Positive news from Italy
Vaccines Getting to Poor Nations FasterAmsterdam, Netherlands - The timeline for getting new vaccines to poor countries that need them most is being shortened from decades to less than two years, an alliance of U.N. agencies and government and private groups said Friday. |
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Ancient Gladiator Mosaic Found in Roman VillaOutside Rome, Italy - A newly discovered mosaic might depict a 'superstar' gladiator -- a fighter who won the hearts of the people much like Maximus, the general-turned-fighter played by Russell Crowe in the 2000 film "Gladiator." |
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‘Follow the Women - Women for peace’ cycle ride gets underwayAleppo, Syria - 'Follow the Women - Women for Peace' cycle ride started from Aleppo University in northern Syria on Saturday, with 249 female riders from 30 countries crossing the start line and heading straight into the first 30km road section from Aleppo to the site of the historic Saint Simeon Citadel. |
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Google: Free bikes for everyone!Mountain View, California, USA - Oh, the perks of working at Google. |
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Oldest Perfumes Found on “Aphrodite’s Island”Rome, Italy - The world's oldest known perfumes have been found on the island reputed to be the birthplace of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty), Italian archaeologists announced last week. |
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Ancient Whale Fossil Uncovered in Tuscan VineyardMontalcino, Tuscany, Italy - One of Italy's finest wines now has an even bigger claim to fame. |
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Politicians sign new climate pactWashington, D.C., USA - Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. |
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Ancient Lovers Are Unearthed in ItalyNear Mantua, Italy - It could be humanity's oldest story of doomed love. Archaeologists have unearthed two skeletons from the Neolithic period locked in a tender embrace and buried outside Mantua, just 25 miles south of Verona, the romantic city where Shakespeare set the star-crossed tale of 'Romeo and Juliet.' |
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First Pompeii uncoveredRome, Italy - The origins of the famed buried city of Pompeii have emerged from years of excavations, an international conference in Rome was told Thursday. |
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Venice to Strengthen Bell TowerVenice, Italy - One of Italy's most famous bell towers needs rescuing. |
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News from Europe
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel Austria
- London’s Eco-Friendly Olympic Games
- Portugal commissions world’s first Nissan Leaf electric car police fleet
- Long hunt detects possible ‘God particle’
- After damning research, France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapse