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Saturday 4th July, 2009

  • US nuns on the run from Vatican inquiry

    New Zealand Herald

    Investigations by the Vatican into whether the lives American nuns are leading are too modern have been met with trepidation by some of those under scrutiny. Photo / Jim...

  • Former Vatican Radio Director Dies at 76 [2009-07-03]

    Zenit

    Zenit.org ).- A former director of Vatican Radio, Jesuit Father Pasquale Borgomeo, died Thursday in Rome after a long illness. He was 76.Father Borgomeo was with Vatican Radio for 35 years, and died...

  • Greta Scacchi bemused it takes a celeb to get Government's attention

    The Italy News.Net

    London, Jul 3 : Italian born actress Greta Scacchi, who posed naked with a cod as part of a campaign to save the world's fish stocks, has said that it takes a celebrity to get the Government to take notice of a cause.

  • Italy cracks down on illegal migrants

    ABC Australia

    Italy's parliament has passed a law that criminalises illegal immigration and allows citizen patrols to help the police keep order. More than 36,000 migrants landed on the shores of Italy last year...

  • Toll in Italy gas explosion rises to 20

    The Italy News.Net

    ... after two people injured in the accident died at a hospital, a health spokesman said Friday.

  • Santa Caterina Hotel, Amalfi, Italy

    The Independent

    On a clear day you can see right down the length of Italy to the boot tip from the balcony of the Santa Caterina. The hotel hugs a cliff just outside the ravishing Mediterranean resort town of...

  • Silvio Berlusconi's absent wife causes a headache for G8 summit

    Times Online

    Silvio Berlusconi’s domestic troubles have caused a serious headache for planners of next week’s G8 summit. Normally the wife of the Prime Minister would be the host for a series of...

  • Italy Passes Draconian Anti-Immigrant Law

    Novinite

    Italy's center-right coalition adopted a tough law against illegal immigration Thursday despite fierce criticism from the opposition, rights groups and the Vatican. The law makes illegal immigration...

  • Minister Clement to Attend G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy

    Market Wire

    ... - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, Minister responsible for FedNor and Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, will attend the G8...

  • German-made axle broke in Italy disaster, magazine says

    Earth Times

    Munich - The axle of a railway tanker car which broke and set off a lethal fireball this week in an Italian coastal town was German-made, a news magazine said Friday in Munich. Focus quoted Alberto...

  • Milan in no hurry to but a striker

    World Soccer News

    Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani remains unconcerned about his club's failure to sign a new striker, arguing that the club has plenty of time to find the right man.

  • Vatican newspaper praises French Protestant John Calvin

    Breitbart

    The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential French Protestant John Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an "extraordinary" figure. The Osservatore Romano, on the 500th...

  • New quake hits devastated Italian city

    News.com.au

    Another earthquake shook the Italian town of L'Aquila today, days before a summit of the G8 is to open there, civil defence authorities said.

  • Aftershock rattles quake area in Italy

    IOL

    Rome - A powerful aftershock has hit the quake-hit town of L'Aquila, where world leaders will gather for a Group of Eight summit next week. Italy's Civil Protection said the temblor on Friday had...

  • Italy declares state of emergency in blast-hit town

    RIA Novosti

    Italy's council of ministers approved imposing a state of emergency on Friday in the Italian town of Viareggio hit by a powerful gas blast late on Monday. The state of...

  • * Japanese tourists dispute big Italian restaurant check

    Taipei Times

    They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. The couple was handed a 695 euro (US$980) restaurant bill...

  • Boston to stage Milan derby

    soccerway

    The first Milan derby of the season will take place in Boston in the United States where Inter Milan and The first Milan derby of the season...

  • window at house of murder broken from outside

    Sun-Sentinel

    Italy that no break-in was staged in the apartment where a Briton was slain in 2007. The testimony casts doubt on a key prosecution argument. Prosecutors say Amanda Knox and co-defendant Raffaele...

  • Up to 30 countries to take part in G8 summit this year in Italy

    RIA Novosti

    The G8 summit in Italy next week will involve some 30 countries and focus on the global financial crisis, tackling terrorism, climate change and regional security, a...

  • Treasure Hunt gets digital update in WiFi Venice

    Reuters

    Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.

  • Italian train derailment toll rises to 21

    Gulf News

    Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 21 after a woman and a man died in hospital. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained...

  • Church Should Not Fear Scientific Progress

    RedOrbit

    Posted on: Friday, 3 07:45 CDT A Vatican official said on Thursday that the Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and risk repeating the errors it made in condemning...

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