The most interesting articles from major foreign papers from December 22 to January 7.
Italian elections
Le Monde – M. Monti se lance dans la bataille électorale à la tête d’une coalition de centre droit
China Post – Italians should ‘rise up’ & refresh politics: PM Monti
Arab News – Monti’s agenda: ‘Change Italy and reform Europe’
Financial Times – Monti to lead centrist group into election
Wall Street Journal – Falling Italian Yields May Be Helping Monti, but Not the Euro
Washington Post – Italy’s Monti off and running: Unveils symbol, plan to ensure ticket’s candidates are clean
El Pais – La campaña de Monti desencadena una revolución política en Italia
Expansion – ¿Quién teme las elecciones italianas?
The Economist – Italian politics: Keeping the radical left in check
Die Welt – Mario Montis Mutation
Sueddeutsche Zeitung – Monti schließt Ministeramt aus
Mario Monti’s entry in politics and the election campaign: stories and comments
Made in Italy and emergin economies
Folha De S. Paulo – Emergentes renovam Ermenegildo Zegna
Reuters – Ferragamo raises stake in distribution venture
Wall Street Journal – Shoe Scion Salvatore Ferragamo Trots the Globe
Zegna and Ferragamo are targeting the emerging economies, starting China and Brazil.
Fiat: a boom in the Americas
La Tribune – Chrysler en plein boom, GM à la traîne, sur un marché auto américain porteur
Valor Economico – Fiat alcança recorde anual de vendas no Brasil em 2012
La Nacion – Habrá un nuevo jeep made in italy
Fiat is growing with Chrysler in the United States and in Brazil. It also has a new jeep to manufacture in Italy
Farewell to Rita Levi-Montalcini
New York Times – Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel Winner, Dies at 103
Publico – Morreu Rita Levi-montalcini, a grande dama da ciência italiana
Clarin – Adiós a la Nobel más longeva de la historia: tenía 103 años
Recollections of the longest-lived Nobel Prize winner