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Alfa Romeo will get back on track. Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images North America/AFP Alfa Romeo will once more race in Formula 1, the Italian car maker announced on Wednesday, after it agreed a sponsorship deal with Swiss team Sauber. The new Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team will make its debut in the 2018 season, the first time that the company has competed on an F1 track in more than 30 years. “Alfa Romeo fans will once again have the opportunity to support an automaker that is determined to begin writing an exciting new chapter in its unique, legendary sporting history,” said Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Alfa Romeo’s parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The part, ...ادامه مطلب

Railway station cuisine normally conjures up images of unappetizing fast food and overpriced but underwhelming sandwiches. But a new food market in Rome's central Termini station hopes to challenge the stereotype by providing a wide range of high quality, local food. The 15 artisan food stalls in Rome's Central Market, which opened its doors for the first time on Thursday, sell traditional Italian food including pastries, meat, pizza, gelato and much more. One store caters specifically to vegans and vegetarians, while others focus on regional specialities, but there are also a few stores run by Rome cult favourites.  Gabriele Bonci, who runs the popular Pizzarium, sells pizza at the new marketplace, or for a more unusual snack you can opt for the pizza-sandwich hybrids made by Trapizzino, who also have a shop in foodie hub Testaccio. There's even a wine bar and restaurant run by a Michelin-starred chef (Oliver Glowig) on the first floor. The three-storey market stretches over 1900 squ,rome,romeo and juliet,romeo santos,romeo miller,romeo and juliet law,romeos,rome ga,romeo beckham,rome2rio,romero britto ...ادامه مطلب

Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, at her installation in June. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPRome will abandon its bid to host the 2024 Olympics if sceptical new mayor Virginia Raggi does not back it by early next month, the president of Italy's Olympic Committee said Tuesday. "If by October 7 the city council has not guaranteed (its support) we cannot go forward," Giovanni Malago told a press conference. The date is a deadline for bidding cities to present fuller details of their bid proposals. New mayor Raggi has made it clear she does not regard the Olympic bid a  good idea for the cash-strapped city but has stopped short of saying she will not back it. "There will be no cost involved for Roman citizens," he said, arguing that the €5.3-billion-euro budget for the Games would be fully covered by the Olympic Committee, sponsors and the national govement, which has enthusiastically backed the bid. The Games would also present an opportunity for an overhaul of Rome's crumbling public,rome,romeo and juliet,romeo santos,romelu lukaku,rome braves,romeo and juliet law,romeos,romeo miller,romeo beckham,rome ga ...ادامه مطلب

Please note: the dog on the picture is not Romeo. Photo: Filippo Monteforte / AFPA golden retriever called Romeo has been pulled from the rubble of Italy's earthquake, more than nine days after he was given up for dead. Touching footage filmed by the firemen who saved him shows the shaggy dog being lifted out from under a pile of masonry that is all that remains of his owners' house. Appearing completely relaxed, Romeo slurps his first drops of water in more than 230 hours from a bottle held by one of the firemen. As it becomes clear he is unscathed, the fireman holding him puts him down.Romeo then tiptoes gracefully down the pile of rubble to be reunited with tearful owners who had given up hope of finding him alive. "He's in great shape," says one of the firemen as others whoop in delightwhile Romeo trots around what remains of his yard. As he sniffs out familiar smells with trademark retriever insouciance, he looks for all the world as if he has just woken from a short nap.Woof, woo, ...ادامه مطلب