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Italian students mark anniversary of anti-mafia magistrate killing
Thousands of Italian students have sailed to Palermo on so-called ';ships of lawfulness'; to mark the 21st anniversary of the killing of an anti-mafia magistrate. Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three bodyguards were killed when their car was blown up on a road near Capaci in Sicily. Two months later, colleague Paolo Borsellino was killed in another bomb attack in ...
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Italys Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM judges say
Reuters © People of Freedom party member Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he makes an address on stage in Brescia May 11, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro ...
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Nibali smashes rivals to tighten Giro grip
Italian Vincenzo Nibali took a giant step towards his maiden Giro d'Italia triumph by smashing his rivals on his way to winning a rain-soaked 18th stage uphill time trial from Mori to Polsa on Thursday. Australian Cadel Evans began the day only 1min 26sec behind the Italian with two key mountain stages to go, but flattered to deceive on his way to finishing nearly three minutes behind. ...
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Crisis forces Italys La Scala to cut back on productions
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's opera house La Scala will scale back on productions in the 2013-2014 season because of the economic crisis and lower state support, its general manager said on ...
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Pope Francis To Celebrate Sunday Mass at Local Parish in Rome
On Sunday, May 26th, solemnity of the Holy Trinity, Pope Francis will visit the Parish of Saints Elizabeth and Zechariah in Rome where he preside over the morning ...
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Italy aims to cut labour taxes in first 100 days - Saccomanni
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government plans to cut labour taxes within a few months, funding the measure by reducing public spending, Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni said on Thursday. "The government plans to in the first 100 days to start cutting taxes on houses and jobs, funding it with spending cuts and measures to fight tax evasion," Saccomanni said at a news conference in ...
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Milan Ultras call for Allegri to keep job
Allegri had been removed from his position following a meeting with vice president Adriano Galliani. However, no official statement has been made leading ...
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Italy Industry Minister asks Fiat to stay in Italy
news ) , which has led labour unions to fear it plans to move its headquarters to the United States. Italy's biggest industrial company holds a 58.5 cent stake in Chrysler and plans to buy out the U.S. automaker and seek a listing on the New York Stock Exchange, most likely in 2014. Fears of a Fiat move resurfaced after regulatory filings showed that sister company Fiat Industrial ...
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Cycling-Italys Nibali wins Giro stage 18
May 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Giro d'Italia after Stage 16 on Tuesday 1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 67:55:36" 2. Cadel Evans (Australia / BMC Racing) +1:26" 3. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Team Sky) +2:46" 4. Michele Scarponi (Italy / Lampre) +3:53" 5. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Poland / Lampre) +4:13" 6. Mauro Santambrogio (Italy / Vini Fantini) ...
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Italian oil producers angry with European Commission change
Zanichelli Thesaurus . If the same word is included also in the Ragazzini Italian-English dictionary, you will see the translation in Italian language ...
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UKIP removes Italian MEP for racist insult at black Italian minister
The UK Independence Party ordered the suspension from the European Parliament of an MEP who delivered a racist tirade against Italy's first black government minister, it emerged on ...
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Italy’s non-EU exports dip clouding recovery
Italy's exports to countries outside the European Union fell by 0.7 percent in April from the March level, dampening hopes that sales abroad will spur recovery in the recession-hit country.In seasonally adjusted terms, Italian exports dipped by 0.7 percent and imports were down by 0.3 percent from March levels, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (Istat) showed.While ...
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Rodale Announces New Publishing Partner For Mens Health Italy
NEW YORK, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Rodale Inc., global healthy lifestyle publisher, today announced that Men's HealthItaly will be published by Edisport Editoriale, expanding the company's relationship with the long-time publishing partner ofRunner's WorldItaly.Men's HealthItaly will publish 10 issues a year beginning with the July 2013 edition. Previously,Men's ...
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McDonalds joins forces with 136-year-old pasta firm in Italy
pasta maker Barilla have now joined forces to bring a touch of the Mediterranean to a Big Mac and fries.In a partnership that reflects the conflicting currents of the globalised food market, branches of McDonald's ...
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Fitch Affirms Italys Region of Veneto at BBB+
Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ...
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Rome derby Cup final a potential powder keg
ROME (Reuters) - Racism, bitter local rivalry and dissatisfaction with their own teams will provide a combustible mix in the first-ever Italian Cup final featuring neighbours AS Roma and Lazio on ...
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Rosicky Cech to lead Czechs against Italy in World Cup qualifier
Arsenal midfielder and team captain Tomas Rosicky and Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech were both named Thursday in a 21-man Czech Republic squad for the World Cup 2014 qualifier against Italy in Prague on June 7.Coach Michal Bilek also named one newcomer in the squad, defender Vaclav Prochazka from Czech top-flight side Viktoria Plzen.Italy lead qualifying Group B with 13 points from five games ...
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Italian arrested in Thailand over $12.7 million fraud
AFP Thursday, May 23, 2013 BANGKOK - Thai authorities have arrested an Italian wanted over alleged links to a human trafficking ring which swindled around US$10 million (S$12.7 million) from European taxpayers and banks, immigration officials said Thursday. Stefano Raccagni, 38, is wanted in Italy on suspicion of being part of a 12-strong Milan-based gang that smuggled people into the ...
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Cannes NonStop Takes Selfish Giant Stone Roses Trip to Italy
Swedish distribution indie NonStop Entertainment returns from the Cannes market with a full suitcase of titles, having picked up Scandinavian rights for a dozen titles, among ...
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Massimiliano Gioni of Venice Biennale
Massimiliano Gioni, the artistic director of this ...
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Decline in non-EU exports puts Italy recovery in doubt
(1 hr 2 mins ago) Italy's exports to countries outside the European Union fell by 0.7 percent in April from the March level, dampening hopes that sales abroad will spur recovery in the recession-hit country. In seasonally-adjusted terms, exports dipped by 0.7 percent and imports were down by 0.3 percent from March levels, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (Istat) ...
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Italian on the run nabbed in Thailand
An Italian who is suspcted to have defrauded millions of dollars from Italian financial institutions and other crimes, has been arrested by police in Thailand. Media reports said today Stefano Raccaqni, 38, (pictured) was arrested on Tuesday in Chiang Mai, 600 kilometres north of Bangkok, on a request from Italy via Interpol. He faces charges of defrauding Italian banks and finance companies of ...
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Slow progress in rebuilding Italian town after quakes
(38 mins ago) Reconstruction efforts in Emilia Romagna in Italy are proceeding slowly a year after two powerful earthquakes wrecked homes and businesses in this rich farming and medical industry region. "A year is a long time for people who are suffering but a short time for those who have to rebuild,'' said Maino Benatti, mayor of Mirandola, a town at the epicentre of the ...
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Umbria and Tuscany Italys rustic but refined heart
"The real revolution is to look at the places around you with new eyes. I saw people admiring the places I was living in and I realised I was lucky." For a tour guide, Giovanni Ramaccioni hasn't travelled far, but he's right. A native Umbrian, he was born in Citta di Castello, just 16 kilometres from Sansepolcro, where we start our bike ride. His wife, Michaela, is from this ...
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Karima El Mahroug dressed as Obama at Silvio Berlusconi bunga bunga party
A girl at one of Silvio Berlusconi’s "bunga bunga" parties did a dance while dressed up as Barack Obama, the woman at the centre of the sex scandal told a court today. Moroccan dancer Karima El Mahroug, 20, claimed ex-Italian PM Mr Berlusconi plied women with cash and gifts at parties in his home near Milan in 2010. She said: "The girls dressed in costumes and ...
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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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