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Cricket gaining ground in Italy (The Guardian)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:08 GMT

Munasinghe qualified for Italy under rules allowing long-term foreign residents on to the side, and is now preparing for qualifying games in Tanzania for the cricket World Cup. But on spare Sundays he heads to an unused football pitch on the outskirts of Naples, paying €10 (£8) to join scores of other Sri Lankan immigrants in fast and furious one-day competitions. The dozen or so six-man teams,...

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Cricket gaining popularity in Italy due to wave of immigration (The Guardian)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:08 GMT

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Italy Urges ‘Decisive Action’ To Stop Hindu-Christian Clashes In India (Pakistan News)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:28:55 GMT

ROME: Italy will call for “decisive action” to prevent and stop religious violence between Christians and Hindus when the Indian ambassador will be received at the Italian foreign ministry Monday, foreign news agency reported. Italy said Thursday it would summon India’s ambassador to stress the need for “decisive action” against what it called “unacceptable violence” in [...]

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Now Available - Italy Aftermarket - Ignition Plugs Data Report to 2012 (EuroInvestor.co.uk)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:40:23 GMT

CONTENTS: OVERVIEW Catalyst Summary ITALY IGNITION PLUGS MARKET Ignition Plugs Market to 2012 Ignition Plugs Market Split to 2012 Ignition Plugs Volume by Distribution Channel to 2012 Ignition Plugs Revenue by Distribution Channel to 2012 APPENDIX Further reading Ask the analyst LIST OF FIGURES: Figure 1: Italy ignition plugs market overview, 2002 - 2007 Figure 2: Italy ignition...

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ITALY: Benetton income climbs 2% for half-year (Just Style)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:24:00 GMT

The Benetton Group has increased half-year net income by 2% to reach EUR72m (US$106m), with apparel sales growing strongly and giant leaps being made in emerging markets.

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McGee serves up surprise in Italy (The Irish Times)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:20:53 GMT

DUBLINER James McGee (21) yesterday pulled off the biggest win of his career, when he defeated the top seed in the second round of the ITF Futures event in Piombino, Italy.

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Italy mobsters block efforts to clean up toxic trash heaps (LA Times)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Residents in the Naples area have higher rates of cancer and other diseases. Activists who fight back have been threatened and witnesses killed. Raffaele del Giudice was a crusader. Squeezed into a sports jacket and a beat-up Fiat, he roamed the illegal trash dumps of southern Italy, covering his nose against the stench and exposing what he considers the ecological crime of the century.

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Charlize Theron was spotted at Venice Italy (Celebrity gossip Celebrity news)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:34:08 GMT

Charlize Theron was spotted at Venice, Italy (August 28, 2008) at an exclusive party at the Guggenheim Museum to celebrate the premiere of “Valentino: The Last Emperor” as part of the 2008 Venice Film Festival. Charlze was looking all red hot and gathering all the paparazzi attenton towards her. Charlize was wearing an asymmetrical jewel neckline [...]

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Arsenal target Gokhan Inler snubs Gunners to stay in Italy (Mirror.co.uk)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The Swiss Euro 2008 midfield star was a target for Arsene Wenger - as well as Everton - but opted to remain in Italy's Serie A after a successful first season there.

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ITALY: Ferré owner slides to H1 loss (Just Style)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:43:00 GMT

IT Holding, the Italian owner of the Gianfranco Ferré fashion label, posted a first-half net loss of EUR9.9m (US$14.6m) after revenues fell 4.7%.

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Italy calls India envoy over attacks on Christians (Alertnet)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:25:35 GMT

Source: Reuters (Updates with more from Italian statement, background) ROME, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Italy's foreign ministry will summon India's ambassador to demand "incisive action" to prevent further ...

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Italy horrified by 'Clockwork Orange' assault on monks (Times Online)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:13:02 GMT

Italians have been left shocked by a ferocious assault on Franciscan monks by hooded thugs at a monastery in the foothills of the Alps, which has been compared to incidents seen in the film 'A Clockwork Orange'.

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Italy's Alitalia says it has filed for bankruptcy protection (Baltimore Sun)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:31:00 GMT

ROME (AP) _ Alitalia said Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection, taking the first step in a plan to restructure and downsize Italy's failing national carrier.

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Italy: One family's roots in a new film (Tracing the Tribe)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:18:00 GMT

An excellent article by Susan Zuccotti in The Forward focuses on Hava Volterra's documentary, "The Tree of Life," which investigates her father's Italian Jewish roots. The film opens September 12 in New York (Pioneer Theater) and on October 24 in Los Angeles (Laemmle’s Music Hall). After surviving the German occupation of Italy during the Second World War by hiding with his parents and brother...

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Laghetto - Granada, Italy (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:30:19 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Granada, Italy Test

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Soccer: Italy hails Champions draw (Ansa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:23:12 GMT

Inter, Roma, Fiorentina in easier groups than Juventus

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It' 30 in the shade - Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:42:37 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Oh yes boys and girls itàs going to be a another sorcher, 30 in the shade!!!! I woke to a start and wondered where I was for a moment, yes I'm in the motor home, yes thats where I am, on the Italian cost - lovely. Oh well we better get up and start the daily round of chores!!!! You se itàs great doing a road trup like...

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Look! Huge Pieces of Roman Monuments Italy (Apartment Therapy)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:30:49 GMT

We adore the large stone sculptures and fountains that cover Rome. It's incredible that the huge pieces of stone are only small parts of what were once enormous monuments. The broken-off sculpture p

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Italy police hunt monk attackers (BBC News)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:16:08 GMT

Police probe a hooded gang's brutal attack on monks at a monastery in northern Italy, which left one victim in a coma.

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Italy police probe monastery raid (BBC News)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:16:08 GMT

Police probe a hooded gang's brutal attack on friars at a monastery in northern Italy, which left one victim in a coma.

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