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A river cruise through the Eternal City
September 17, 2012. Every year about 12 million tourists visit Italy's capital. We know that all roads lead to Rome, but one of those routes doesn't come by land, but by water. The Tiber River runs directly through the city. According to tradition, its shores is where the brothers Romulus and Remus began building the Eternal City. For those who want to escape the heat when visiting in the summer, a cruise line offers tours...
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Tourists try to survive in Rome's summer heat
September 10, 2012. So, everyone knows that summers are supposed to be hot, but here in Rome, just outside the Vatican, tourists say 'hot' is an understatement. Tourist “We kind of knew it was going to be hot, but not this hot.” Tourist “These days it has really hot here in Rome, especially in St. Peter's Square.” Now, street vendors are selling hats, umbrellas and scarfs, like...
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Maria Montessori: Physician and teacher honored by Google on anniversary of birth
August 30, 2012. Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and teacher that is known internationally for her teaching methods that have been adopted by an estimated 20,000 schools worldwide. She is being recognized by 'Google Doodle' on the Google homepage on the 142nd anniversary of her birth. She was the first woman to graduate from Rome's University of La Sapienza with a degree in medicine. She went on to work in pediatrics and in psychiatry,...
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A Forgotten Epidemic? AIDS discussed at Rimini Meeting
August 28, 2012. Patricia Cinderella is from Uganda. She was born a healthy baby girl, despite the fact that her mother suffered from AIDS. In Uganda, every year 1.8 million people become infected, but thanks to a new program promoted by AVSI, through education and medication, in the past ten years, roughly 4,000 healthy children have been born from mothers infected with the virus. The fact that tens of millions of people are...
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