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LuminosityItalia partners with Studio de Angelis

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New bilingual website for Studio de Angelis  by LuminosityItalia. LuminosityItalia has partnered with the Milan-based press agency Studio De Angelis to help with international communications for artistic and cultural events. Founded in 2002, Studio de Angelis has publicized more than 500 events at the local and national level, as well as national media relations for two authoritative world congresses held in Italy: the 75th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and ‘Afterville. Tomorrow comes Today’, the XXIII World Congress of Architects held in Turin. Jon Van Housen, founder of LuminosityItalia based in Monza, said the cooperation “is a great fit as Studio de Angelis moves further into the international arena”. “Our writing, editing and communications skills in English and Italian will augment the fine work that they already do in helping bring a broad range of artistic and cultural events to the public,” he noted. Other major events represented by

'Why Europe is tired of welcoming refugees'

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Commentary commissioned by the Khaleej Times in Dubai, the leading English-language newspaper in the Gulf States, published on Feb.7: BY MARIELLA RADAELLI  and JON VAN HOUSEN www.luminosityitalia.com MILAN, ITALY -- As Europe faces its worst refugee crisis since WWII, post-war humanitarian policies across the continent are under siege from the economic realities of today and a backlash from average citizens often struggling with high taxes that fund compassionate social policies. Just as some members of the 28-member European Union begin to emerge from the economic malaise that followed the 2008 global economic crisis, migrants are arriving in unprecedented numbers. More than 1 million arrived in Europe last year, including 300,000 by sea, as they fled conflict and economic desperation in their home countries. An estimated 3,000 died or vanished at sea in their quest for a better life in Europe. And the toll continues -- in the first month of 2016 another 244 died, according to th

Tale of U.S. Presidential women for Italian aficionados

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As Hillary Rodham Clinton continues her quest to become the first woman President of the United States, Italy’s most prestigious cultural institute and publisher Treccani has just released a collaborative story by Mariella Radaelli and Jon Van Housen that explores the history of Presidential wives who wielded power – perhaps even running the country for a time. The co-founders and editors of LuminosityItalia combined their multicultural and linguistic talents to offer Italian history aficionados the historical context of colorful and strong Presidential ladies, as well as the amazing tale of one who was far ahead of her time in seeking the office herself. Story Here (Italian):