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Italy extends state of emergency to deal with boat migrants

by ITALY | Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:33

Italy on Wednesday extended an existing state of emergency granting authorities special powers to deal with migrants entering the country illegally. The…

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Northern Italy more Child-Friendly, according to Legambiente

by ITALY | Mon, 01/08/2007 - 05:29

Northern Italian cities are far more child-friendly than southern Italian ones, according to a report issued by the country's leading environmental…

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Premier urges wise law giving rights to unwed couples

by ITALY | Wed, 12/13/2006 - 06:16

Italian Premier Romano Prodi said on Tuesday that his government would forge ahead with a controversial plan to give rights to unwed couples. Equal…

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Pharmacists close shops again in protest over goverment decree

by ITALY | Thu, 07/27/2006 - 03:57

Government deregulation plans came under fresh assault on Wednesday as striking chemists took to the streets of Rome in protest at the reforms. Chemists…

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Celebrities back People's Bill for an independent RAI

by ITALY | Tue, 06/13/2006 - 03:19

Members of the centre-left governing coalition have joined forces with like-minded celebrities and journalists in a campaign to rid state broadcaster RAI of…

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Italian politicians to join sit-ins outside Iranian embassy

by ITALY | Tue, 11/01/2005 - 06:42

(ANSA) - Italian politicians of all stripes said on Monday they would join sit-ins outside the Iranian embassy in Rome to protest against President Mahmoud…