(ANSA) - Rome, September 9 - Unsafe sex has been rampant among young Italians during the lovemaking high season this summer, according to figures released on Thursday.

A poll of people in 10 Italian cities with an average age just under 19 revealed that half said they are ''not always careful'' and that they only took precautions the ''first time with a new partner''.

The study by the Italian Gynaecology and Obstetrics Society (SIGO) said 6% percent of respondents do not use any form of contraception.

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(ANSA) - Rome, September 9 - Four Italian films are among 46 European movies vying to be nominated for the European Film Awards in December.

The quartet on the European Film Academy shortlist announced Thursday are: La Prima Cosa Bella (The First Beautiful Thing) by Paolo Virzi'; Ferzan Ozpetek's Mine Vaganti (Loose Cannons); Daniele Luchetti's La Nostra Vita (Our Life); and L'Uomo Che Verra' (The Man Who Will Come) by Giorgio Diritti.

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(ANSA) - Monza, September 9 - Ferrari on Thursday unveiled its first online virtual simulator, the Ferrari Virtual Academy, which will be used for an international web tournament.

The simulator was developed in collaboration with Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella, together with Scuderia engineers, and virtually offers all the sensations of driving this year's F10 Formula 1 race car.

Ferrari said in a statement that the first release will allow fans from all over the world to compete with each other on the team's Fiorano track.

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(ANSA) - Naples, September 9 - Thursday saw the third suicide this week of an inmate in Naples' Poggioreale prison.

A transsexual prostitute from Puglia sucked on a gas pipe, becoming Italy's 47th jail suicide this year.

Penitentiary union UILPA said 102 attempted suicides, "saved at the last minute", should be added to the tally as testimony of the "depressing" conditions in Italian prisons.

UILPA complained that its "dramatic" message was being censored by the government and the media.

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(corrects Veltroni, 12th 'graf).

(ANSA) - Rome, September 9 - Italian elder statesman Giulio Andreotti unleashed a storm of criticism Thursday when he said a widely regarded hero murdered while liquidating a Mafia-linked financier's assets in the 1970s had brought it on himself.

In an interview for a TV programme on the affair, Andreotti, 91, said "I don't want to fill in for the police but certainly (Giorgio Ambrosoli) was someone who 'was asking for it".

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“When this all gets sorted out, I think you and me should get an apartment together.”

Elegance is, and will always remain, the term used by many to describe his playing style for close to a decade with Juventus. Now while that’s an absolute truth, over the last few seasons, something about his form began to seem slightly off. With all due respect, my Mauro began to stray a little too far away from that ‘edge’ or ‘fine line’ of genius vs. mad man, and appeared too easily frustrated at times, especially when matched against hard-running assignments. It was almost as if Camoranesi’s grinta was turning into something a little darker.

Now whether it was the work of constant injuries that’s been nagging him for a couple of years that’s hindered his normal capacity, thus affecting his psyche, or maybe it was certain less than desirable relationships surrounding his private or professional life, it’s clear a change of scenery at this stage wouldn’t hurt his game. If Molinaro can go to Germany and get called-up, just imagine what Camoranesi could do. Life certainly wasn’t bad for Mauro in Turin, perhaps it was just stagnant.

Truth be told, the reason why I fell so hard for Mauro in the first place was the fact that he had a little bit of a bad boy image. Combine that with an insane amount of touch, vision, and creativity, you have the reason why even John Terry wouldn’t leave his girl alone with Mauro. However, as I grow up and certain things begin to take on different meanings, I look at Camoranesi’s case, and I’d rather see him leave for another club if it means he’ll have a better opportunity to regain his top form and be happy. So German, have fun in Stuttgart. We thank you for what you’ve given our club over the many years, and we wish you the best of luck for the future. We’ll be watching.

IERI… OGGI… DOMANI… SEMPRE JUVE!!!