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Berlusconi in Naples: Clean-up Job Many a king has marched into Naples. German-born monarchs sailed in from Sicily. Bourbon conquerors came over from Spain. Napoleon’s brother and brother-in-law landed in their royal vestments too. And now, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the exquisitely attired and democratically elected incarnation of modern Italian royalty swept into this troubled coastal city, bringing his can-do Mila

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Pork strike set for June 1 (ANSA) - Rome, May 29 - The Italian Farmers Association (CIA) on Thursday warned that Italy may soon be in the grip of a national prosciutto shortage after Italian pig farmers confirmed they will be going on strike this weekend.

’’Parma ham, San Daniele and Tuscan prosciutto, Piacenza pork neck salami, Brianza, Varzi and Vicenza salami and Italian game salami cou

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Foxy Knoxy' in court to face family of murdered Suspected killer Amanda Knox has made her first public appearance in almost a year as she stood in in an Italian court and came face-to-face for the first time with the parents of murdered Meredith Kercher.

Knox, 21, was dressed in a white laced-edge blouse with red heart motifs on the collar and blue jeans, with her long brown hair tied back, as she entered the courtroom in Per

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Pizza chain fighting unfair dismissal award A legal battle between the Milanos pizza chain and a former employee who was sacked will be heard in the Four Courts tomorrow.

The Temple Baroutlet of Milanos, registered as Pizza Express Restaurants Ltd, is appealing an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) decision in favour of former employee Sarah-Lyn McKenna from Old Town Mill, Celbridge, Co Kildare.

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Top Italy G8 riot police cleared The most senior police officials charged in connection with the handling of riots at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, in 2001 have been cleared.A court in the northern Italian city sentenced 13 officers to prison and acquitted another 16.There were cries of "shame" from the public as the acquittal of the police chief was announced.The clashes were some of the worst in the summit’s history.

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In a Funk, Italy Sings an Aria of Disappointment ROME — All the world loves Italy because it is old but still glamorous. Because it eats and drinks well but is rarely fat or drunk. Because it is the place in a hyper-regulated Europe where people still debate with perfect intelligence what, really, the red in a stoplight might mean.

But these days, for all the outside adoration and all of its innate strengths, Italy see

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Moda Italia - Latest Trends In fashion Elegance is in the Italian blood, and most Italians would unhesitatingly sacrifice comfort to achieve it. Italy is a nation that cherishes outward appearances. Yes, it is great if you have a good heart, but Italians would expect you to have well-groomed hair, an impeccable sense of dressing and a really neat pair of shoes besides. So it is no wonder that some of the world’s best sartorial