Center World University Rankings (CWUR).
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Napolitano – Italy’s last chance at Italian Open
It was always going to be a tough day for Italian players in the singles yesterday. Darderi and Passaro were up against some of the world’s top players. Napolitano plays today.
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On this day in history: Cosimo II de’ Medici born
Born in Florence 12th May 1590, Cosimo II de’ Medici, reigned as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his untimely demise in 1621. He assumed a largely ceremonial role during his twelve-year tenure, entrusting administrative duties to his ministers, but was patron of physicist Galileo Gallilei.
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Italian Birthrate Conference is proving divisive
The ‘States General on Natality’, or birthrate conference, in Rome is proving divisive. On Thursday, the Family Minister was shouted down during her speech, this was followed by clashes with police outside the conference centre on Friday.
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March employment rate up
Istat announced today that Italy’s employment rate reached a record high of 62.1% in March. It rose 0.3% with respect to February.
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Only 3 Italians left in the Rome Open
After two further days of play, the Italian contingent at the Rome Open (Italian Open) has dwindled to only 3 Italians. Two of them play today, facing tough opponents.
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