Ingrida Kurlinkute, Editor (Travel) It is no surprise that many celebrities say ‘I do’ in Italy. Think about John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, Francois-Henry Pinault and Salma Hayek, James Stunt and Petra Ecclestone… the list goes on. So what is it that makes couples towards Italy? First and foremost — food. The people who invented pizza can’t be wrong! But there is more to […]
Samrawit Gougsa Correspondent (Europe) ROME — After decades of criminal prosecutions, Italy’s former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been handed a definitive conviction for the first time in the billionaire tycoon’s tumultuous career. Italy’s highest court found Berlusconi guilty of tax evasion and sentenced him to four years in prison, of which he will serve only one due to an amnesty introduced in 2006 aimed at reducing prison overcrowding. The case centres Berlusconi’s business empire […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) The beginning of this week saw the final 8 teams play in the first knockout stage of the Euro 2013 women’s football tournament, with hosts Sweden finding their way through to the semi finals ready to face Germany, whilst Norway and Denmark won their respective games to pit them against one another in their semi final clash Thursday. In the first of the four games, hosts Sweden earned an emphatic victory […]
Cecile Boyer, Correspondent (Film) The Wolverine (America, Europe, Africa, Asia): Here is the film that most people are waiting for! Wolverine, personified by Hugh Jackman, has finally got his own film. The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold, takes place in Japan where the hero of X-Men has to face not only a powerful enemy but also his own immortality. The trailer can be found here. Patrick (Australia): If you want to watch a film […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) BRASILIA — Riots opposing next year’s World Cup in Brazil have continued to tarnish the ongoing Confederations Cup in the country, with the competition now down to the final four sides leading up to the final this Sunday. Host Brazil played against Uruguay on Wednesday while European and World’s champions Spain played against Italy on Thursday in a rematch of last years European Championship, which Spain dominated to win 4-0. […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) The Spanish under 21 side did their best imitation of their senior squad in the final of the European cup Tuesday night, beating Italy to retain the cup much like their main squad did just last year in Euro 2012. Whilst Isco continued to show why he is being considered by the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City, Thiago was the real star of the show, scoring a […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) Last’s night’s 1-0 defeat to Israel proved to be the final straw in an abysmal European campaign for the England under-21 side, who exited the tournament at the group stage without a single point— thanks to losses to Italy, Norway and most recently Israel. The team, who were widely tipped as favourites to win the whole tournament, failed to live up to expectations. Highly regarded players such as Connor […]
Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) If you love food, culture and celebrating the foodie greatness that the world has to offer, check out some of the most popular food festivals around Europe this summer and autumn: Pizzafest – Naples, Italy (11th-21st September) Naples is internationally renowned for its pizza, so where better to host the Pizza Festival than in this beautiful Italian city. Visitors and locals can wander through countless pizza stalls whilst soaking up […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) HAGUE – With the Lance Armstrong scandal and questions over doping in tennis and athletics remaining firmly in the spotlight, sport little needed another tale of cheating to emerge. This time it’s football that comes under scrutiny with European Law Agency Europol revealing that over 680 matches in 30 countries are suspected of match fixing. The inquiry began over 18 months ago and began by looking at suspicious betting activity […]
