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Italy’s Monti fires opening salvo of second-term campaign

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2013

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 201305

(Reuters) – Italy’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti pledged to cut labor taxes to fuel growth on Wednesday as he shed his neutral technocrat stance and fired...

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Italian Nobel scientist Montalcini dies at 103

YoopyaDecember 31, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 31, 201202

(Reuters) – Rita Levi Montalcini, joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and an Italian Senator for Life, died on Sunday at the age...

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Italian TV boss criticises sexy showgirls

YoopyaDecember 31, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 31, 201204

Scantily-clad showgirls have long been a feature of Italian television, but the new head of Italy’s public service broadcaster RAI wants to project a more...

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Berlusconi says Italy may be forced to leave the euro zone

YoopyaDecember 19, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 19, 201209

(Reuters) – Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday Italy would be forced to leave the euro zone unless the European Central Bank gets more powers to ensure...

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London show fetes Italian fashion designer Valentino

YoopyaNovember 30, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 30, 201202

(Reuters) – The Oscar dress worn by Julia Roberts and a frock for Audrey Hepburn are just two tantalizing items out of the dozens of...

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25 best restaurants in Italy

YoopyaNovember 3, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 3, 2012032

First came The Daily Meal’s 101 Best Restaurants in America, then 101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World. Now, The Daily Meal has set its...

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Italy’s Berlusconi says plans to stay in politics

YoopyaOctober 27, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 27, 201204

(Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared to have done an about-face on Saturday, vowing to stay in front-line Italian politics after a Milan...

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L’Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter

YoopyaOctober 22, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 22, 201206

Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L’Aquila. A regional court...

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Berlusconi sex trial: ‘No intimate ties’ with Ruby

YoopyaOctober 19, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 19, 201201

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has denied any “intimate ties” with an underage girl he faces charges about. Speaking at his trial in Milan, Mr...

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Traitor or whistle-blower? Pope’s butler goes on trial

YoopyaSeptember 29, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 29, 201202

(Reuters) – Pope Benedict’s former butler went on trial on Saturday for using his intimate access to the pope’s desk to steal and leak explosive...