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Lufthansa declined to comment on Rome's decision to offer an initial minority stake. Some of Italy's politicians consider ITA as the heir to cultural icon Alitalia, which they want to preserve. Some also say that ITA does not have to worry so much about losing its national identity should Lufthansa take over. The Certares-led alliance was willing to pay 350 million euros for a 50% stake plus one share of the state-controlled airline, sources had said. ($1 = 0.9412 euros)Reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome and Joanna Plucinska in London; additional reporting by Giuseppe Fonte in Rome.

☆ Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Valerie Volcovici | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The High Ambition Coalition of over 40 countries, including EU members, Switzerland, host Uruguay and Ghana, wants the treaty to be based on mandatory global measures, including curbs on production. That approach contrasts with the country-driven pledges advocated by countries including the United States and Saudi Arabia. Critics say such an approach would weaken a global treaty. Industry representatives at the talks touted the essential role of plastics in daily life, calling for the treaty to focus tackling waste rather than measures to sap production. Environmental group Greenpeace said that without a strong treaty, plastic production could double within the next 10 to 15 years, and triple by 2050.

☆ How the Brazil side of the 1982 World Cup became one of the most beloved in history
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He was also captain of the Brazil team at the 1982 World Cup, long before cable television and streaming made every football match and player compilation readily available. Socrates in action vs. Argentina during 1982 World Cup. Despite losing to host Uruguay in the Gold Cup final, Brazil beat West Germany – one of the favorites for the 1982 World Cup and eventual losing finalist – 4-1 in the group stages. So, it all came down to Brazil vs. Italy on July 5 for a place in the 1982 World Cup semifinal. Melchert/picture alliance/Getty ImagesMacpherson described the result as “a huge anti-climax” for the neutrals watching at the World Cup.

One of the so-called policy "milestones" in Italy's pandemic Recovery Plan agreed with Brussels in return for around 200 billion euros ($208 billion) of EU funds was the introduction of sanctions for retailers who refuse to accept card payments. "The scheme is formally compliant with the EU-funded plan," Santoro said. The budget also raises a limit on cash payments to 5,000 euros from a previous limit of 1,000 euros from next year. Italy has so far obtained almost 67 billion euros of the roughly 200 billion euros of EU funds it is due through 2026. It is eligible for a further 19 billion euros at the end of this year provided it can complete the 55 targets and milestones set for the second half of 2022.

☆ First nationwide map of Italy's fascist monuments goes online
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Alvise Armellini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A man walks past a bas-relief depicting fascist leader Benito Mussolini in the EUR neighbourhood of Rome, Italy, known for its fascist architecture, October 19, 2022. The "places of fascism" website (www.luoghifascismo.it) was unveiled on Tuesday by the Istituto Nazionale Parri, a Milan-based historical research institute, following four years of research. It lists famous landmarks, such as the obelisk in Rome marked in giant lettering with "Mussolini Dux" (Mussolini leader), as well as more obscure memorials up and down the country. Italy has a complicated relationship with its fascist past, now under greater scrutiny as Giorgia Meloni, a hard-right politician with a teenage past as a Mussolini fan, was sworn in as prime minister last month. Reporting by Alvise Armellini; editing by Crispian Balmer and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Italy police arrest woman mafia boss, 48 others in raid outside Milan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Police arrested 49 suspected mobsters in a raid on the outskirts of Milan on Tuesday, including five women, one of whom is accused of leading a local unit of the fearsome 'Ndrangheta mafia. It's rare for women to have leadership roles in the male-dominated world of the mafia. The woman, accused of ruling a 'Ndrangheta unit in Rho, a town on the outskirts of Milan, was "even more ruthless than the men", Milan prosecutor Alessandra Cerretti said in a news conference, according to local media. In a separate operation, police arrested another 37 people linked to the Camorra mafia in a raid outside the city of Naples, following a three-year investigation into extortion and drug trafficking. Reporting by Agnieszka Flak, editing by Alvise Armellini and Jon BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Webb telescope finds two of the most distant galaxies ever observed
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The James Webb Space Telescope has spied one of the earliest galaxies formed after the big bang, about 350 million years after the universe began. Webb’s capability to look deeper into the universe than other telescopes is revealing previously hidden aspects of the universe, including astonishingly distant galaxies such as these two finds. Two distant galaxies were observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. Just a few hundred million years after the big bang, there were already lots of galaxies. Detection of light invisible to the human eyeThe new findings about the two galaxies might mean there are other bright galaxies waiting to be found in the distant universe.

A trove of bronze statues that archeologists say could rewrite the history of Italy's transition to the Roman Empire have been discovered in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring. The more than 20 bronze statues dating back over 2,000 years are being hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the region. The bronze statues are more than 2,000 years old and mostly in excellent condition. The figures represent gods, including Apollo and Hygieia, complete with anatomical details, suggesting the site was of great significance to ancient Etruscans. The find is considered to be the most important to antiquities since the discovery of the Riace Warriors, rare full-sized Greek bronze statues found in southern Italy in 1972.

☆ 'Exceptional' discovery as ancient bronze statues emerge in Tuscany
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Alvise Armellini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] People work at the site where 2,300-year-old bronze statues have been discovered, in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 8, 2022. Ministero della Cultura/Handout via REUTERSROME, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Italy have found more than two dozen beautifully preserved bronze statues dating back to ancient Roman times in thermal baths in Tuscany, in what experts are hailing as an "exceptional" discovery. The statues were found over the last two weeks in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Rome where archaeologists have been exploring ancient ruins for the last three years. "This is an exceptional discovery which confirms once again that Italy is a country of immense and unique treasures," he said in a statement. According to ANSA, which first reported on the discovery, the statues have been taken to a restoration laboratory in Grosseto, another town in Tuscany, but will eventually be returned to San Casciano dei Bagni to be displayed in a new museum.

☆ The Deadly ‘De-Growth’ Craze
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Andy Kessler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The modern world is constantly subjected to crackpot movements that eventually fail, but not before causing serious damage. Karl Marx was a crackpot. So was the John Birch Society in its mission to fight communism “behind every tree.” The latest is Modern Monetary Theory and unlimited dollar creation for government spending, which caused today’s runaway inflation. In the 1970s, the Club of Rome insisted that for the world to be ecologically sound, we needed a “no-growth economy.” This was as dumb as the debunked Malthus theory that population growth would outstrip food. The disgraced Club of Rome thankfully went dormant.

☆ Electric-truck maker Nikola lays off 15% of Romeo Power's workforce in post-$144 million acquisition restructuring
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Electric truck startup Nikola just bought battery firm Romeo Power for $144 million. Just weeks after completing its $144 million acquisition of Romeo Power, Nikola Motors laid off 45 employees of the young battery firm, the company confirmed to Insider. Cypress, California-based Romeo Power is a fledgling battery pack maker that went public via SPAC in December 2020. The Romeo employees whom Nikola later let go included nine corporate executives serving in what Brady called "duplicative roles." Are you a current or former Nikola or Romeo Power employee?

"Anyone who believes it is possible to trade Ukraine's freedom for our peace of mind is mistaken," Meloni said. The government is Italy's most right-wing administration since World War Two and former close ties between Moscow and both Berlusconi and Salvini have raised concerns over its foreign policy. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attend the lower house of parliament ahead of a confidence vote for the new government, in Rome, Italy, October 25, 2022. Meloni's supporters gave her a standing ovation after her 70-minute speech, with some chanting: "Giorgia, Giorgia". A similar ballot is expected in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, where Meloni also enjoys a clear majority.

☆ Nikola can complete its deal to acquire Romeo Power after clearing key hurdle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Electric heavy truck maker Nikola said Thursday that its planned acquisition of battery-pack maker Romeo Power will now proceed, after Romeo Power shareholders agreed to tender just over half of the company's outstanding shares. In August, Nikola said it had agreed to acquire Romeo Power, a California-based maker of battery modules that has been struggling financially, for $144 million in stock. Nikola said that 93.16 million Romeo shares, representing about 50.1% of the company's total shares outstanding, had been tendered by the deadline – just enough to complete the deal. The remaining shares of Romeo Power will now be "canceled and converted" to shares of Nikola, with Romeo shareholders receiving 0.1186 of a Nikola share for each share of Romeo they hold, Nikola said. Romeo Power specializes in building battery modules and packs for large electric commercial vehicles, using lithium-ion battery cells made by other companies.

Latinos were 31 percent of the state’s high school graduates that year. But at 31%, the six-year graduation rate for MSU’s Latino students lags far behind CU Boulder, where it was 63 %. On the CU Boulder campus stands a 4-foot-7 memorial to “Los Seis,” six activists, including CU Boulder students, who were killed in two off-campus car bombings in 1974; the killings were never solved. Seventy-two percent, 510, of the middle and high school students enrolled in the program for 2020-21 were Latino. Vela and three other CU Boulder students who spoke with NBC News first learned about the campus through the Aquetza program.

☆ A far-right nationalist looks likely to become Italy’s first female prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Meloni leads the Brothers of Italy Party (Fratelli d’Italia, or FdI), a populist party with roots in Italy’s post-war fascist movement. From left, The League's Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the final rally of the center-right coalition in Rome on Thursday. Meloni’s office and the Brothers of Italy Party did not answer requests for comment by NBC News. Clashes between protesters and police close to a rally held by election frontrunner Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday in Palermo, Sicily. And now it’s happening with Giorgia Meloni,” he said.

☆ Italy’s Election Front-Runner Sheds Far-Right Image, Courts the West
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Margherita Stancati | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ROME—Three years ago, Giorgia Meloni , then the leader of a small far-right party, took the stage before a large crowd gathered in front of one of Rome’s most revered churches and delivered a speech that turned her into a pop-culture sensation. “I am Giorgia! And you can’t take that away from me,” she boomed. After the rally, two amateur DJs remixed that phrase into an electro-dance track. Intended to mock her, the track instead went viral and boosted her popularity among conservative voters looking for new leadership.

A Los Angeles television station parted with a popular anchorman after he went on air to criticize management's handling of a colleague's departure, officials said Friday. What the viewers experienced was rude, it was cruel, it was inappropriate and we are so sorry," Mester told viewers in an emotional nearly four-minute testament to his former co-worker. "I also want to say sorry to Lynette Romero. "After 24 years, Lynette Romero has decided to move on from anchoring our weekend morning news. KTLA did not say if Romero had secured another job, and she could not be reached for comment on Friday.

☆ An American tourist was fined almost $500 for eating and drinking on the steps of a historic fountain in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An American tourist visiting Italy has been fined roughly $450 for eating and drinking at a centuries-old fountain in Rome. In recent years, Rome has introduced legislation cracking down on eating and drinking near fountains to preserve the historic structures. Local police told CNN the man was "intent on drinking and eating on part of the fountain." The man said he was unaware of rules prohibiting such activity near fountains, according to La Repubblica. In 2019, the city also started fining people €400 if they were caught eating, drinking, or sitting on its iconic Spanish Steps.

The Lightyear One can travel more than 248 miles at 81 mph on a single battery charge. In previous tests, it traveled over 440 miles on one charge but at a lower speed. The Lightyear One is an electric vehicle produced by the Dutch company Lightyear. In recent tests, the car was able to travel over 248 miles at a speed of 81 miles per hour on a single charge of its 60 kWh battery. In previous testing, the Lightyear One traveled over 440 miles on a single battery charge.

☆ Italian food: Classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-17 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

CNN —Think of Italy and you’re likely to think of food first and all the beautiful places to see second. The original ancient recipe is protected by the Azdore, “pasta priestesses” who prepare fresh tagliatelle for clients each day across the region at fresh pasta boutiques. Malloreddus alla CampidaneseMalloreddus alla Campidanese is a tasty gift from the Italian island of Sardinia. ShutterstockHand-made squared ravioli with zig-zag edges filled with roasted meat, these are usually eaten either with veal broth, a rich meat sauce or with butter and sage. Pasta, meat, cheese, vegetables, tortellini, eggs, sausages and even fish are mixed together with besciamella sauce and placed inside the dough, which is then folded and cooked in an oven.

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