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Yet more hiccups for Italian reform
IThe recent pension reforms in Italy may have left commentators underwhelmed but they are unlikely to be the final word on the subject. As European Pensions went to press (January) Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had just resigned following a vote of no confidence against his government in the Italian Senate by 156 votes to 161. This means an end to his centre-left government and ...
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Worldwide Eucharistic Adoration Takes Place in Rome
Cathedrals and Dioceses Around the World Synchronize to Year of Faith Event in St. Peter's BasilicaBy StaffVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Sunday at 5pm local time, cathedrals and dioceses around the world synchronized with the Holy Father in Rome during the Worldwide Eucharistic Adoration which took place in St. Peter's Basilica.The Year of Faith event is the first time ...
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Italian firms make pensions a priority
Eight out of ten Italian companies have said that company pension provision is central to their employee benefit and total reward policy, following recent legislation that removes some of the previous constraints on company pension provision. Until now, companies have been restricted by Italian legislation as to what they can offer employees, which has meant that 60% of Italian ...
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Roman Abramovich mulls incubator investment
Russian Jewish billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club in the English Premier League Roman Abramovich has held meetings with Israeli start ups and technological incubators ...
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Pontiff Celebrates Sunday Mass with Italian Soldiers and Families
Gathered to Pray for Those Who Have Died or Wounded for the Sake of PeaceBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Sunday morning, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae with a group of about 80 people led by the Italian military ordinary Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi, who also concelebrated with the Pope.The group consisted of relatives of ...
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Vatican to announce John Paul II miracle
The Holy See has yet to reveal what the miracle was or where and when it took place but Vatican sources said it would "amaze the ...
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Vatican cardinal Middle East Christians called to love enemies amid persecution
Reflecting on love for enemies, the prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches prayed that God might "render Eastern Christians [in the Middle East] strong and meek, filling them with the consolation of the faith, along with all those who partake in their tragic fate." "When one thinks of the vortex of violence - as unceasing as it is irrational - which has struck our ...
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Club Of Rome Founder Proposed “Global Matrix” Of Manufactured Consent
unearthed documents from the private collection of former diplomat and Bilderberg regular George C. McGhee have revealed (among other things) that the Club of Rome in 1970 wanted to create a "global matrix approach", or G-Matrix approach, as a means of bringing people into an enviro-eugenicist mindset globally. The Club of Rome was an influential think tank, advocating among other ...
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Doping-IAAF denies prior knowledge of Italian Schwazers doping
By Karolos Grohmann June 19 (Reuters) - The world athletics body (IAAF) on Wednesday denied that it had any prior knowledge or evidence of Italian 2008 Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer's doping practices before he was caught with a positive test last year. Schwazer, who was one of Italy's big medal hopes, was excluded from last year's London Olympics after testing ...
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Italian Bonds Decline as Spain’s 10-Year Yield Rises to 4.57
Italian 10-year bonds declined, pushing the yield on the securities up two basis points to 4.31 percent at 8:34 a.m. London time. The rate on similar-maturity Spanish bonds also climbed two basis points to 4.57 percent. To contact the reporter on this story: Emma Charlton in London ...
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Edmonton Journal tour group savours Italian pride in country’s fine food
Liane Faulder and Giovanni Varano led a tour of food regions in Italy, which included two cooking classes taught by instructors at the renowned cooking school, ...
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Zaccheroni prepares to lead Japan against native Italy
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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Spain beats Italy 4-2 to retain UEFA European U21 Championship title
Players of Spain celebrate their victory after the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final against Italy at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium on June 18, 2013. Spain beated Italy 4-2 to retain their UEFA European U21 Championship title in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yin ...
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Italian sunbathers continue to enjoy themselves on beach despite corpse yards away
Two women sounded the alarm when they noticed the body of the woman in the surf. But the swimmers and sunbathers didn't let it prevent them from having ...
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Japan look to avoid early exit face Italy next
RECIFE, Brazil (AFP) - The task facing both, Asian champions Japan and three-time world champions Italy is clear cut in Recife at the Confederations Cup.An Italian win on Wednesday, on the heels of Sunday's success over Olympic champions Mexico should propel the Azzurri into the semi-finals, while also ending the Blue Samurais' interest in this summer's event.The pressure is off ...
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Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown
Spain won the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship over Italy with a score of 4-2 on Tuesday evening at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half which ended 3-1 in Spain's favor.After the restart, Spain proceeded their attack and scored through Isco's penalty kick in the 66th minute. In the 80th minute, Fabio Borini pulled one back ...
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Head of Italian antitrust authority calls for more competition in
The president of Italian antitrust authority on Tuesday called for more competition to stimulate the economy both at national and European levels.Returning to growth requires structural reforms that increase competition, Giovanni Pitruzzella said while presenting the annual report of Italian Market Competition Guarantee Authority."Policy for competition constitutes one of the most important ...
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Officials Accused of Covering Up Italian Olympians Doping
Investigators in Italy say officials for track and ...
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Kagawa the Dangerman for Japan Says Italys De Rossi
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California prosecutors Man threw ex-wife off cruise ship in Italy
By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News A man was arraigned on indictment for murder on Monday by a California grand jury for throwing his ex-wife over the side of a cruise ship, according to the Orange County District Attorney.The indictment against Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 55, includes one felony count of murder for financial ...
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Spain beats Italy to win Euro Under-21 final
Alex Grimm/Getty Images JERUSALEM -- 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 the Spanish players, captained by Thiago, soon gained control and took the lead after just six ...
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Italian court on reason for Knox retrial Evidence neglected
Amanda Knox spent four years in jail because of murder charges in the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. She and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted in 2009 to 25 years in prison (Sollecito got 26 years). The conviction was overturned in 2011. Here's a look at the characters in Knox's ...
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Italian school bomber gets life
A 69-year-old man who placed a bomb in a waste bin outside a school in southern Italy last year, killing a teenage girl and wounding nine other children, has been given a life sentence by a court in Brindisi. Giovanni Vantaggiato gave no motive for the attack, which shocked the country and put security services on high ...
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Italys highest court says Amanda Knox acquittal was flawed
Amanda Knox speaks with her legal team in Perugia's Court of Appeal during the first session of her appeal against her murder conviction on November 24, 2010 in Perugia, Italy. (Oli Scarff, Getty ...
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Heads Up In Milan a Surge of Burger Spots
It is just one of a spate of burger bars and restaurants that have popped up across this refined northern Italian city in recent years, fueled by a fascination with American comfort food and its implicit casualness -- the antithesis of the lingering, multicourse traditional Italian meal. The most intriguing of these new spots use high-end ingredients that are distinctly Italian in provenance but ...
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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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