Italy
Italy’s government brushes off attack on black athlete
August 2, 2018The United Nations migration agency has warned that the incidents represent “an extremely worrying trend of violence and racism.”
Read moreItaly’s political crisis spotlights EU’s lack of democracy
May 31, 2018EU budget commissioner Guenther Oettinger says: “The markets will teach Italy how to vote properly.”
Read moreOutlook for Italy grim as far right advances in elections
March 6, 2018Results show the radical right is continuing to advance across Europe—and expose the ongoing decline of what liberals term the “center-left.”
Read moreItalian elections and immigration
February 22, 2018Italian elections are always complex affairs, but the upcoming Mar. 4 vote is one of the most bewildering in several decades.
Read moreSan Francisco Opera scores a hit with “Two Women”
June 29, 2015Listening to Tutino's opera one can imagine that this is what a Puccini of today might be writing: expert and sophisticated, while also aiming for popularity and acceptance.
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