Angelo Aquaro NEW YORK – A virtual store that is about to break the record of one billion dollars in sales in the shortest possible time, with revenues rising in one year from 33 to 760 […]

 Politics in Italy costs €24,7 billion a year. The long list that includes members of parliament, ministers, presidents at various levels, mayors, councilors, and even the employees of various support offices includes €1,3 billion.

One in ten homes changes hands at judicial auctions. A market within the larger real estate market. And one that's constantly growing, with thirty percent more transactions each year. One hundred and fifty thousand properties have been sold.

All that's missing are the CGIL CISL UIL flags, and then it would seem like we're in an occupied factory with workers defending their wages. And yet, this time, the dispute is taking place in a

If a citizen is sure they've been fined unfairly, what do they do? They file an appeal with the Prefecture. And what if the fine reaches the Prefect himself? Well, they have no choice but to appeal...

In Italy, 57% of long-distance trains arrive late. Between December and January, out of 510 trains, more than half arrived at their destinations outside of scheduled times, with an average delay of 13 minutes.

Socioclean is a software that helps you clean your Facebook profile of anything inappropriate. If someone posts an offensive photo, group, or post, you'll receive an alert.

It is the flagship of what is hoped will become a large fleet of vehicles dedicated to providing first aid to animals in difficulty, in ordinary situations but also and above all in the event of natural disasters. And

  The ratio is one hundred to one. From 2005 to 2009 the Veneto Region pumped 537 million 326 thousand 447 euros into the coffers of the 19 companies in which it participates, that is, more than

by ORIANA LISO and FRANCO VANNI Trivulzio and Policlinico, the numbers don't add up. Day after day, more lists, thousands more names of tenants and new owners are being made public, after much controversy over the

The allocation of 207 thousand Euros made available by the Province of Belluno last autumn for the "scrapping" of old wood or diesel stoves has almost been used up. The applications processed have almost

"There are large gaps between the North and the South in the field of public services." This is what emerges from a study by the Bank of Italy entitled "The quality of public services in Italy." An economic and geographical difference that in

The American photovoltaic market will see strong growth in 2011, making the United States the center of global attention in the sector. The forecasts are contained in the report "The US PV Market in 2011".

Ilaria Sacchettoni ROME – "May 1st? The suite is still priced at fifteen hundred euros. Let's see, maybe the next day we can lower the price a bit," they predict at the reservations office at the Hotel Eden. While Rome prepares for

Amnesty International has come under fire for the five-figure severance pay paid to the association's secretary general, Irene Khan. When the woman, originally from Bangladesh and a fervent supporter of numerous anti-poverty campaigns,

  CAPRI – Environmentalists are denouncing, with photos too, the state of the underwater sewer pipes in Capri: they speak of malfunctions and cases in which sewage ends up in the sea close to the coast and not

Italian travel is down by double digits, not quite recovering. Tourism trends are yet another sign of a country in deep crisis, the end of which doesn't seem to be around the corner. A snapshot of Italian travelers.

by Fabio Carosi Belts are being tightened. Even a historic hospital like the CTO in Garbatella is being closed in order to save money, but the consultancy services are not being touched. On the contrary. This is happening at the ASL RmC, a giant in the

  "Ensuring safety is a priority, and for the time being, the vessels have suspended scientific whaling. We are now evaluating what to do," announced Tatsuya Nakaoku, an official with the Japan Fisheries Agency.

 By JACOPO PASOTTI: Extremely serious accusations. An Ecuadorian court has deemed them legitimate: the judges found that between 1964 and 1990, Texaco (now acquired by Chevron) released more than 68.000 million liters of waste into the environment.