The most interesting articles in some of the major foreign papers from February 12 and 13:
The Pope’s resignation
New York Times – New Pope? I’ve Given Up Hope
Washington Post – Pope’s resignation lands Vatican in uncharted territory
Time – Who Will Be the Next Pope? Bookmakers Place Their Bets
El Pais – El Papa renuncia para limpiar el Vaticano
Folha de S. Paulo – Bento 16 renuncia; novo papa deve ser escolhido até a Páscoa
Publico – Renúncia de Bento XVI “apaga” a campanha eleitoral italiana*
La Nacion – El anuncio en latín que dejó a todos petrificados
Les Echos – Hollande et Benoît XVI, l’indifférence cordiale
Times of India – Pope succession battle key to church future
The Guardian – Benedict the placeholder pope leaves a battered, weakened church
La Nacion – El increíble anticipo de Nanni Moretti
Foreign correspondents in Italy report and comment on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
The return of the Duetto
Economic Times – Alfa Romeo to Make US Comeback with New Sports Car
Wall Street Journal – Alfa Romeo Readies 4C Sports Car for Geneva Debut
Washington Post – Italy’s Alfa Romeo to make US comeback this year with new two-seat sports car
Bloomberg Businessweek – Alfa Romeo to make US comeback with new sports car
Alfa Romeo is getting ready to produce a new version of the Duetto for its return to the American market
Elections and investors
Handelsblatt – Italiens Anleiherendite steigt vor der Wahlen
Handelsblatt – Notenbank kontrolliert kriselndes Geldhaus
How the Monte dei Paschi di Siena affair and the Italian elections are conditioning foreign investors’ feelings about Italy
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