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Americas Cup Italian team sets demands
Luna Rossa sailors Pierluigi De Felice (center left) and Nick Hutton listen to team owner Patrizio Bertelli (right front). Photo: Noah Berger, Special To The ...
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Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
ROME (AP) -- A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ...
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Rome protesters call on Letta government to boost jobs in Italy
The first major protest against Italy’s new coalition government has taken place in Rome. Organised by the left-wing Fiom union, its message was that more needs to be done to create jobs. New Prime Minister Enrico Letta, whose centre-left Democratic Party is in a fragile partnership with Berlusconi’s centre-right, stands accused of neglecting a promise to tackle unemployment, and ...
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Serena Williams Extends Streak to Advance to Final in Rome
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Williams and Azarenka reach Italian Open finals
Serena Williams of the United States cruised into the Italian Open finals Saturday by dispatching Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-0. Williams, who extended her winning streak to 23 consecutive matches, will take ...
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British holidaymaker drowns in front of wife in sea off Italy coast
Brian Kent, 46, is said to have been dragged under the water by strong currents when he went for a dip in the sea after lunch in the coastal town of ...
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beaten by Tomas Berdych in Rome
Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early ...
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Italys new PM cabinet ministers sworn in
Italy's new cabinet, lead by Prime Minister Enrico Letta, was sworn in on Sunday, starting their task for breaking the impasse the country had been locked for months. The coalition government, the result of an enforced alliance between the center-left Democratic Party (PD) and the center-right and PD opponent People of Freedom (PdL), is composed of 21 ministers including seven women, more ...
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Briton Drowns In Rough Seas Off Italian Coast
A British tourist has drowned in front of his wife while swimming in rough seas on a holiday in Italy. The man, named as Brian Kent, is believed to have been dragged under the water by strong currents off the coast of Sperlonga. It is understood the 46-year-old, from London, went swimming with his wife and other family members shortly after lunch but died minutes after jumping into the water. ...
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Dubais dnata ups stakes in Italys Servair Airchef to 100
WAM DUBAI: dnata, one of the world's largest air services providers, has announced the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Servair Airchef in Italy, taking its total ownership to 100%. Founded in 1995 as part of Chef Italia Group, dnata's subsidiary Alpha became a shareholder of Servair Airchef in 2001. Servair Airchef is a leading in-flight caterer in Italy with a presence in 23 ...
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Boateng Out for Milan Montolivo Returns
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Italians unveil long-lost tomb medallion of Scottish MP
Amid rampant weeds and crumbling stones, Matteo Giunti makes his way to the tomb of Francis Horner MP, a Scottish Whig who co-founded the Edinburgh Review and died, in 1817, in what he would have known as the prosperous Tuscan port of Leghorn.But, as he reaches the once imposing grave, Giunti stops first at the Nike trainer and plastic bottle that have been left there overnight - not, ...
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Nuns nurses and bunga bunga Ruby the Heart Stealer finally testifies
Young women dressed up as nuns and nurses performed "sensual" dances at Silvio Berlusconi's bunga bunga parties, the exotic dancer at the heart of his sex trial said at her first court ...
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Qatar to buy stake in $2.56bn project in Italy
The project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ...
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Canadian Giro d’Italia champ Ryder Hesjedal withdraws from this years race
This May 11, 2013 file photo shows Britain’s Bradley Wiggins adjusting his helmet prior to starting the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, an individual time trial from Gabicce to Saltara. Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d’Italia before the start of the 13th stage, Friday, May ...
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Photos Legendary Italian auto race - The 2013 Mille Miglia
Only 375 vehicles are accepted for participation in the famous Mille Miglia race, selected exclusively from the models that took part in at least one of the historical Mille Miglia races (from 1927 to 1957) and driven by crews coming from all over the world. The race starts off in Brescia and journeys to Rome and then back again, taking in magical Italian scenery along the ...
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Federer Nadal reached semis in Rome
Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Jerzy Janowicz during their men's singles match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament May 17, 2013. Federer won the match. ...
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Italian court told about Berlusconis bunga bunga parties
This picture taken with a smartphone shows Moroccan-born Karima El-Mahroug, nicknamed 'Ruby the Heart Stealer' (C), during a pause of a session of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial for having sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of office on May 17, ...
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Sharapova withdraws in Rome
Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Rome Masters because of illness.The Russian was scheduled to meet seventh seed Sara Errani on Friday but decided she was unable to compete before their quarter-final match.With the French Open just 10 days away it remains to been if she will be able to defend the crown she won in 2012 at Roland Garros.On Thursday she defeated ...
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Djokovic out of Rome Masters
Novak Djokovic has crashed out of the Rome Masters in the quarter-finals, losing 2-6 7-5 6-4 to Tomas Berdych.The world number one cruised to the first set, winning two of his four break-point opportunities as Berdych struggled to convert points on his own serve.The second-set was a much more tense affair, with both players earning a break of serve before Berdych got the crucial break to take ...
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Arrivederci Italia Automaker Fiat Planning to Move HQ to U.S.
The move would be unprecedented in the automotive industry, experts said, because of Fiat's deep roots."To say that Fiat is pretty entrenched in Italy would be an understatement," said Mike Wall, director of automotive analysis for IHS Automotive. "There is a culture that has been baked in there."Yet such a move would result from increasing globalization and the need for ...
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Russia emerge victorious in U17 football finals against Italy
World Cup 2018 The Russians have claimed the Under-17 title for the second time with a 5-4 win on penalties after regular time produced no score. Goalkeeper and Captain Anton Mitryushkin made the crucial saves to lead his side to victory against Italy in Zilina. After 80 uneventful minutes where neither team could find the net, Russia's captain saved from Italy's Davide Di Molfetta, ...
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Maria Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with illness
Maria Sharapova says she was sick last week and fell ill again on Thursday night. (Clive Mason/Getty Images) ROME — Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Italian Open on Friday because of a viral illness, giving Sara Errani a walkover into the semifinals. The two-time defending champion says she was sick at the Madrid Open last week and began to run a temperature Thursday night after beating ...
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Italian owner seeks safety changes for Americas Cup
SAN FRANCISCO - The owner of the Italian boat entered in this summer's America's Cup called for more safety measures and reduced wind limits but said his team would continue to prepare for the 34th edition ...
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Salacious and Sober Collide Illustrating Hurdles for Italys Government
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Italy heavily involved in multi billion euro South Stream project
Italy’s natural gas company ENI is a major investor in the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, but the infrastructure development is being held up by a number of trans-national issues, which the Italian government believes is detrimental to the country’s energy security.
South Stream is the name of the transit pipeline that is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Southern Europe, bypassing Belarus and the Ukraine. It has been highlighted by Prime Minister Berlusconi as important for the energy needs of Italy as it will eliminate the so-called ‘middle man’ and enhance the security of our energy supply, an issue that was underscored in 2005 when ongoing business disputes between Russia and the Ukraine spilled over into trans-national political issues. Read more
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