Society

Nowadays the teenagers are a “manga” generation

A lot of kids and teenagers are keen about Japanese comics. They are known thanks to cartoons and became the favourite heroes of comics. A love that often leads them to study Japanese.

Community

Pope Wojtyla assists the homeless in Varese

Casa San Carlo, the Caritas project that responds to the housing emergency, needs resources. On Saturday 20 April, at the Politeama Theatre, the musical “Ti Presento Lolek!”, which is dedicated to John Paul II, goes on stage. The proceeds will be given to the homeless shelter.

Milan

“We want guaranteed resources for the redundancy fund”

The trade unions’ protest in front of Palazzo Lombardia occurred at the same time as the one in front of the Parliament building. The regional secretaries then met President Maroni.

Busto Arsizio

Paolo Genovese, receives an award at the BAFF: “No one speaks about culture any more.”

The director from Rome received the BA Film Commission Award. Awards also went to the screenplay by Alberto Manca, and the newcomer Nicola Lucchi.

Ticino elections

The League has won in Lugano. Disappeared Giuliano Bignasca got 9000 votes.

A historic turning point in the most important town in the canton. The party got 35% of the votes, and obtained a third councillor.

Varese

Calogero Marrone, who died in Dachau, is, today, a hero of the town

A touching ceremony took place in the Town Hall, when Israel acknowledgement the former head of the general registry office, who was deported by the Nazis, as one of the “Righteous among the Nations". His relatives said, “We have to thank the journalist, Franco Giannantoni, for all of this.”

Somma Lombardo

Eleven months after the landslide, the earth continues to move

Almost a year has passed, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating possible environmental crimes, the repair work has been given to the company Consorzio Villoresi, but the land at the top of the hill continues to slide.

Work

Whirlpool, the trade unions and the managers are worried: “the market is not working”

Despite the troubled moment the multinational assures that there will not be any change in the surplus agreement that was signed with Fiom, Fil and Uilm in 2011

Varese

A wolf walking around Malpensa Airport

The animal, which was hit by a car last November, has been analyzed by Ispra laboratories; it comes from the North, where it appeared about twenty years ago for the first time, he came from the Apennines.

Varese

Broadband on the way

With the agreement between Fastweb and the town council, the work to bring ultra broadband connections to the whole city have started. The work will continue until November.

Varese

Payments unfrozen; council writes first cheque, for €12,448

Mayor Attilio Fontana has given the order to pay the company that carried out work in Via Giordani, in 2011. The company had been waiting for nearly two years; this was the council’s longest outstanding debt.

Turate - A9

Armed commando assaults two armoured vehicles: a ten-million-euro heist

The gang obstructed the route by placing two trucks in the way. Afterwards, they forced the men in the vehicle to hand over the money, covering their getaway by scattering nails on the highway