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First Italian jihadi killed in Syria
An Italian fighting with rebels in Syria has been killed. 20 year-old Giuliano Ibrahim Delnevo from Genoa was a convert to Islam from a Catholic family, and is believed to be the first Italian jihadi to die in combat. He was under investigation for terrorist recruitment in Genoa at the time of his ...
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Thirteen arrested in Italian plant-smuggling operation
Thirteen people have been arrested in northern Italy after they tried to smuggle thousands of protected and hallucinogenic plants, police said Tuesday. The suspects face charges including drug smuggling, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. Forest guards seized 1,700 protected cactus plants and 600 peyote plants in the arrest, investigators said. Peyote is known to induce hallucinations. ...
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Police arrest alleged prostitute at old folks home
Italian police said they've uncovered a woman who was allegedly turning tricks at an old folks home in Florence. The woman, a 42-year-old Romanian national, was a former employee at the Il Borro assisted living center when she fell on hard luck. Administrators allowed the woman to live there rent-free from 2011 to 2012. What they didn't know is she was a prostitute, ANSA news agency ...
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Italys special group gave everything says Verratti
Italy midfielder Marco Verratti hailed a "truly special group" and could not fault his team-mates who "gave everything" but came up short against a superior Spain in the ...
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Meredith Kercher killed by more than one person in sex game gone wrong
Meredith Kercher was killed by more than one person in what may have been a group sex game that spiralled out of control, Italy's highest court ruled on ...
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Spain doubles up Italy to win U-21 European championship
Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time. Italy started as the brighter side at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium but Spain, captained by Thiago, soon gained control and took the lead after just six minutes. Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata stormed past the ...
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Vodafone Eyes Italian Asset Fastweb
Vodafone Group Plc. ( ), the second-largest wireless carrier in the world, is considering to acquire Italian fixed line operator, Fastweb S.P.A. The move is viewed as an attempt by the company to bolster its landline and internet assets. Fastweb, a unit of Swisscom AG, is Italy's third-largest retail broadband operator and is reported to have 1.9 million customers. This is the third ...
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Italy court sentences man for school bomb murder
A portrait of 16-year-old Melissa Bassi, who was killed by a bomb that exploded in front of her school before classes on Saturday, hangs beside an Italy flag ahead of her funeral service in Mesagne, near Brindisi May 21, ...
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Italy U21 2-4 Spain U21 Thiago treble
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated in Jerusalem.The 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder has been regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford and saw his considerable stock rise further as Spain stylishly disposed of the country of his birth.Alcantara, part of the Spain side ...
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Italian beachgoers ignore dead bodies on shores
Sunny skies, the sound of waves rolling into the shore and dead bodies. Just another day at the beach for some people in Italy. Two foreigners died Monday on beaches in Italy, but beachgoers appeared unfazed at the sight of the dead bodies, which were covered with sheets before being taken by emergency services, The Telegraph reports. In the resort region of Formia, outside Naples, ...
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Save the Children thanks pope for words on non-violent parenting
The charity Save the Children thanked Pope Francis Tuesday for a homily in Vatican City in which he urged parents not to slap children. The papal admonition came during Francis' homily during a Monday mass in which he evoked Jesus' instruction: "If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also." He said parents who scold children should never slap them ...
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Spain close on Italy in all-time Under-21 rankings
Spain's 4-2 triumph in Israel, their fourth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title, took them within one of opponents Italy's record haul of ...
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Christian minority must bring hope to a suffering society Pope tells Roman faithful
Faithful Christians today must reach out to a society in desperate need, Pope Francis told the people of the Rome diocese on June 18. Speaking at the opening of an Ecclesial Congress for the Rome diocese, the Pope spoke about the urgent spiritual need of many people living in the ...
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Italy top court cites erotic game hypothesis in Knox case
ROME Italy's high court on Tuesday faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions and ordering the new appeals court to look at all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the teen. In March, the Court of Cassation overturned ...
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A taste of Buffalo’s rich Italian heritage
St. Anthony of Padua Church, founded in 1891 and tucked in the shadow of City Hall, could be called a stained-glass window to history.The faithful ring the bells by pulling ropes in the choir loft, which is accessible only by steep stairs. The 9 a.m. Sunday Mass is a Tridentine Latin mass, and the 11 a.m. Mass is in Italian. When Pope Francis was elected, yellow and white bunting appeared over ...
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Italy v Spain - live Under 21 final
Verratti , Insigne, Borini, Immobile.Subs: Colombi, Biraghi, Capuano, Marrone, Gabbiadini, Destro, Sansone, Bertolacci, Paloschi, Saponara, Crimi, ...
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An Italian job in Bangalore Gang takes off with entire SBI ATM
In a daring heist, a gang of six unidentified men stole an entire ATM, containing Rs 10-15 lakh, from a branch of the state-owned State Bank of India (SBI) in the city's northeast suburbs early Tuesday, police said."The incident came to light when our patrolling team detected the ATM missing from the bank outlet during its late night beat and no security guard around," Deputy ...
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Italy serving as training ground for chef hopefuls from Japan
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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European Pro-Life Network Meet in Rome
The representatives of 27 countries of the European Union, along with Croatia, met in Rome on Saturday, June 15, on the occasion of the Evangelium Vitae Day, to evaluate the ';One of Us" ...
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Two foreigners drop dead on different Italian beaches
Italy's summer holiday season got off to a macabre start after two foreigners dropped dead on different beaches while Italians continued to play ball games and sunbathe in the ...
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NY critics sing praise take whacks at Rosen-Sax Venice
June 17--"Venice," the futuristic, Shakespeare-inspired hip-hop musical, premiered three years ago at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, began performances in New York on May 28 and officially opened June 13 at the Public Theater in New York as part of the company's developmental LAB series. The run was extended a week through June 30 while the show was still in previews. ...
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Human Rights Affairs Minister Receives Italian Ambassador
Manama, June 18. (BNA) -- Human Rights Affairs Minister Dr. Salah bin Ali Abdulrahman received here today the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain Alberto Viki. Dr. Salah affirmed the solidity of the Bahraini-Italian friendly relations. He expressed thanks and appreciation to Italy for its supportive stances towards the kingdom's efforts to enhance the human rights institutional body, ...
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New Vietnamese bishops appointed after Vatican-Vietnam negotiations
Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Vietnam, with the announcement coming the day after the conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government. The Pope appointed Father Nguyen Huu Long as an auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoa, and Father Pierre Nguyen Van Vien as auxiliary of Vinh. In a series of talks, representatives of the Holy See and the ...
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UAE to participate in Italian International Fashion Week 2013 in Rome
Zari O'Breesam, one of the renowned Emirati fashion brands that become global in a record period, has announced its participation in the Italian International Fashion Week, as part of the UAE participation in the ...
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Bad loans at Italian banks still growing in April
MILAN, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:41am EDT MILAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Bad debts at Italian banks showed no sign of a let-up in April rising to 133 billion euros ($177.52 billion), data showed on Tuesday, as Italy's longest post-war recession continues to take its toll. ABI, the Italian banking association, said in a statement gross non-performing loans in April grew by around 2.3 ...
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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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