Lombardy Articles
World's first cloned horse gives birth The world's first cloned horse has given birth to a foal, Italian animal-cloning pioneer Cesare Galli said on Tuesday.
Lufthansa to increase Malpensa flights Lufthansa on Monday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Milan's Malpensa airport that will see the German airline increase its European flights to and from the northern Italian airport.
Police raid Vip beauty clinic A beauty clinic attended by VIPs in the centre of Milan was shut down on Tuesday after police discovered staff had been injecting clients with dangerous chemical substances.
Man fined for ogling train passenger An Italian court on Thursday slapped a suspended ten-day jail sentence and a 40-euro fine on a man who stared too hard at a fellow passenger on a train.
Seves: new showroom in Milan Five hundred metres in lilac for Seves' new creative and commercial outpost in Milan.
Stewards warn Milan clubbers to tone it down Two 'night stewards' will take to the streets of Milan's clubbing district this weekend, asking young revellers to watch what they drink.
Milan to host expo 2015 Milan has won its bid to host the Universal Exhibition (Expo) in 2015, the Paris-based selection board announced on Monday.
Stuntman dies during work fatality take One of Italy's best known stuntmen has been killed while simulating a fatal work accident for a television medical drama in Milan.
Ferrari challenge season opens March 30 The Ferrari Challenge series kicks off a new season on March 30 at the Monza race track with races valid for both the Italian and European Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy events.
Events in Lombardy
Andrea Chénier Premièred at La Scala back in 1898, Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier returns to Italy's premier opera stage in a new production by Nicolas Joel, conducted by Daniel Oren. Marcelo Álvarez and Piero Guiliacci share the title role.
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Start Date: 3 June, 2008 - End Date: 27 June 2008Giro d' Italia The Giro d'Italia is Italy's top cycling competition. Twenty-two teams of professionals take part in the three-week race for the "pink shirt".
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Start Date: 10 May, 2008 - End Date: 1 June 2008
Ancient Greek art wows Mantua An astonishing collection of ancient Greek art brought together under the same roof for the first time opened this weekend in the northern town of Mantua.
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Start Date: 1 April, 2008 - End Date: 6 July 2008Cornetto Free Music Festival The Cornetto Free Music Festival consists of three free outdoor concerts by big international artists in three of the best-known squares in Italy, Milan's Piazza Duomo, Rome's Piazza del Popolo and Naples' Piazza del Popolo.
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- End Date: 1 June 2008Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band continue to tour their first new studio album together for five years - Magic. This date is at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
