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We have started to collect the most important news related to Italy in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
A Catholic priest is criticised by parents in the city of Novara in northern Italy for telling their children that Father Christmas does not really exist.
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Northern Italy is rocked by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, officials say, but there are no reports of casualties so far.
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The Italian government says it has seized 4bn euros worth of mafia assets - three times more than in 2007.
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IraqAn Italian general received a two-year suspended prison sentence for failing to provide proper security at an Iraqi base.
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Beluga caviar seized by Italian customs officers is to be distributed to poor people in Milan as a Christmas gift.
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The founder of Italian food group Parmalat, Calisto Tanzi, is jailed for 10 years for fraud relating to its collapse in 2003.
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Many African migrant workers in southern Italy live in squalid buildings with no running water, the medical charity MSF says.
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A suspected Sicilian Mafia leader has hanged himself in prison hours after being arrested, Italian police say.
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Police in Italy say they have arrested nearly 100 people in anti-Mafia raids in Sicily and Tuscany.
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Australia, 
PeruAn Italian man who rowed across the Pacific from Peru has to be rescued only 65 nautical miles short of landfall in Australia.
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The historic centre of Venice is submerged, as Italy's lagoon city is hit by the biggest flood in more than 20 years.
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Portsmouth lead Italian giants AC Milan 2-0 in the Uefa Cup, after away wins for Tottenham and Man City.
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A far-right Italian party offers 1,500 euros to parents who name their children after the fascist dictator Mussolini or his wife.
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Trying to undermine the appeal of Italy's Camorra
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The Italian government agrees to sell the bankrupt airline Alitalia to a business consortium, paving the way for a relaunch.
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The Italian government agrees to sell the bankrupt airline Alitalia to a business consortium, paving the way for a relaunch.
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GermanyItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi surprises German Chancellor Angela Merkel by hiding behind a column in Trieste.
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Students protest but is education system failing Italy?
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Doctors in Sicily have claimed state money for thousands of deceased patients still on their medical lists, Italian media says.
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The top police officials charged in connection with the handling of G8 summit riots in Italy in 2001 are cleared.
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Italy's top court says a man can disconnect the feeding tube that has kept his comatose daughter alive for 16 years.
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Millions of internet users get the chance to explore ancient Rome, recreated in 3D by Google Earth.
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The European Commission told bankrupt Alitalia airline to repay a 300m euro rescue loan to the Italian government.
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The mafia, Italy's organised crime network, is making a profit out of the global economic downturn, a report suggests.
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A 24-hour strike by pilots and cabin crew of Italy's bankrupt airline, Alitalia, causes widespread disruption in Rome.
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Rome's Ciampino airport is temporarily closed after birds caused a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaSuspected Somali gunmen kidnap two Italian nuns in Kenya and take them to Somalia, officials and witnesses say.
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Singing legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76 in southern Italy. Did her music change your life?
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South AfricaSouth African singing legend Miriam Makeba dies aged 76, after being taken ill following a concert in southern Italy.
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Australia backs Berrick Barnes and Timana Tahu will miss the rest of the Wallabies' European tour after picking up injuries in the win over Italy.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi defends his description of Barack Obama as "young, handsome, and tanned".
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A suspected Italian mobster is caught by under-cover police as he comes round from a liposuction operation.
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How do antelopes demonstrate sexual prowess?
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