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UFO sightings in Basilicata and Puglia (VIDEO)

by ITALY | Mon, 07/20/2009 - 04:33

Maria was certain that what she saw the 18th night in the skies of Acarenza was something out of the ordinary. A light that moved about in sudden movements and…

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A tough G8 for ��ý's government

by ITALY | Wed, 07/08/2009 - 05:56

��ý is facing a tough week with a rocky start to the G8 summit. Today various leaders are spread between Rome and L'Aquila and Abruzzo either carrying out…

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��ý's public debt hits new record

by ITALY | Mon, 06/15/2009 - 06:21

For the third month in a row, ��ý's public debt rose to a new historic high in April, breaking the record it had only set the month before, the Bank of ��ý…

Culture

Reggia di Caserta 'risks closure'

by ITALY | Wed, 04/01/2009 - 04:06

Caserta's famed Bourbon palace the Reggia di Caserta is in danger of closure due to thousands of euros of debt, the city's architecture superintendent said…

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Al Qaeda wants to strike Christian symbols, Frattini says

by ITALY | Sat, 11/22/2008 - 03:06

Al Qaeda is keen to strike the symbols of Christianity because they represent the idea of tolerance, democracy and freedom, Italian Foreign Minister Franco…

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Italians in gene breakthrough

by ITALY | Wed, 10/15/2008 - 04:15

Italian researchers have made a breakthrough in the knowledge of how genes are activated that could pave the way for new treatments for hereditary diseases and…

Travel

Ryanair rapped for Bossi finger ad

by ITALY | Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:08

Northern League politicians were up in arms on Friday after low-cost airline Ryanair used a photo of party leader and Reforms Minister Umberto Bossi making an…

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Italians in cancer breakthrough

by ITALY | Fri, 07/25/2008 - 03:21

Italian researchers working in the United States have discovered a new 'cell security' system that kicks in when DNA is damaged and tumours develop. The…

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Consumer groups say inflation is double official rate

by ITALY | Sun, 06/15/2008 - 03:45

National statistics bureau Istat on Friday confirmed that inflation in ��ý last month hit a 12-year high, 3.6%, but consumer groups claim the year-on-year…

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Inflation up to 12-year high

by ITALY | Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:00

Italian inflation hit a 12-year high of 3.6% in May, up from 3.3% in April. The rate is the highest since August 1996, national statistics bureau Istat said…