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The judges said in a written verdict that getting married was “an act of freedom and personal responsibility”, that it should not be seen as “a definitive settlement” and that alimony should not be based on any previous “standard of living”. … [Read more...] about Divorce settlements could tumble in Italy after court ruling

The new study involved women at three hospitals during the height of the outbreak in northern Italy. The virus’s genetic material was found in one umbilical cord blood sample, two vaginal swabs and one breast milk sample. Researchers also found specific, anti-coronavirus antibodies in umbilical cord blood and in milk. … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Foetal coronavirus infection is possible

ROME, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday presided over the key test of the MOSE flood barrier system in Venice, where rising tides last November caused multi-million-euro damages to the city on the lagoon and its countless artistic treasures, including St Mark's Basilica. … [Read more...] about Italy conducts successful test on Venice MOSE flood barrier

“It’s a model. It can be duplicated. And we’re trying to do that in Europe as well, in Italy and in Crete,” said Ric O’Barry, an animal activist and founder of the Dolphin Project, the charity that runs the centre. … [Read more...] about Captive dolphins to return to the wild, Bali creates first centre

'Manmohan Singh's fond hope of avoiding conflict over territory by 'making borders irrelevant' is increasingly difficult to realise in a world where institutional restraints on aggression are weakening and the new game in town is unalloyed power play,' notes T N Ninan. … [Read more...] about Borders are derived realities, not autonomous facts