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Fri, 9 May 2008 13:25:00 GMT

A1GP 2008/09 Season opener to be held in Italy

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has confirmed the first race of the 2008/09 season will be held at the Mugello circuit in Italy on 21 September 2008. The A1GP organisers have taken this opportunity at the start of 2007/08 championship finale at Brands
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:25:00 GMT

Libya To Reassess Italian Oil Deals Amid Government Row -Official

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Libya is reassessing some of its oil deals with Italian energy company Eni SpA (E) following the new Italian government's appointment of a right-wing politician, a senior Libyan oil official warned Friday. Conservative Silvio
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:10:00 GMT

UPDATE: Libya To Reassess Italy Oil Deals Amid Government Row

(updates with NOC Head comments, details and background) By Spencer Swartz OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Libya is reassessing some of its oil deals with Italian energy company Eni SpA (E) following the new Italian government's appointment
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Telecom Italia 1Q Net Profit -35% On Weak Wireline, Brazil Loss

MILAN -(Dow Jones)- (TI) said Friday first-quarter net profit fell 35% from a year earlier, as domestic fixed-line revenue remained under pressure and losses widened in its Brazilian mobile business. Italy's largest telecommunication operator said net
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Libya tells Italy it won't fight illegal migration

Libya told Italy on Thursday it would no longer help protect Italian shores from waves of illegal African migrants because Rome and other European Union states had failed to come up with promised support. The move was announced shortly after Silvio
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:49:00 GMT

Rome Mulling Evacuation of Italians Who Want to Leave Lebanon

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Fri, 9 May 2008 12:47:00 GMT

Milan Martinovic ready to play

When Maccabi Tel Aviv was struggling against relegation midway through the season, it faced Maccabi Netanya for a big match. Maccabi coach Nir Levin demanded that the team's medical staff do all they could to make . Levin was assured that Martinovic
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:40:00 GMT

Immucor CEO on trial in Italy

The trial of Immucor CEO Gioacchino De Chirico headed into its second phase last month. The head of the Norcross-based blood testing company is charged with making an improper payment to a physician. The tribunal in Milan rendered a guilty verdict in the
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:25:00 GMT

UPDATE 1-Italy tries to calm Libya in Mohammad T-shirt row

ROME, May 9 (Reuters) - An Italian minister from an anti-immigrant party who wore a T-shirt that offended Muslims in 2006 said on Friday the gesture was misunderstood and his appointment should not damage relations with Libya. Roberto Calderoli of the
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:21:00 GMT

Italian internet users up 5 percent to 24 million

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Fri, 9 May 2008 12:16:00 GMT

Italian police arrest clan members linked to Duisburg shootings

Italian police say they have arrested several mafia suspects linked to the murder of six Italians in the German city of Duisburg last year. It has not been confirmed whether the suspects are directly connected to the Duisburg shootings, but they belong
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:15:00 GMT

GENERALI SEES Q1 PROFIT RISE BY 27% ON MORE SALES, LOWER TAXES

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Fri, 9 May 2008 12:12:00 GMT

New Berlusconi government sworn in

heading up an Italian government for the third time after his conservatives' swept elections last month. The 71-year-old media magnate and his Cabinet ministers read the oath of office in the ornate presidential Quirinal Palace. Berlusconi signed the
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:10:00 GMT

Italian faces child sex charges

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Fri, 9 May 2008 12:06:00 GMT

Finest Italian art takes your breath away

The Art of Italy ***The Queen's Gallery PROBABLY the single most striking feature of the exhibition currently showing at the Queen's Gallery, by Holyrood Palace, is the intensity of colours in the paintings. The effect of the sheer depth of hue catches
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:04:00 GMT

Transportation workers strike in Italy

Transportation workers have walked off their jobs across Italy in a dispute over contracts. The four-hour strike Friday affects buses, trams and commuter trains and involves major cities, including Rome and Milan, with hours varying. It is causing some
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Italian police make arrests linked to 2007 mob shooting

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Fri, 9 May 2008 11:59:00 GMT

Italian police make arrests linked to 2007 mob shooting

ROME Italian police arrested seven people Friday in an investigation connected to a mob shooting in Germany that claimed the lives of six people last year, officials said. The suspects were not directly connected with the Aug. 15, 2007, shooting in
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:59:00 GMT

Finest Italian art takes your breath away

The Art of Italy ***The Queen's Gallery PROBABLY the single most striking feature of the exhibition currently showing at the Queen's Gallery, by Holyrood Palace, is the intensity of colours in the paintings. The effect of the sheer depth of hue catches
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:58:00 GMT

THE VENICE MEDIA DISTRICT HOSTS SPRING 2008 MIXER AT WIT ANIMATION

) The Venice Media District will host its Spring 2008 Mixer at member company, Wit Animation, on Thursday, May 22, 2008 from 6-9 pm. The Premiere Sponsor for the event is BOXX Technologies, Inc.
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:55:00 GMT

Federer Tames Karlovic at Rome Masters Tennis Match

ROME-World number one Roger Federer beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-3 in the Rome Masters on Thursday to book a quarter-final against Czech Radek Stepanek. Earlier, Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic edged past Russia's Igor Andreev 6-3 3-6 6-3 in
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:51:00 GMT

Rome To Evacuate Italians Who Want To Leave Lebanon -Report

ROME (AFP)--Rome is drawing up an evacuation plan for Italian nationals who want to flee fighting in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the ANSA news agency reported, quoting new Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. Those who want to leave 'can do so,
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:49:00 GMT

Italian police make arrests linked to 2007 mob shooting

Italian police arrested seven people Friday in an investigation connected to a mob shooting in Germany that claimed the lives of six people last year, officials said. The suspects were not directly connected with the Aug. 15, 2007, shooting in Duisburg,
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:00 GMT

Italian new gov't sworn in

Silvio Berlusconi's third government was sworn in yesterday by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. The 12 ministers and nine ministers without portfolio pronounced a solemn oath on a copy of the Italian Constitution. After the ceremony, Interior
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:37:00 GMT

Italian police make arrests linked to 2007 mob shooting in Germany

ROME-Italian police arrested seven people Friday in an investigation connected to a mob shooting in Germany that claimed the lives of six people last year, officials said. The suspects were not directly connected with the Aug. 15, 2007, shooting in
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:25:00 GMT

Italy's Muslims Divided on Turin Book Fair [incl. Tariq Ramadan]

Italy's president opened the Turin book fair honoring Israel, despite criticism from Muslim groups. 'No dialogue is possible if there is a refusal to recognize Israel,' Napolitano said Thursday at Israel's special stand at the fair, according to an
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:24:00 GMT

3G iPhone confirmed, for Italy at leas...

May 2008, 6:33 PM Posted by Rupert Goodwins At least two or three times a week, we get a press release about some fundamental breakthrough in nanotechnology, silicon engineering, wireless or similar. Normally, the story is rather less exciting than the
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:09:00 GMT

3G iPhone confirmed, for Italy at least

Posted by Rupert Goodwins Over at David Manners' blog, there's confirmation -- if it were really needed -- that the 3G iPhone is launching next month, in Italy at least. Manners is one of the world's most venerable tech journalists (he interviewed
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:09:00 GMT

THE VENICE MEDIA DISTRICT HOSTS SPRING 2008 MIXER AT WIT ANIMATION

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Fri, 9 May 2008 11:08:00 GMT

Watson Farley Widens Italy Reach With Milan Debut

The new branch becomes Watson Farleys second office in the jurisdiction alongside an outpost in Rome and will focus initially on clients in the energy, shipping, transport and telecommunications sectors. The Milan operation will be overseen by current
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT