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Thrills aplenty as Brazil Italy advance
Italy mean that they have booked their place in the semi-finals, which take place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June in Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza respectively. The two teams meet in Salvador on Saturday in what effectively is a play-off for the top spot in Group A, although the UEFA EURO 2012 side will have to win on account of the hosts's superior goal difference. ...
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State officials approve new hospital in Florence
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State officials have voted to allow a nearly 300-bed hospital to be built in northern Alabama. The TimesDaily of Florence ...
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Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...
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Italy Brazil book semi spots
Italy have qualified for the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup after triumphing 4-3 in a goal-fest against an impressive Japan.Despite going behind 2-0 in the first half, Italy scored three goals in the space of 11 minutes either side of the break to move into the lead and, while Japan looked like they would win after Shinji Okazaki equalised with 21 minutes remaining, Cesare ...
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HBO and James Gandolfinis managers say the actor famous for The Sopranos has died in Italy
This undated publicity photo, released by HBO, shows actor James Gandolfini in his role as Tony Soprano, head of the New Jersey crime family portrayed in HBO's "The Sopranos." HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Italy. He was 51. ...
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Italian killed fighting in Syria suspected of recruiting terrorists
Italian officials said an Italian Muslim convert who was killed fighting against the Syrian government was believed to have recruited terrorists in Italy. Prosecutors in Genoa Wednesday said Giuliano Ibrahim Delnevo, 24, allegedly recruited one Italian Muslim convert and three North Africans with online sermons and a blog, ANSA of Rome reported. The five men were being investigated for ...
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Pope to Lead Corpus Christi Procession in Rome
Will Celebrate Mass at Basilica of St. John Lateran in RomeBy StaffROME, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Thursday, May 30, Pope Francis will preside over the Eucharistic celebration, on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi in the courtyard of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran. At the end of the Mass, the traditional procession will take place to the nearby Basilica of Saint Mary Major, from where the ...
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Dolce and Gabbana Fined in Italian Tax Case
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Italy down Japan to advance with Brazil
By Tatiana Ramil FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Neymar, inspired by the protest movement which has swept Brazil in the last few days, gave possibly his best performance for his country in a 2-0 win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday. The Barcelona-bound 21-year-old, who has often struggled at international level despite his billing as the next great Brazilian player, set the hosts ...
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Confederations Cup - Italy through to semis after seven-goal thriller
Confederations Cup, Group A, Arena Pernambucano, Recife - Italy 4 (De Rossi 41, Uchida 50 og, Balotelli 52 pen, Giovinco 86) Japan 3 (Honda 21 pen, Kagawa 33, Okazaki ...
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Monet Venice piece sells for $31 million
The artwork, named Le Palais Contarini, fetched the highest price for a painting of Venice by the artist.He produced the work in the autumn of 1908 while he and his wife spent three months in the Italian city.It was sold on Wednesday at the Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art sale in London.Earlier in the sale Piet Mondrian's 1927 Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue was sold for ...
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Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Atlantica calls at Sanya Port
'Costa Atlantica’, a luxury cruise ship of Costa Crociere which is Italy's largest tourism group and Europe's No. 1 cruise company, berthed at the Sanya Phoenix International Cruise Terminal for the first time at 7:30am on June 18th. With a total tonnage of 85,619 tons, the cruise ship has a total length of 292 meters and can hold 2,680 passengers. it is operated on the ...
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An Italian Saint in the Making or a Collaborator With Nazis
He has been called the Italian Schindler, credited with helping to save 5,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Giovanni Palatucci, a wartime police official, has been honored in Israel, in New York and in Italy, where squares and promenades have been named in his honor, and in the Vatican, where Pope John Paul II declared him a martyr, a step toward potential sainthood. But at the United ...
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Italian Praised for Saving Jews Now Seen as Nazi Collaborator
He has been called the Italian Schindler, credited with helping to save 5,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Giovanni Palatucci, a wartime police official, has been honored in Israel, in New York and in Italy, where squares and promenades have been named in his honor, and in the Vatican, where Pope John Paul II declared him a martyr, a step toward potential sainthood. But at the United ...
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Italian labor union leader Attacks on emergency workers senseless
A crowd swarmed Italian ambulance drivers responding to an emergency, marking the third aggressive act against emergency workers in two weeks, police said. The driver and medical team were loading a 60-year-old man into the ambulance in Rome when they were attacked Tuesday evening, ANSA reported. The man had suffered a heart attack and died shortly after arrival at the hospital, ANSA of Rome ...
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OC Roman Signs 2-Year Extension With Niners
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS Sports) — Offensive coordinator Greg Roman will be in San Francisco for at least another two seasons with the ...
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Balotellis Milan to face Man City in pre-season fixture
Manchester City when his side take on Manuel Pellegrini's men in a pre-season fixture. The two sides are taking part in the Audi Cup in July, along with Bayern Munich and Sao Paulo.City will face AC Milan in the first semi-final of the tournament, giving Balotelli and team-mate Nigel de Jong the chance to face their former team.The winner of that match will then face either European ...
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The Italian Air Force Is Buying 10 Of These Strange-Looking Drones
The Piaggio Aero P.1HH HammerHead UAS. Tuesday morning at the Paris Air Show, Italian aerospace company Piaggio Aero unveiled the P.1HH HammerHead, Europe's largest unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The HammerHead is based on the P.180 Avanti II, Piaggio's unusually shaped turboprop plane, generally used for business travel. That aircraft has an oddly rotund, low drag fuselage, made ...
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Pizza pasta risotto–Italian fare ‘Koreanized’ and made more garlicky
GONGONZOLA Pizza with honey dip Thin-crust gongonzola cheese pizza, rolled and dipped in honey with fried garlic bits, may seem strange, but it works like eating pancake with maple syrup. The sweetness of the honey contrasts with the salty cheese, and the crust, hot off the oven, gives a good crunch. Toasted garlic ties up the flavors and textures. Gongonzola Pizza is one of the unique pizzas ...
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Vatican supports FAO work toward food security
The Vatican representative to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has strongly endorsed the organization's work to provide secure food supplies for all the world's peoples. Archbishop Luigi Travaglino told an FAO conference in Rome that the Vatican especially favors programs to support framing in developing nations, and making resources available to strengthen ...
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Italian icons find no respite from tax man
FILE -- In this file photo taken on Jan. 12, 2013, Italian fashion designers Stefano Gabbana, left, and Domenico Dolce bow to the audience after presenting their Dolce & Gabbana men's Fall-Winter 2013-14 collection in Milan, Italy. A Milan court convicted fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. The pair were found guilty Wednesday of failing to declare euros ...
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Italys 1st black minister gets death threats ahead of visit to anti-immigrant region
Italian Integration Minister Cecile Kashetu Kyenge speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Kyenge on Wednesday acknowledged "racist episodes" in Italy but declined to brand the country as a whole racist. (AP/Domenico ...
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Vatican confirms addition of St. Joseph to Eucharistic Prayers
The Vatican has confirmed that the name of St. Joseph will now be included in all of the Eucharistic Prayers regularly used at Mass. In a decree made public on June 19, the Congregation for Divine Worship said that Pope Francis authorized the addition of the name of St. Joseph to Eucharistic Prayers II, III, and IV. It had already been added to Eucharistic Prayer I, the Roman Canon, by Blessed ...
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Italy ratifies Istanbul Convention on violence against women
Italy became the fifth country Wednesday to ratify the Istanbul Convention, which aims to curb violence against women. The Senate held a moment of silence in memory of victims of violence before the vote, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. The treaty must be ratified by at least 10 countries including eight members of the European Council before it takes effect. So far, it has been ...
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Silvio Berlusconi tax fraud appeal rejected
The three-times prime minister was sentenced in October to four years in prison after being found guilty of tax fraud relating to TV rights bought by one of his companies, ...
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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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