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Italian glitz belies despair

Tuesday, November 1st 2011, 0:01

Don't bother Italy's wealthy shoppers with price tags
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Markets fall as euro fears remain

Monday, October 31st 2011, 20:04

Bank shares and the euro fall as fears over the eurozone and Italian government debt persist, despite the latest rescue deal.
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Ferrari boss wants Berlusconi out

Monday, October 31st 2011, 17:05
related places: Ferrari

The head of Ferrari - one of Italy's top businessmen - urges Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign so the country can deal with its debt crisis.
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Italian bank head sentenced again

Monday, October 31st 2011, 16:24

Former head of the Italian central bank, Antonio Fazio, is sentenced in a second case of rigging the sale of an Italian bank.
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Fossil feast for 'zombie worms'

Monday, October 31st 2011, 0:24

Traces of bone-eating "zombie worms" have been found in a three million year old fossil from Italy, say researchers.
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Italy sells debt at record high

Friday, October 28th 2011, 16:39

Italy's cost of borrowing reaches a record high, despite the deal reached to contain the eurozone debt crisis.
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Thousands mourn rider Simoncelli

Thursday, October 27th 2011, 15:27
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia
related places: Coriano

The small east Italian town of Coriano swells with mourners for the funeral of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, killed at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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VIDEO: Severe floods hit northern Italy

Wednesday, October 26th 2011, 11:23

At least six people have died after flash flooding hit northern Italy.
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Berlusconi 'plan to quit' denied

Wednesday, October 26th 2011, 9:24

The main coalition ally in Italy's cabinet denies a newspaper report that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to step down at the end of the year.
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Urgent talks to rescue Italy deal

Wednesday, October 26th 2011, 0:56

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's party and its main coalition partner reportedly reach agreement to break a deadlock over economic reforms demanded by the EU.
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EU leaders urge action from Italy

Sunday, October 23rd 2011, 16:55

European leaders have demanded that Italy make a major effort to reduce its 1.9tn euro debt burden.
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Simoncelli dies in Sepang crash

Sunday, October 23rd 2011, 10:17
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia
related places: Sepang

Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli dies after crashing in the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.
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S&P downgrades 24 Italian banks

Tuesday, October 18th 2011, 17:44

Standard & Poor's downgrades the credit ratings of 24 Italian banks and financial institutions.
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Rome counts protest violence cost

Sunday, October 16th 2011, 16:57
related places: Rome

Rome recovers from its worst violence in years, which erupted on a day of global protest over austerity measures and banking practices.
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Berlusconi vows to punish rioters

Sunday, October 16th 2011, 1:52
related places: Rome

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promises to punish rioters after a peaceful mass rally against austerity in Rome descends into street battles.
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Clashes mar Rome anti-cuts rally

Saturday, October 15th 2011, 20:24
related places: Rome

Italian riot police fight militant protesters in Rome as the biggest of a series of global protests against banks and politicians tips into violence.
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Berlusconi wins confidence vote

Friday, October 14th 2011, 14:24

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi scrapes through a vote of confidence sparked by questions over his handling of the economy and personal scandals.
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Conductor Muti collects $1m prize

Friday, October 14th 2011, 9:51

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti collects the $1 million (£634,000) Birgit Nilsson Prize - the biggest prize in classical music.
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VIDEO: Can Berlusconi hang on to power?

Thursday, October 13th 2011, 19:45

Embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who faces a vote of confidence on Friday, has appeared in parliament to appeal for support.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 18:04
related countries: Somalia Somalia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK and US naval forces have rescued a ship hijacked by Somali pirates after its crew sent an SOS message in a bottle, Italian officials say.
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Italian author wins courage award

Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 14:42
related places: Naples

Italian author Roberto Saviano, who has lived in hiding since writing an expose about the Naples mafia, wins an international writer of courage award.
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Worthington steps down as NI boss

Monday, October 10th 2011, 12:30
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington is to step down from his position after Tuesday night's Euro 2012 qualifier against Italy.
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VIDEO: NYC's Italian Sikh female taxi driver

Monday, October 10th 2011, 4:08
related countries: United States United States
related places: New York

Maria Provenzano Singh explains what life is like as a female Italian American Sikh taxi driver in New York.
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Milan bans cars to stop pollution

Sunday, October 9th 2011, 16:42
related places: Milan

The northern Italian city of Milan bans all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce smog levels.
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Italy and Spain debt downgraded

Saturday, October 8th 2011, 5:34
related countries: Spain Spain

Italian and Spanish government debt are both downgraded by the Fitch credit rating agency.
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VIDEO: Italy's students protest against cuts

Friday, October 7th 2011, 20:11

Thousands of students have taken to the streets in dozens of cities across Italy to protest over government cuts to the education system.
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VIDEO: Knox father 'will reach out to Kerchers'

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 21:47

Amanda Knox's father said she is looking forward to doing the "simplest things" to rebuild her life following her release from prison in Italy.
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Italy protests over wiretap law

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 21:22

Wikipedia takes its Italian pages offline in protest at Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's proposed privacy law.
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Shares up on eurozone bank plan

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 21:02

Stock markets see sharp gains on talk of a possible rescue plan for eurozone banks, and despite a credit rating cut for Italy.
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Samsung wants iPhone 4S Euro ban

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 13:24
related countries: France France

Samsung is seeking an injunction to get the new iPhone 4S banned from sale in France and Italy.
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VIDEO: Italy's credit rating downgraded

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 8:20

The Italian government's credit rating has been slashed by Moody's from Aa2 to A2 with a negative outlook
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Italy's credit rating is slashed

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 6:40

The Italian government's credit rating is slashed by ratings agency Moody's from Aa2 to A2 due to "market sentiment".
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VIDEO: Kercher family still seek answers

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 22:21
related countries: United States United States

The American student, Amanda Knox will touch down on American soil within the next few hours, after her dramatic release from an Italian prison last night.
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Kercher family still seek answers

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 17:24
related countries: United States United States

The search will go on to find out what happened to Meredith Kercher four years ago in Italy, her family says, as Amanda Knox - cleared of her murder - flies home to the US.
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VIDEO: Kercher trial: Pair acquitted

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 5:06
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

An Italian appeals court has overturned the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007.
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Ireland 36-6 Italy

Sunday, October 2nd 2011, 9:29
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Ireland secure a World Cup quarter-final match against Wales by comfortably beating Italy in Dunedin.
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Live text - Ireland v Italy

Sunday, October 2nd 2011, 7:16
related countries: Ireland Ireland

Ireland take on Italy in Dunedin with the winner reaching the quarter-finals and the losers going home.
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VIDEO: Sollecito 'scared' of appeal verdict

Saturday, October 1st 2011, 12:27
related countries: United States United States
related places: Perugia

The father of Raffaele Sollecito, the Italian student who, along with American Amanda Knox, is challenging his conviction for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher in Perugia, has been speaking about the appeal hearing.
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Lawyer warns Knox will flee Italy

Friday, September 30th 2011, 15:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

An Italian prosecutor warns the jury Amanda Knox will "run away abroad" if she is absolved of the 2007 murder of UK student Meredith Kercher.
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VIDEO: The most Scottish place in Italy?

Friday, September 30th 2011, 13:54
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Duncan Kennedy went to find out more about the place known by locals as "the most Scottish in Italy".
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VIDEO: Fiery spectacle from Mount Etna

Thursday, September 29th 2011, 22:14

Plumes of red ash and molten rock shot into the sky over Italy on Wednesday as Mount Etna burst into life for the 15th time this year.
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ECB called for Italy budget cuts

Thursday, September 29th 2011, 10:45

A leaked letter reveals the European Central Bank told Italy to make big changes to its labour laws and take action to cut its deficit.
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VIDEO: Pope statue sculptor defends his work

Thursday, September 29th 2011, 5:43
related places: Rome

A vast bronze statue of the late Pope John Paul II at Rome's main railway station has been criticised but its sculptor stands by his creation.
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VIDEO: Knox sisters 'thankful' for prison visit

Wednesday, September 28th 2011, 15:28

Amanda Knox's sisters say they "are thankful" for an hour-long visit, as her appeal continues in Italy.
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Cardinal anger at Italy scandals

Monday, September 26th 2011, 18:47

A Roman Catholic cardinal hits out at Italy's political class, saying the country needs to "purify the air" of sex and corruption controversy.
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Oil firm resumes Libya operations

Monday, September 26th 2011, 13:50
related countries: Libya Libya

Italian firm Eni restarts oil extraction at a vital Libyan oil field, as fighting continues around Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte.
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Knox jury told to remember victim

Saturday, September 24th 2011, 4:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Italian prosecutors urge a jury considering an appeal by two convicted murderers of British student Meredith Kercher to remember her family.
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Meredith forgotten, sister fears

Friday, September 23rd 2011, 14:16
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK student Meredith Kercher has been "completely forgotten" in the four years since she was murdered during a year abroad in Italy, her sister says.
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Richard Gere to collect Rome gong

Thursday, September 22nd 2011, 8:29
related places: Rome

Film star Richard Gere is to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Rome Film Festival, organisers have announced.
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BBC to sue over dance show 'copy'

Wednesday, September 21st 2011, 17:23

BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, is suing an Italian TV network owned by Silvio Berlusconi over claims it copied Strictly Come Dancing.
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VIDEO: Migrants leap to avoid police batons

Wednesday, September 21st 2011, 15:17
related places: Lampedusa

Dozens of migrants leap from a balcony to escape police clashes on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily.
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Police battle Tunisian migrants

Wednesday, September 21st 2011, 14:18
related countries: Tunisia Tunisia
related places: Lampedusa

Italian riot police clash with hundreds of Tunisian migrants during a protest against conditions at a reception centre on the island of Lampedusa.
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Inter sack boss after five games

Wednesday, September 21st 2011, 11:09

Gian Piero Gasperini is sacked by Inter Milan after only three months in charge of the Italian club.
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Italy parents fight to evict son

Tuesday, September 20th 2011, 20:37

A Venetian couple seek legal help after failing to persuade their 41-year-old son to leave home, Italian media report.
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The domino effect in Europe's debt crisis

Tuesday, September 20th 2011, 15:17

Italy is the latest in a series of government debt downgrades. Which countries have fallen, and which are feared to be next?
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L'Aquila quake scientists in dock

Tuesday, September 20th 2011, 14:50
related places: L'Aquila

Six Italian scientists and a former government official are on trial for manslaughter over the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, which killed more than 300 people.
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Prada profits jump on Asia demand

Tuesday, September 20th 2011, 2:54
related places: Prada

Italian luxury brand Prada's profits rise 74% on surging demand for its products in Asia.
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Italy's Berlusconi in 'sex boast'

Saturday, September 17th 2011, 14:27

Italian newspapers publish transcripts of phone calls in which PM Silvio Berlusconi allegedly boasts of women queuing up outside his room.
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New Berlusconi sex case charges

Friday, September 16th 2011, 0:34
related places: Bari

Prosecutors in Italy charge eight people in the southern town of Bari with supplying prostitutes for PM Silvio Berlusconi and his associates.
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VIDEO: Austerity bill sparks clashes in Rome

Wednesday, September 14th 2011, 20:30
related places: Rome

After weeks of discussions, Italy's austerity bill has been given final approval by the lower house parliament in Rome.
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VIDEO: Italy austerity bill to be approved

Wednesday, September 14th 2011, 9:03
related places: Rome

After weeks of discussions, Italy's austerity bill is expected to get final approval in the lower house of the Rome parliament.
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VIDEO: Germany disputes WWII reparations

Tuesday, September 13th 2011, 12:09
related countries: Germany Germany

A dispute over reparations for Nazi atrocities committed during the World War II has pitted Germany and Italy against each other.
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Italy's borrowing costs increase

Tuesday, September 13th 2011, 10:49

Italy's borrowing costs on five-year bonds hits a new high, reflecting a continuing lack of investor confidence in the country's finances.
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Italy 'in bond talks with China'

Tuesday, September 13th 2011, 7:04
related countries: China China

The Italian government is reported to have been in talks with a Chinese sovereign wealth fund about buying Italian bonds.
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VIDEO: An end to 'la dolce vita' in Italy?

Tuesday, September 13th 2011, 5:32

As concern about the euro crisis continues to deepen, the lower house of the Italian parliament has begun debating a package of austerity measures which is designed to balance the country's budget by 2013.
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Vettel cruises to Monza victory

Sunday, September 11th 2011, 13:30
related places: Ferrari, Monza

Red Bull's championship leader Sebastian Vettel edges closer to retaining his title after easing to a dominant win in an action-packed Italian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
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