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Sat, 07/05/2008 - 03:16
The cabinet on Friday declared a year-long official state of emergency at the archaeological site of Pompeii because of ''the continuing state of neg…
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 03:14
A fugitive member of the neofascist terrorist group NAR (Revolutionary Armed Nuclei) has been nabbed in Brazil after 26 years on the run.Pierluigi Bra…
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 03:12
The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa is taking part in a European HIV research project.They are now part of the ''Thinc'' research team, financed by t…
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 03:10
Pope Benedict XVI will travel to France in September to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the shrine at Lourdes, the Vatican said Friday.According to…
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 03:08
Consumer spending fell for the seventh month in a row in May, down 2.7% in volume compared to the same month last year, and there are no indications o…
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 03:06
Italy's soccer federation has reduced its squad of referees for Serie A and Serie B matches from 43 members to 39.''Other European federations have al…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:59
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday sent his ''sincere joy and keen congratulations'' to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez following…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:52
A potential crisis over exports to the United States of Brunello di Montalcino came to an end on Thursday with an announcement that the agriculture mi…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:48
A proposal to privatize the management of the Valley of the Temples, one of Italy's most important archeological sites, has kicked up a storm of prote…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:42
A plan to save Italy's beleaguered national carrier Alitalia will entail ''sacrifices'', but it is too early to speculate on the number of layoffs tha…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:34
Pope Benedict XVI will be the first pontiff in history to read a chapter of the Bible on television after agreeing to take part in a continuous readin…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:26
Four people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on crash between a bus and a truck near Selva di Fasano, near the southeast city of Brindisi.P…
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:19
Italy's population is now just under 60 million and is climbing thanks to the influx of immigrants, national statistics bureau Istat reported on Thurs…
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 04:11
Alessandra Facchinetti on Wednesday described her first haute couture collection for Valentino as ''a couture for wearing'' shortly before its present…
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 04:03
Severe weather this spring may have irreversibly damaged vineyards in the northwest region of Piedmont and producers fear their harvest will be half w…
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 03:53
A town in the southern province of Salerno has become the first in Italy and Europe to demand that restaurants indicate the calories of the foods they…
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 03:44
The second phase of testing for a ground-breaking Italian AIDS vaccine is about to get under way, the research chief said Wednesday.''Finally everythi…
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 03:38
A national anti-government protest by the opposition Italy of Values (IDV) party set for July 8 was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after a scathing at…
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 03:32
A major shake up is needed to get the European Union back on track towards integration, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Wednesday.Spe…