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Italy has delayed introducing the plastic tax once again in the 2024 budget but will increase VAT on items including feminine hygiene products and baby formula, according to the draft budget plan released on Tuesday. , ...ادامه مطلب

A Twitter account claiming to belong to Anita Raja on Tuesday night "confirmed" media reports that the translator was behind the successful Elena Ferrante novels, sending Italian media into a frenzy. But by Wednesday moing, it seemed that the account was a fake. The account, was created on Tuesday evening, with a tweet saying it would only stay open temporarily to allow for an "explanation".It used the handle @AnitaRajaSta - 'Sta' being an abbreviation for the suame of Raja's husband, writer Domenico Staone - and followed 48 accounts of joualists and news organizations (including The Local Italy). "I confirm it. I'm Elena Ferrante. But this doesn't change anything regarding readers' relationships with Ferrante's books," the account posted, at one minute to midnight on Tuesday evening. It went on to say that the way Ferrante's identity had been 'revealed' had been "gross and dangerous", and said that Raja would not give any interviews regarding the novels. "They are and rema, ...ادامه مطلب

Ferrante gained fame for writing about the working class districts of Naples. Photo: Carlo Raso/FlickrOne of literature's unresolved mysteries appears to have been cracked with the unmasking of the true identity of Italian publishing sensation Elena Ferrante. In its wake, a literary row erupted on Monday over joualistic ethics and writers' right to protect their identities and the personal back stories that may, or may not, inform their work.Claudio Gatti, an Italian investigative joualist, says he has established that Ferrante is a pen name for Anita Raja, a Rome-based translator who is married to a well-known novelist, Domenico Staone.Ferrante's best-selling novels, particularly her Naples-based quartet, have been acclaimed for their intricate, compelling storytelling and insights into the nature of female friendship.Her success has been fuelled by media interest in the mystery over the author's identity with the until-now anonymous Ferrante having granted only a handful of int,elena ferrante,elena ferrante identity,elena ferrante amazon,elena ferrante anita raja,elena ferrante my brilliant friend,elena ferrante books,elena ferrante series,elena ferrante interview,elena ferrante new yorker,elena ferrante book 2 ...ادامه مطلب

Syrian refugees after arriving at Rome's Fiumicino airport in February. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPSome 81 refugees, mostly from Syria, will be flown to Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Thursday, as part of the ‘humanitarian corridor’ initiative, which aims to stop refugees from making the perilous jouey to Europe by sea. The project, co-organized by Italy’s foreign and interior ministries as well as the Sant’Egidio Catholic community, the Federation of Evangelical Churches and the Valdese Evangelical Church, got underway in February, with some 200 refugees since being flown to Italy on commercial flights from Beirut, Lebanon, as part of the ‘experimental’ stage. Among the first to arrive was a seven-year-old Syrian girl suffering from eye cancer. “It’s no longer an experiment but a concrete reality which enables people fleeing war or in vulnerable situations (victims of persecution, families with children, single women, the sick and disabled) to arrive safely and legally in Italy without risking their lives by crossing the Mediterranean,” the Sant’Egidio Catholic Community said in a statement. “It’s a replicable model of reception and integration which is now being considered by other European countries.” Two offices, in Beirut and Tangier in Morocco, were opened before Christmas to begin selecting candidates as part of the project which aims to bring 1,000 people, of various nationalities, to Italy over the next two years. There are also plans to open a third office in Ethiopia. Story continues below… The costs - of hospitality, legal aid and Italian lessons, for example - are covered by the non-profit organizations behind the project, drawing mainly on religious donations, while families are housed initially with volunteers.    Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب