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G8 summit: Reasons not to be cheerful

When leaders of the world's richest nations gather for the G8 summit amid the volcanoes and forests of northern Japan, they might be tempted to compare their political woes. The presidents and prime ministers who will arrive at...

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cbc.ca: Frescoes at a brothel in the ancient Roman site of Pompeii, pictured in 2006. Local officials say they are losing 150 square metres of plasterwork every year. cbc.ca

Ancient site of Pompeii declared a disaster zone

cbc.ca     9 hrs ago   53 related          

The Italian government has been forced to declare a state of emergency at the archeological site of Pompeii because of its severe state of disrepair. "To call the situation intolerable doesn't go far enough," said Culture...

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The collapse of the left in Europe

Doug Saunders:When Barack Obama lands in Europe for his first big international tour this month, the Democratic presidential candidate may be shocked to find himself standing in the middle of a vast, blood-soaked plain littered...

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Tonino unleashed

Here is an article published in today’s edition of “L'Espresso”, entitled "Tonino unchained". "Untiring activism. Taking to the streets. Expert use of the Internet. Demonstrations throughout Italy. This is how Di Pietro aims to...

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Italy wants to double tourism in 10 years

stripes.com     2 hrs ago          

Prime minister says ‘tragedy of Naples’ has damaged country’s image By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes European edition, Sunday, July 6, 2008 If you think the tourist sites in Italy are crowded this summer, enjoy the relative...

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Takeover talk improves picture for ITV

ft.com     22 hrs ago   3 related          

By Bryce Elder and Neil Hume London markets hit their lowest in more than three years yesterday, but ITV beat the trend as takeover talk provided a distraction from trading worries. The broadcaster's shares rose 3.7 per cent to...

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Race and the EU

Maybe Ireland was right to slam its door on the Lisbon Treaty and didn’t even realise it. Maybe really nasty issues of race are bubbling away in the EU, as the credit crunch bites, and then as history has always shown, people...

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TV: Sky stake has predators circling ITV

As leading shares fell to their lowest level for two-and-a-half years yesterday, ITV bucked the trend on speculation that the UK's largest commercial broadcaster is back in the sights of a predator. Traders believe the...

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Italy goes Bard crazy

ansa.it     yesterday          

(ANSA) - Italy's annual summer love affair with William Shakespeare is heating up this year with an exhibition, four new books and a raft of open-air plays across the country celebrating the Bard's passion for the peninsula....

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guardian.co.uk: Cast of a Pompeiian's body guardian.co.uk

Pompeii in state of emergency

Sunset reddens the sky around Vesuvius beyond the poignant cast of a Pompeiian's body. Photograph: Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis Italy yesterday declared a state of emergency at the ruins of Pompeii, proclaiming the action "a great...

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