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QUAKE: Animal shelter arrives in tent city

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 03:35

A special shelter for lost and injured animals on Thursday joined the tent city that has sprung up around L'Aquila since Monday's earthquake.Volunteers from…

QUAKE: Death toll rises to 281

by ITALY | Thu, 04/09/2009 - 11:28

The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Italy's central Abruzzo region rose to 281 on Thursday afternoon, according to police.One of the victims…

QUAKE: Archeoclub to adopt art works

by ITALY | Thu, 04/09/2009 - 09:28

Archeoclub d'Italia is calling on its members to 'adopt' works of art that were housed in L'Aquila churches damaged by the earthquake which devastated the…

QUAKE: Napolitano visits L'Aquila

by ITALY | Thu, 04/09/2009 - 07:02

President Giorgio Napolitano visited the site of Monday's devastating L'Aquila earthquake Thursday, paying his respects to the 279 victims and thousands of…

QUAKE: 278 deaths, tremors continue

by ITALY | Thu, 04/09/2009 - 05:44

The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Italy's central Abruzzo region stood at 278 Thursday morning and the ground continues to shake as the…

QUAKE: Two looters nabbed by police in Onna

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 10:57

Two looters who stole 80,000 euros worth of good from homes in the quake-stricken town of Onna were nabbed by police on Wednesday.The two unidentified looters…

QUAKE: Up to two months to estimate full scale of damage

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 10:41

It will take up to two months to estimate the full scale of damage caused by the quake which rocked the central city of L'Aquila and surroundings, Premier…

QUAKE: Damage to 'all' artistic heritage

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 10:34

All of L'Aquila's artistic heritage suffered serious damage in Monday's earthquake, the Abruzzo regional culture department said Wednesday.Specialist teams…

QUAKE: Azzurri to play in Abruzzo

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:38

The Italian national soccer team will play its next match in Abruzzo to support relief efforts for the quake-hit region, the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC)…

QUAKE: 31 field camps set up to house over 17,000 homeless

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:30

Relief workers have installed 31 field camps to house survivors of the quake which hit Italy's central Abruzzo region on Monday, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said…