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News: Italy

We have started to collect the most important news related to Italy in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Italy: news

Government to Alitalia's rescue

Friday, November 11th 2005, 10:41

Italian carrier Alitalia's shares are suspended after the government says it will buy almost 500m euros worth of new shares.
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Walkway death workers speak out

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 9:48
related places: Rome

Two Italian repairmen explain how they caused an accident which claimed the life of a York tourist in Rome.
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Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 15:47

Thousands of demonstrators march through a valley in Italy to protest against a planned high-speed rail link.
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Italy Senate passes reform bill

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 19:24

A bill making the first major changes to Italy's constitution since the fall of fascism gets final approval in parliament.
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Italy holds three terror suspects

Thursday, November 17th 2005, 2:24

Three Algerians are arrested in Italy, after being found actively planning a terrorist attack, police say.
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Black Sea partners toast gas deal

Thursday, November 17th 2005, 17:47
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia, Turkey and Italy officially open a major Black Sea gas pipeline after surmounting disputes.
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Migrants die on coast of Sicily

Friday, November 18th 2005, 12:42
related places: Sicily

Italy finds nine dead migrants washed up on the Sicilian coast and picks up about 160 survivors.
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Demise of Italy's runaway grandfather

Saturday, November 19th 2005, 11:52

Mark Duff charts the tale of Giorgio Angelozzi, the elderly Italian who put himself up for adoption and then duped the family who took him in.
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Italy mulls 2006 Iraq withdrawal

Wednesday, November 23rd 2005, 13:31
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Italy will probably withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of 2006, according to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Bank of Italy investigated by EU

Thursday, November 24th 2005, 8:43

The European Commission is to begin legal action against the Italian central bank, over alleged bias in takeover cases.
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Italy paralysed by general strike

Friday, November 25th 2005, 16:55

An Italian public service strike over planned spending cuts halts transport and shuts offices.
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Italy protest disrupts rail work

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 18:50

Thousands of protesters in Italy stage a demonstration to stop work on a tunnel for a trans-European high-speed rail link.
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Truffles and parmesan at the corner shop

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 11:55

Italian town centres have changed with the times, but Martin Buckley says that the neighbourhood food shop continues to prosper.
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Football: Gas halts Italy match

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 0:12

The Italian Cup match between Juventus and Fiorentina is temporarily suspended after police fire tear gas.
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Cargo ship sinks in Italy storm

Sunday, December 4th 2005, 8:29

Bad weather batters much of Italy, sinking a cargo ship in the north-west and flooding Venice.
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Olympic torch begins relay

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 11:21
related places: Turin

The Olympic torch has begun its relay across Italy ahead of the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
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Italian finance bosses 'arrested'

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 1:32

Three former executives at an Italian bank at the centre of a takeover scandal are reportedly arrested.
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Italy approves pornography tax

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 18:57

Italy launches a 25% tax on hardcore pornography in an effort to raise revenue and meet EU budget deficit rules.
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People smuggling network smashed

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 17:14

A people smuggling network across Europe is smashed after an operation led by French and Italian police.
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Pressure mounts on Fazio to quit

Friday, December 16th 2005, 23:07

Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio faces increasing pressure to quit over a banking takeover scandal.
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Bank of Italy governor resigns

Monday, December 19th 2005, 15:40

Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio has resigned, following a scandal involving banking takeovers
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Bank of Italy governor steps down

Monday, December 19th 2005, 17:49

Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio resigns, following a scandal involving a controversial bank takeover.
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Afghan attack targets Nato troops

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 9:31
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Herat

Three Italian peacekeepers are injured in an apparent suicide attack in the Afghan city of Herat, Nato says.
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Italy facing bank 'power vacuum'

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 14:02

Italy's opposition leader calls on the government to quickly replace former central bank boss Antonio Fazio.
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Dozens hurt in Italy train crash

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 19:25
related places: Rome

Two trains collide at a station south of Rome, injuring at least 40 people, four of them seriously.
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Death for aid worker's kidnappers

Thursday, December 22nd 2005, 14:45

Two Afghans found guilty of abducting an Italian aid worker are sentenced to death for killing a businessman.
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EU-wide warrant over 'CIA kidnap'

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 20:46

Italy issues European arrest warrants for 22 suspected CIA agents for the alleged kidnap of a Muslim cleric.
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Cardinals issue marriage warning

Monday, December 26th 2005, 11:47

A number of Catholic cardinals have warned Italian women against mixed marriages with the rising number of Muslims in the country.
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Italy chooses successor to Fazio

Thursday, December 29th 2005, 12:52
related places: Fazio

Mario Draghi is chosen as the new governor of the Bank of Italy replacing Antonio Fazio who resigned this month.
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Italy warns Morocco on migrants

Friday, December 30th 2005, 22:16
related countries: Morocco Morocco

Italy complains to Morocco about a large increase in the number of its immigrants entering the country illegally.
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Italian seized in Gaza Strip

Sunday, January 1st 2006, 12:13
related countries: Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Gunmen abduct another foreigner in Gaza, hours after the Palestinian leader promises to restore order.
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Italian man seized in Gaza freed

Sunday, January 1st 2006, 15:50
related countries: Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

An Italian peace activist is freed after being abducted in Gaza, the latest in a series of kidnappings.
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Yemenis threaten to kill hostages

Monday, January 2nd 2006, 16:20
related countries: Yemen Yemen

Yemeni tribesmen holding five Italian tourists say they will kill them if the government uses force against them.
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