Italy opens Expo 2015 amid doubts and protests

By Sara Rossi and James Mackenzie MILAN (Reuters) - Italy opened the Milan Expo on Friday, torn between hopes that the showcase of global food, technology and culture will lift a gloomy national mood and fears that it will be overshadowed by scandal, delays and protests. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is counting on the Expo to reinforce fragile signs of economic recovery after years of stagnation and recession. "Today it is as though Italy is embracing the world," he said at a glitzy ope