One of the Godfathers of Hollywood, Al Pacino, revealed that in his youth, at 20 years-old, he was a male prostitute selling his body for food and shelter. "“At 20, I lived in Sicily by selling the only asset I had - my body. An older woman traded food and housing in return...
Putting confiscated Mafia property to good use, the Italian government is re-allocating property once owned by the Mafia in Palermo Italy into use by producing pasta, olive oil, wine, honey and other products,...
Malta is being used as a base for human traffickking by a "Pakistan-based human traffickking ring." Malawi, Guinea, Mozambique and Kenya are other countries that are also being used."A Pakistan-based human trafficking ring has set up a successful business in Malta, where...
It just goes to show how hope should never fade for missing loved ones. And if it is proved to be her, I hope they find out what has happened to her during the past four years. What a lucky little girl."A girl who went missing four years ago and became known as 'Italy's...
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With housing prices at record highs in North America and the U.K. you may want to consider buying a home in Italy instead. The mayor of Salemi, a small town less than half an hour outside of Palermo in Sicily, has...
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Somebody did not enjoy the new Sex in the City movie:"The first hour of SATC is as garish and putrid and spiritually repulsive as can possibly be imagined without throwing up..."And that's just the first hour!I wasn't a fan of the series (not that I was in their target...
As I mentioned yesterday, for Wine Blogging Wednesday #37, Dr.Vino suggested that We Go Native. By that he suggested we pick (not literally) grapes that belong to a specific region. My first thought was to write about the Urban Oak from Ribera Del Duero which is...
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Several people were killed by wind-driven brush fires in northern Sicily in late August 2007. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite shows the...
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"ROME (Reuters) - A Sicilian mother took away her 61-year-old son's house keys, cut off his allowance and hauled him to the police station because he stayed out late.
Tired of her son's misbehaviour, the...
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"Earlier on Monday, thousands of people gathered at Catania cathedral in Sicily for the funeral of police officer Filippo Raciti.
Mr Raciti was killed outside the city's Massimino stadium following a match against...
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"A plague of jellyfish is threatening to ruin holidays for British tourists in Spain, Sicily and North Africa.
Some of Spain's most popular holiday destinations are affected including the Costa del Sol, Costa...
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