VARESE

Cold emergency: the “Varese System” holds up

Monitoring the critical situations has made it possible to create a system of assistance that can face this spell of icy weather.

Giorgio Zanzi, le ultime foto da Prefetto

VARESE

Last day of work for Giorgio Zanzi, prefect of Varese

The prefect is retiring. His tale of the years spent in Varese. From tomorrow, to perform the functions of prefect, will be the deputy Prefect Roberto Bolognesi

CASTIGLIONE OLONA - EMIRATES

My life in Abu Dabhi, the center of the world where Italians are loved

Giuseppe Cuscunà is a 28-year-old from Castiglione Olona and he lives in the Emirates with his wife Greta, where he works as head of marketing for an airline

Comabbio

A plume of smoke coming out of the company Holcim: “It’s only condensation”

There were a number of reports of smoke that could be seen from miles away. We asked the company for an explanation, and the reply we got was the same as a year ago.

BUSTO ARSIZIO

Three hundred and fifty parking spaces for State Railway commuters; work to start in March

Agreement, between the town council and the railway network, RFI, over the former freight yard has been signed and approved by the council. The car park will be ready in a few months.

ITALY

Medicine Collection Day: 12,270 medicines donated in Varese Province

In Varese Province, 12,270 medicines have been collected in the 113 pharmacies that have joined the scheme (11 more than last year), and will be donated to 66 charities that have registered with the Medicine Bank.

VARESE

Luigi Orrigoni left us ten years ago

The memory of a man, an entrepreneur who devoted himself to the local communities, who was the founder of Tigros Supermarkets

MALPENSA

Meridiana becomes Air Italy: strategy, flight lists and figures

The plan focusing on Malpensa was presented in the presence of the CEO of Qatar Airways. Among the destinations we have New York, Miami and Bangkok. Fifty planes are planned for 2020.

SCIENCE

Simone, from Lonate Ceppino to Ireland to “save the Internet”

Simone Iadanza is an engineering physicist involved in a study about photonic crystals, that aims to reduce the energy consumption of data exchanges. He won FameLab, a competition that rewards communicative skills.

TECHNOLOGY

Which Indian character can crash the iPhone?

If this character is sent in a text message, in messaging apps and even in emails, the operating system will crash and so will the iPhone.

VARESE

Maroni: “I’m going to do many things in my old age, and (finally) I’m also going sailing”

The President of Lombardy Region explains why he is not running again, and how he sees his future. “I’m not giving politics up, and the North is in my heart, even though it isn’t on the Lega’s logo anymore.”

TRAVELLING

Ryanair’s new rules for hand luggage

The new rules came into force today, 15 January. The airline will still allow passengers to bring two items of hand luggage, but for those who have paid the standard rate, the trolley case will be put into the hold (free of charge), at the departure gate.